"The evidence reveals a classic case of regulatory capture, in which a sector’s money and lobbying have seemingly “hooked” the regulator. From industry donations and cosy dinners to an overhaul of laws that benefits those donors, the pattern is, well, very fishy."
Integrity Briefing: Fishy Influence – How the fishing industry captured Shane Jones
https://theintegrityinstitute.substack.com/p/integrity-briefing-fishy-influence
The thing that caught my ear; Unemployment at its highest rate since the covid lockdowns.
National don't even have a global pandemic to blame. Their solution? Jangly keys, diversion, and lies.
The thing that caught my ear; Unemployment at its highest rate since the covid lockdowns.
National don't even have a global pandemic to blame. Their solution? Jangly keys, diversion, and lies.
This Govt has no fucking idea. Removing petrol tax in favour of an all in RUC? Kick the poor while they're down. Fuck the climate. Privatise it so third-parties can clip the ticket, harvest our personal data (which will this be on-sold to insurance companies)
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/569149/road-user-charges-for-all-vehicles-move-a-step-closer
Saved by Luxon - my #nzpol cartoon for Listener politics section https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/politics/chris-slanes-cartoon-of-the-week/SVCGKZV325GRBACKXR3SZTTVFE/
If you want to understand what threatens power - and particularly the power of capital - look at everything that NatACT First are repealing in their first term. Particularly things like the wellbeing reporting requirements in the Public Finance Act. These are the things we need to demand the next government go much further on, in ways that are much harder to reverse.
How much shitfuckery is too much shitfuckery, Aotearoa?
Led by dinosaurs, clinging to a past that is quickly fading away. 🦕
Unable to adapt to the future.
Unwilling to listen to science or reason.
Choosing the most expensive, dirty and foolish alternative because they can't be bothered learning about anything new or better.
Because they have been bought by special interests. 🛢️
Why drilling for fossil fuels is not expected to fix our energy crisis
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/568869/why-drilling-for-fossil-fuels-is-not-expected-to-fix-our-energy-crisis
Was NCEA perfect?
No.
Could it benefit from changes?
Almost certainly.
Are these the changes needed?
Not really.
Do we trust this government to make education better?
Most definitely not. Look at anything in their track record.
Saved by Luxon - my #nzpol cartoon for Listener politics section https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener/politics/chris-slanes-cartoon-of-the-week/SVCGKZV325GRBACKXR3SZTTVFE/
The business geniuses of the party of Economic Growth™ are spiting the country's largest trade partner, and likely to be the world's next main economy, in order to lick the soiled boot of a declining fascist regime that immediately hit NZ with unjustified tariffs.
All while regressing on environmental issues in the chase of yesterday's extractive and fossil fuel economies, while harming every prospect of a future stable, clean economy and already agreed trade deals.
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They don't have a clue about what they are doing.
#NZPol
Word is both TPM and the Greens have committed to close Trump's spy office when in power. ✊🏽
Labour?
🦗🦗🦗
Bootlicker government.
Good luck with that, NACT. Sheesh.
Last night the current NZ government passed legislation repealing the previous government’s ban on offshore oil and gas exploration. This morning’s headline news on #RNZ has the government publicly pleading with opposition parties not to reverse this when they’re back in power.
NZ’s opposition parties understand that climate change is real, it’s going to be catastrophic, and burning fossil fuels is to blame.
This bit also seems relevant: “Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade assessed that reversing the 2018 ban would likely be inconsistent with the obligations in several of New Zealand's free-trade agreements.”
Good luck with that, NACT. Sheesh.
Last night the current NZ government passed legislation repealing the previous government’s ban on offshore oil and gas exploration. This morning’s headline news on #RNZ has the government publicly pleading with opposition parties not to reverse this when they’re back in power.
NZ’s opposition parties understand that climate change is real, it’s going to be catastrophic, and burning fossil fuels is to blame.
This bit also seems relevant: “Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade assessed that reversing the 2018 ban would likely be inconsistent with the obligations in several of New Zealand's free-trade agreements.”
Hopefully all the opposition parties will have their press releases out tomorrow pledging to put the ban back again as soon as they are elected. That will go a long way to ensuring everybody knows they will not be able to make a profit off anything they find. #nzpol
Pretty embarrassing for New Zealand to have the Trumpiest government outside of the USA, in my humble opinion.
Why are we giving Trump's FBI an office in New Zealand?
Have we been annexed?
I really don't think we should be giving away office space for foreign fascist regimes to operate their security and surveillance apparatus from within our own centres of political power.
Seems like a bad idea. 🤷
Hopefully all the opposition parties will have their press releases out tomorrow pledging to put the ban back again as soon as they are elected. That will go a long way to ensuring everybody knows they will not be able to make a profit off anything they find. #nzpol
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