Fiscal responsibility
On his blog Just Left, Labourite Jordon Carter talks about the realities of fiscal management by the current National Party-led government—well, mismanagement, actually, because the numbers tell a very different tale from the ideological spin coming from John Key and his ministers.
Sallies say ‘sorry’ – again
GayNZ.com reports that the Salvation Army in New Zealand has again apologised for its role in fighting against Homosexual Law Reform in 1986: “We regret and apologise for any hurt that may remain from that turbulent time, and our present hope is to rebuild bridges of understanding and dialogue between our movement and the glbti community. We may not agree in the future on all issues, but we can respect and care for one another despite this.” This came after dialogue with Rainbow Wellington. However, one veteran activist active in that era is unimpressed.
He’s baaaaaaack!
The peace and quiet lasted a little longer than I expected, but Winston Peter’s anti-Asian rants have resumed. Trying to demonstrate how some people aren’t the sorts of immigrants we want, he suggested there were too many Asian takeaways on Auckland’s Dominion Road. 3 News’ Patrick Gower reports that John Key says he doesn’t take Winston seriously, “Yet given the implosion of John Banks and the ACT Party, Mr Key is being forced to take Mr Peters much more seriously as a future partner in Government - despite ruling him out the past two elections.” Politics, eh?
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