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Tag Archives: Ewen McQueen
Family values cheaper than “social investment”
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
English utterly unconvincing on housing
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
Posted in Economic Transformation
Tagged Bill English, Ewen McQueen, Housing affordability
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Euthanasia rejected – 10 to 1
The euthanasia lobby trumpeted the huge number of submissions to Health Select Committee on their petition seeking to legalise “assisted dying” in New Zealand. They said this showed we needed change. However at the Committee hearing this afternoon some of … Continue reading
Land Wars Day – what should we hold on to?
I spoke with the Maori Affairs Select Committee recently about the proposed Land Wars Day. Some of those thoughts were published in Stuff today. Will commemorating the New Zealand Land wars build national unity? Ewen McQueen September 2016
Easter trading – a question of ultimate meaning
Easter is a marker pointing to ultimate meaning in a cultural and spiritual landscape increasingly devoid of any signposts to hope. Last week our MPs made that marker even harder to see. They voted to open the way for unfettered … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Renewal, Spiritual Renewal
Tagged David Tua, Easter, Easter trading, Ewen McQueen, Michael Jones, spirituality
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Economics and ethics – the China question
Some thoughts on the risk of a “trade war” with China at my blog RenewNZ Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Renewal, Economic Transformation
Tagged Britain, China, Economics and ethics, Ewen McQueen, Free trade
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NZ doing the right thing in Iraq
Doing the right thing in Iraq – my latest blog at RenewNZ Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Renewal, International Relations, Protecting Children, Respect for Life
Tagged Ewen McQueen, Fallujah, Iraq, ISIS, refugees
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A hero worthy of wider recognition
The New Zealand media hardly noticed it. But last week a true hero was recognised by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace. The New Zealand Gallantry Star was awarded to Major Geoffrey Faraday of the Royal New Zealand Army … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Renewal, International Relations
Tagged Ewen McQueen, Major Geoffrey Faraday, South Sudan, UN
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Housing crisis – turn off the migration tap
If the bath is overflowing the first thing you do is turn off the tap. You don’t waste time trying to make the bath bigger. Yet when it comes to housing, our government has spent all its efforts trying to … Continue reading
Marriage – evidence that demands support
Public policy should be evidence based. The evidence backs marriage. As an institution it produces significantly better outcomes than other relationship forms. This is so across the board including lower rates of child abuse and neglect, less domestic violence, and … Continue reading
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