Tag Archives: Bill English

Family values cheaper than “social investment”

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Ewen McQueen

The PM would find investing in family values a lot cheaper than his much vaunted “social investment” approach. A values approach would also be more effective. Today another $321 million was budgeted for “investment” into programmes to help pick up … Continue reading →

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English utterly unconvincing on housing

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Ewen McQueen

Prime Minister Bill English today told us that our housing affordability crisis “is fundamentally a product of poorly-directed…views about the environment”. He is simply wrong, utterly unconvincing and has his head firmly in the sand. Aucklanders know what has driven … Continue reading →

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No impact on domestic violence – it’s not OK

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Ewen McQueen

“We have really had no impact, despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars on programmes, on the incidence of domestic violence in New Zealand…. Really no impact at all.” So declared Finance Minister the Hon Bill English last week (Stuff). … Continue reading →

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Eight steps to stabilising the Auckland housing market

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Ewen McQueen

The Reserve Bank has started ringing serious alarm bells about skyrocketing house prices in Auckland. They recently noted a real risk of a crash causing major economic instability. The Prime Minister’s response was to shrug his shoulders and say the … Continue reading →

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