Roscoe Changleen
Pōneke based Pākehā. #NZPol
Toitū Te Tiriti.
Bikes, environment, urbanism, science.
This is the worst government ever.
- As I said yesterday, these are the usual final haggles in negotiations, but they reflect very badly on an EU that already got a deal heavily balanced in its favour and now greedily returns for more.
- The EU-UK pre-summit negotiations are getting spicy ahead of Monday summit — EU member states digging in on mobility and fish, UK trying (and failing) to lobby capitals over Commisson’s head. Some trenchant briefings to me @andybounds.bsky.social and @georgewparker.bsky.social on.ft.com/4jVUMSF
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View full threadYes but we're not allowed to talk about cherry picking are we. They never do that. Honestly, nothing washes us on our shores from Europe but trouble.
- What a myopic and stale attitude.
- Following the defeat of the Treaty Principles Bill in Parliament, the New Zealand government has announced a formal review of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975, which governs the operations of the Waitangi Tribunal.
- Cunts.
- Near New Zealand politics, please never change www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
- She is changing it, making it worse. Openly gaslighting about outcomes and using stunts like this to distract from the substance of her policies. Indeed the story is now about reporters not substance. Act are very good at this, that’s the Atlas training; disinformation tactics honed to a tee.
- Handy guide for progressives on the 'Govt books are a mess' nonsense. The facts are readily available. Sunday 🧵 Here's NZ Central Govt net financial position. Govt financial liabilities (grey) have gone up, but the increase is easily offset by Govt having more cash in the bank & share values [1/n]
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View full threadMaybe the alternative and obvious strategy of investing in a medium- to long-term plan that brings the economy into balance, addresses ecosystem degradation, restores full employment, and better insulates us from future global and climate shocks is just.... too woke? [Ends]
- I am begging NZ journalists to read this stuff and if you don’t understand it, learn it, and if you can’t learn it resign. This is what you should be challenging the govt’s gaslighting with. Next time Willis says govt. finance = household finance do your damn jobs.
