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Robson-on-Politics 5 December 2006
Tuesday, 5 December 2006, 2:20 pm | Matt Robson
Parliament resumes at 2 p.m. today and it is a very different place from the one that rose for a short recess 12 days ago. More >>
Robson-On-Politics - December 5 2006
Tuesday, 5 December 2006, 1:56 pm | Matt Robson
Parliament resumes at 2 p.m. today and it is a very different place from the one that rose for a short recess 12 days ago. More >>
Robson On Politics: John Key's leadership
Tuesday, 28 November 2006, 1:21 pm | Matt Robson
John Key's selection as National Party leader may turn out to be the smartest thing that National has done since it selected Jim Bolger to lead the party twenty years ago. They are in need not just of a merchant banker but a soft-soap merchant to sell ... More >>
Robson-On-Politics - Thursday 23 November 2006
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 1:04 pm | Matt Robson
National has made correct decision; But will there be any collatoral damage?; There has been very little change in Left Vs Right support in past year; Can anyone tell me, is United Future still committed to smoke in bars? More >>
Robson-On-Politics - Tuesday 21 November 2006
Tuesday, 21 November 2006, 2:16 pm | Matt Robson
NZ, Vietnam to develop defence relationship; Standing side by side with democrats in Tonga; United outlines frustrations with Crown's less-than 100% stake in Air NZ; United Future's S.O.E. policy - reduce Crown stakes now!; United said no to Kyoto ... More >>
Robson-On-Politics - Tuesday 14 November 2006
Tuesday, 14 November 2006, 11:55 am | Matt Robson
From progressive economic development to a laboured transformation?; The political implications of le grand Malade; Do they share their dreams with the Greens?; United Future re-issues threat to sell off State assets; But United will support "largest ... More >>
Robson-On-Politics: Vote on alcohol purchase age
Thursday, 9 November 2006, 2:41 pm | Matt Robson
Parliament's vote on alcohol purchase age - Rogernomics rules, for now; No one denied the evidence of harm by the No. 1 drug problem; I wonder how family values party leader Peter Dunne voted?; Thank you to our scientists who did their best to share ... More >>
Robson-On-Politics - Wednesday 8 November 2006
Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 11:02 am | Matt Robson
PM's utu on National; United Future's shameful record; Kyoto Protcol - it is just "stupid" says United Future; How is your MP going to vote on Progressive Bill to reduce alcohol harm?; Maori Party MPs meeting with National Party leader; Progressive ... More >>
Robson-On-Politics - 1 November 2006
Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 12:59 am | Matt Robson
After the breakdown in relations between Labour and the Greens at the 2002 election, Labour and Progressive were eight seats short of a majority. We turned to United to provide those critical eight confidence votes to permit the Lab-Progressive minority ... More >>
Robson-on-Politics 27 October 2006
Friday, 27 October 2006, 11:01 am | Matt Robson
The public are going to be subjected to weeks, if not months, of name-calling, screaming and hysteria as rival parties lock-horns over appropriate uses of taxpayer funding administered by the Parliamentary Service. More >>
Robson-on-Politics 18 October 2006
Wednesday, 18 October 2006, 1:30 pm | Matt Robson
I was in Darwin on the 10th Anniversary of the election of our first Parliament using the Mixed Member Proportional representation voting system last week. The heat was steady at 34 degrees most days plummeting to 33 degrees on other days. But it seems ... More >>
Robson-On-Politics - 5 October 2006
Thursday, 5 October 2006, 1:14 pm | Matt Robson
Don Brash's extraordinary attack on the competence, impartiality and integrity of the Police Force at first doesn't make sense. More >>
Robson-On-Politics 28 September 2006
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 12:37 am | Matt Robson
Listening to the inane ramblings of Blair and Bush about the world around us over the past week is to remember that century-old poem which was a rallying call for Europeans to colonize people in other nations. More >>
Robson-on-Politics September 20 2006
Wednesday, 20 September 2006, 4:53 pm | Matt Robson
Last Thursday's Reserve Bank forecasts on employment and interest rates over the next two years point to quite a tough economic environment in which to campaign for an historic 4th term centre-left government. More >>
Robson-On-Politics - Wednesday 13 September 2006
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 4:23 pm | Matt Robson
Voters don't deserve more under-hand campaigns or self-serving legislation; But the fundamentalists are reported to say they'll do it again; The NZ bank that National/ACT said would fail takes the big one; Reducing alcohol-related harm to young people; ... More >>
Robson-on-Politics 6 September 2006
Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 2:30 pm | Matt Robson
The endless in-fighting on the Right over policy is very significant. We saw in the final vote on the KiwiSaver legislation last Thursday when National was all alone in voting against the proposal. In favour were Labour, NZ First, the Greens, the ... More >>
Robson-on-Politics, 30 August 2006
Wednesday, 30 August 2006, 2:12 pm | Matt Robson
Auditor's report and our constitutional democracy; How much money?; Why does it matter?; What is the media saying?; This is important; National has about zero credibility on this; What on earth is wrong in the Kiwi board room?; No to capital punishment More >>
Robson-on–Politics 23 August 2006
Wednesday, 23 August 2006, 2:17 pm | Matt Robson
Congratulations to Tala for a fun campaign in the Tamaki Community Board by-election. Unlike Christchurch where Progressive is represented at the community level, this was the first time that we have tried our hand at the local level in Auckland. More >>
Robson-On-Politics - Wednesday 16 August 2006
Wednesday, 16 August 2006, 2:18 pm | Matt Robson
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu; Overseas development aid commitments; Nine to Noon on sentencing, crime & punishment; Turning tide against alcohol, other drug abuse is fundamental early intervention; Strong jobs growth in June Quarter; Who ... More >>
Robson-On-Politics - Wednesday 9 August 2006
Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 2:01 pm | Matt Robson
The biggest event in New Zealand in the past seven days is the news that the recent European Union ruling which will rob Fonterra of some of its quota rents on Kiwi butter sold in Europe has now spilled over into the far more lucrative chilled lamb ... More >>
