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MS Benefit1 comment

homepaddock wrote 1 week ago: On the radio yesterday a talkback caller kept referring to the Minister of Social Welfare as Paula B … more →

Tags: Politics

Bugger the benefits - what about Alf's pay?

Alf Grumble wrote 3 months ago: (as dictated to Mrs Grumble) They are an unconscionable pack of buggers in the Maori Party. They wer … more →

Tags: Environment, Maori Party, climate change, pita sharples, emissions trading scheme, benefit payments

Is it because they're female, successful or both?

homepaddock wrote 3 months ago: Trans Tasman makes an interesting observation on Labour MPs’ attitude to National Ministers Pa … more →

Tags: Politics, Women, National, Labour, Ruth Richardson, Anne Tolley, trans-Tasman, Jonathan Hunt, Making a difference

Paula is your mistress - your submissiveness is required4 comments

toad wrote 3 months ago: Stuff reports: Child Youth and Family staff at a regional office have been told they are Social Deve … more →

Tags: democracy and appropriate decision making, CYF, Peter Hughes

I'm a westie too, but this is seriously tacky12 comments

toad wrote 4 months ago: UPDATE: Well, at least it matches the coat. … more →

Tags: humour, Westie

DPB numbers shame NZ4 comments

adamsmith1922 wrote 4 months ago: The Herald and other media are making a big deal about the fact that some recipients of the DPB are … more →

Tags: 21st Century, Life, Social commentary, annette king, DPB, Welfare, welfare dependency

Paula focuses on emergency handouts

Alf Grumble wrote 4 months ago: Good to see Mauler Bennett on the case of bludgers who repeatedly apply for emergency special needs … more →

Tags: Social Welfare, emergency special needs grants, Welfare System

Collecting child support - to get it done, dump Dunne

Alf Grumble wrote 4 months ago: Reckon we need a new Minister of Inland Revenue. Crusher Collins or Mauler Paula are good prospects … more →

Tags: Inland Revenue, judith collins, Peter Dunne, Inland Revenue Department, child support

Did Minister Bennett breach privacy? One law expert thinks she might have

Jim Tucker wrote 5 months ago: STEVEN PRICE: Did Paula Bennett’s release of her critics’ benefit details breach privacy laws? My VU … more →

Tags: Journalism, Media Law, Whitireia Journalism School, newswire, wireblog, Steven Price, media law journal, Minister of Social Development, breach of privacy

A strong showing of discontent with the smacking law

Alf Grumble wrote 5 months ago: The Boss’s political sensors are sharp enough to have triggered his announcing a review of the rules … more →

Tags: Law and Order, Politics, John Key, Bill English, Phil Goff, Referendum, smacking, Politicians’ expenses, TV One News Colmar Brunton poll

Something more to upset Goff's sleep

Alf Grumble wrote 5 months ago: Hurrah for us. On top of the heady stuff that’s been going on at our conference, the latest op … more →

Tags: Politics, John Key, Bill English, winston peters, Richard Worth, Phil Goff, Helen Clark, One News Colmar Brunton poll

Job package keeps spin doctors busy

Alf Grumble wrote 5 months ago: The party spin doctors were kept busy today, explaining what’s on offer from the youth employment pa … more →

Tags: Employment, Politics, John Key, Anne Tolley, Heather Roy, Georgina te Heuheu, Tariana Turia, pita sharples, youth employment package

You can't have it both ways Bill5 comments

toad wrote 5 months ago: The regular Parliamentary Register of Percuniary Interests was published in January of this year. De … more →

Tags: democracy and appropriate decision making, Bill English, corruption, Nick Smith, Register of MPs pecuniary interests, Mp's Expenses

Adam's Losers of the Week #2

adamsmith1922 wrote 5 months ago: Alright it is like shooting sitting ducks, but Adam could look no further for worthy recipients of L … more →

Tags: enjoyment, Life, media, Politics, Adam's Loser of the Week, charles chauvel, Fun, Media Manipulation, The Comrades

6pm Bulletin: July 31 2009 - Paula Bennett reveals beneficiary incomes

6pmbulletin wrote 5 months ago: … more →

Tags: 6pm Bulletin Comic Strip, John Key, News, luke appleby, New Zealand, Comic, Cartoon, Strip, benefit

Bennett, the media and Labour hypocrisy1 comment

adamsmith1922 wrote 5 months ago: John Drinnan in his weekly column on the media in the NZ Herald writes on the Dark Arts, referring o … more →

Tags: Abuse of Power, Journalism & Media, media, MSM, Politics, Social commentary, Bill Ralston, Double Standards, Helen Clark

• Update: Govt makes it harder for beneficiaries to get off the benefit (Bennett releases income info)5 comments

Kiwi Polemicist wrote 5 months ago: The comments button is at the bottom right of this post. • This is an update to my earlier post Govt … more →

Tags: Government/State, Welfare State, Classical liberalism, Jennifer Johnston, Natasha Fuller, New Zealand, Privacy Act, Right to Privacy, Welfare

Versions of democracy

adamsmith1922 wrote 5 months ago: Missed this the other day, but Bill Ralston was trenchant in his comments on the Bennett and the ben … more →

Tags: Democrats, governance, Life, Politics, Social commentary, Sue Bradford, Bill Ralston, democracy, beneficiaries

What, never? Hardly ever! - Hmm1 comment

adamsmith1922 wrote 5 months ago: Tracy Watkins, in the Dominion Post, reveals that Ministers have access to vast amounts of personal … more →

Tags: governance, Public Service, Social commentary, Gilbert & Sullivan, H.M.S. Pinafore, Jennifer Johnston, Natasha Fuller, Tracy Watkins, Trevor Mallard


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