by Bruce Cotterill | Aug 20, 2023 | Uncategorised
It’s amazing how, after years of inaction, this Government is passing legislation like there’s no tomorrow. Workers in health and education have finally had pay offers they can agree to. Both Three (or 10) Waters and the first phase of David Parker’s replacement for...
by Bruce Cotterill | Aug 7, 2023 | Uncategorised
The period immediately before an election is seldom a time when a country is putting its best foot forward to those watching from afar. Most of us will have noted how ugly things became during both US elections involving Donald Trump. Or the Morrison v Albanese...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jul 24, 2023 | Uncategorised
You may have noticed that the election campaign is under way. The woefully lame slogans have been rolled out, the TV news features politicians walking the streets shaking hands, and our leaders are asking us to forget about their past and instead consider how...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jul 16, 2023 | Uncategorised
We seem to be on a run of elected leaders getting caught out. Whether it’s a secret text message, the unsold shares or an unpaid restaurant bill, the stories eventually come out, usually when the spin doctors can no longer cover up the misbehaving politician’s antics....
by Bruce Cotterill | Jun 27, 2023 | Uncategorised
It’s interesting that the Greens want a discussion about wealth. The announcement of their new “Greens with envy” tax policy certainly started a conversation. For as long as most of us have lived, we’ve been regarded as a prosperous country. But we’re not any more....
by Bruce Cotterill | Jun 13, 2023 | Uncategorised
Our politicians are in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Again. Hard on the heels of the confidential Cabinet leaks and the sudden defection to a rival political party, we now have a couple of ministers falling foul of Parliament’s rules. Education Minister Jan...
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