NZ POLITICS DAILY: It's the economy, stupid
The economy is central to understanding the upcoming general election.
Lenin once said ‘Politics is the most concentrated expression of economics’. And once again this week – and indeed whole year – is reiterating to us that the economy is central to understanding New Zealand parliamentary politics and the upcoming general election.
All the most important item that are included in today’s NZ Politics Daily are closely relating to the state of the economy, plans to help savage or protect it, and the side affects of all things economic. Hence, we’re hearing today that Bill English says More market turmoil ahead, Key shrugs off credit warning, Asset sales could be delayed: Key, Days of easy money are 'over', and so forth. There’s some interesting commentary on all of this too – see: Chris Trotter’s Sweeping the real rubbish away and Ian Llewellyn’s It's The Economy Stupid. And of course, connected to such economic matters, it’s being widely reported that Another welfare shake-up likely, Bennett says and the whole ‘price of milk’ issue is still very political – see, for example, Goff accuses Key of 'flip-flop' on milk price inquiry. The Labour Party is fairly well placed to target the Government on the economy, and there’s real potential to make political progress on such issues – see: Danya Levy’s Goff critical of Key's economy stance, but mostly Labour is still focused on irrelevancies, poor communication and silly tactics – see: The Standard:’s FFS, Clare Curran’s The trolls under the bridge, and amusingly, Imperator Fish’s Internet Outage Hits Labour MP. Other important items today, include Colin James’ Is National now the more-often-than-not government?, Matthew Hooton’s What secret polling is underway? and Susan Guthrie’s Rich-poor gulf hard to measure.
Bryce Edwards, NZPD Editor (bryce.edwards@otago.ac.nz)
Today’s content:
Economy
Adam Bennett and Brian Fallow (NZH): Key shrugs off credit warning
Andrea Vance (Stuff): More market turmoil ahead - English
Danya Levy (Stuff): Goff critical of Key's economy stance
Chris Trotter (Press): Sweeping the real rubbish away
Susan Guthrie (NZH): Rich-poor gulf hard to measure
Shane Jones (NZH): Planning for a prosperous society
Adam Gifford (NZH): Iwi staking their claim
Don Brash (NZH): RMA is biggest obstacle
Russel Norman (NZH): It's time for a green energy boost
Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On the Right’s Lethal Prescription for the Global Economy
Vernon Small (Dom Post): Key's sunny optimism overlooks Catch-22
Brian Fallow and Adam Bennett (NZH): Asset sales could be delayed: Key
Fran O’Sullivan (NZH): A nation rebuilds: Key's mandate for partial privatization
Elizabeth Binning (NZH): Fears 20 Hours policy under threat
Ian Llewellyn (electionresults.co.nz): It's The Economy Stupid
Fran O’Sullivan (NZH): Days of easy money are 'over'
Audio-visual coverage of economics
Welfare reform
Andrea Vance (Stuff): Another welfare shake-up likely, Bennett says
Lloyd Burr (TV3): Govt to recover beneficiary fraud payments
Kate Chapman (Stuff): Thousands off the dole, Govt to save $9.5m
Derek Cheng (NZH): Annual test catches out thousands on welfare
Price of milk
Andrea Vance (Dom Post): Select committee must not slow milk price review - Key
Andrea Vance (Dom Post): Goff accuses Key of 'flip-flop' on milk price inquiry
Labour Party
The Standard: FFS
Imperator Fish: Internet Outage Hits Labour MP
David Farrar (Kiwiblog): Great minds think alike
Clare Curran (Red Alert): The trolls under the bridge
James Murray (TV3): Labour's David Parker to fight Epsom seat
Maori politics
Karla Akuhata (Waitkato Times): Tainui leadership in turmoil
Yvonne Tahana (NZH): Tainui reaffirms Morgan’s leadership after bid fails
Morgan Godfery (Maui St): Tuku Morgan's last dance?
Mana Party
Socialist Aotearoa: Bradford versus Bennett! The Battle of Waitakere
Imperator Fish: Bradford For Waitakere?
No Right Turn: The Maori Party’s death warrant
Other
Colin James (ODT): Is National now the more-often-than-not government?
Matthew Hooton (electionresults.co.nz): What secret polling is underway?
Matthew Hooton (electionresults.co.nz): Paula owes Sue a beer
David Farrar (Stuff): The truth about the Tea Party
Hayden Donnell (NZH): Dunedin's Radio One safe from sale
Bernie Napp (Press): Don't believe fracking scare stories
Jim Anderton (Press): Faulty logic in some pension claims
Dom Post Editorial: We don't need greater secrecy
Tony Milne (Press): City must seize chance to change
Richard Swainson (Waikato Times): A Kronic case of applying political expediency
Gwyneth Hyndman (Southland Times): The great divide
Seamus Hogan (Offsetting behaviour): A Diatribe Against Capital Gains Taxes-Part I.
Seamus Hogan (Offsetting behaviour): A Diatribe Against Capital Gains Taxes-Part II.
Seamus Hogan (Offsetting behaviour): Capital Gains Taxes Redux
Bryce Edwards
Tue, 09 Aug 2011
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