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Robson-on-Politics - 8 July 2008
Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 11:17 am | Progressive Party
I was delighted with all the reader comment on my piece on crime and what to do about it last week. Debate and discussion, with reference to facts , on this important subject is what is needed not the idle boast of politicians at election time that ... More >>
Opening of Progressive campaign in Auckland
Monday, 7 July 2008, 7:09 am | Progressive Party
Speech: Jim Anderton: I believe we are here tonight because we know it’s important to re-elect the Labour-Progressive government. More >>
Stay in NZ and work government will pay your debt
Monday, 7 July 2008, 7:07 am | Progressive Party
Reducing student debt will be a top priority for the Progressive Party in a new government, and it will be a main theme of this year’s election, Progressive Party president Matt Robson said. More >>
Anderton: Opening of Kiwibank in Barrington Mall
Friday, 4 July 2008, 2:35 pm | Progressive Party
I remember when Barrington lost its post office. It was under a Labour government in the eighties and I was in the government caucus. There were plenty of post offices and banks closed all around New Zealand. More >>
Opening of Kiwibank in Barrington Mall
Friday, 4 July 2008, 2:35 pm | Progressive Party
The opening of the new Kiwibank branch in Barrington Mall was a gain for the community in Wigram, local MP and Progressive Party leader Jim Anderton said. More >>
Fairfax ignores regional New Zealand's strength
Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 3:46 pm | Progressive Party
Ongoing cuts to regional media are worrying Progressive Party leader Jim Anderton. More >>
Robson-On-Politics: Laura Norder Hits Headlines
Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 1:33 pm | Progressive Party
I know readers are sick of celebrities who are celebrities because they are celebrities but here is another one hitting the headlines. Laura Norder appears every election time at this time of the cycle. More >>
Does Nat policy secrecy mean it will re-sell rail?
Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 1:27 pm | Progressive Party
The return of rail to public ownwership is a triumph for common sense and a reminder of what went wrong when National refused to make clear before the 1990 election that it was planning to sell the asset, Progressive leader Jim Anderton said today, on ... More >>
Anderton: Zimbabwe Parliamentary Notice of Motion
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 3:34 pm | Progressive Party
Madam Speaker, The Progressive Party has no hesitation supporting the motion, and no hesitation standing alongside human rights and democracy. On Saturday I joined others in Christchurch on a vigil in solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe. More >>
Alcohol and tobacco still our most deadly drugs
Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 2:34 pm | Progressive Party
Illegal drugs cost our society a lot, but their harm is dwarfed by that caused by legal drugs - alcohol and tobacco, Associate Health Minister Jim Anderton said today. More >>
Alcohol rules will inevitably be tightened again
Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 4:36 pm | Progressive Party
The rising harm caused by alcohol means the pendulum has to swing back against ever more liberal alcohol legislation sooner or later, Progressive leader Jim Anderton said today. More >>
Robson-on-Politics - 17 June 2008
Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 1:43 pm | Progressive Party
I have decided in this issue of ROPS to discuss the issue of class and private ownership of resources. This is the factor that is ignored by political parties and commentators with the wailing and gnashing of teeth that is going on with the deepening economic ... More >>
Robson-On-Politics: 10 June 2008
Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 12:09 am | Progressive Party
John Key gets ready for the Hollow Men Volume 2; And Dr Brash comments on Volume 1 of the Hollow Men; Vietnam- time well overdue for an apology at home and in Vietnam; Greens have a conference- I think; Massey Academic Finds that Pacific Islanders are ... More >>
Anderton: Budget Speech
Tuesday, 27 May 2008, 5:00 pm | Progressive Party
Madam Speaker, The Progressive Party is proud to vote for this budget. The budget puts significantly more in the pockets of most families. The budget delivers better health care and builds a stronger economy. More >>
Strength to care an election issue
Tuesday, 27 May 2008, 4:59 pm | Progressive Party
Anyone wishing to be in Government had to have the strength to let people know where they stand on issues, Progressive Party leader Jim Anderton said today. More >>
Progressives delighted Nats steal our policy
Tuesday, 27 May 2008, 4:53 pm | Progressive Party
Jim Anderton is congratulating National on reports National is pinching a Progressive Party idea to reduce student debt. More >>
Where does National stand on Super cuts?
Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 2:40 pm | Progressive Party
National is at the mercy of a secret slash and burn agenda because its leadership is too weak to rule out unacceptable policies such as today’s CIS claim NZ Super will be slashed, Progressive Party leader Jim Anderton says. More >>
Where does National stand on Super cuts?
Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 2:32 pm | Progressive Party
National is at the mercy of a secret slash and burn agenda because its leadership is too weak to rule out unacceptable policies such as today’s CIS claim NZ Super will be slashed, Progressive Party leader Jim Anderton says. More >>
Where does National stand on Super cuts?
Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 2:30 pm | Progressive Party
National is at the mercy of a secret slash and burn agenda because its leadership is too weak to rule out unacceptable policies such as today’s CIS claim NZ Super will be slashed, Progressive Party leader Jim Anderton says. More >>
Reversal of failed policies of the past welcomed
Monday, 5 May 2008, 11:04 am | Progressive Party
Progressive Party leader Jim Anderton is welcoming the repurchase of New Zealand’s trains, saying they should never have been sold by National in the first place. More >>
