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Business should look to Progressive after Tax Snub
Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 2:09 pm | Progressive Party
Individual businesspeople in Auckland are shocked that National won't cut the company tax rate next year even if Don Brash were to become Prime Minister, Progressive MP Matt Robson said today. More >>
robson-on-politics Tues 23 Aug 2005
Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 4:55 pm | Progressive Party
A recurring theme in politics going back to 1855 is the Right's consistent opposition to the industrial and regional development of New Zealand. More >>
Tax cut cocktail would leave dreadful hang-over
Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 1:20 pm | Progressive Party
National's Champagne and Chocolates Manifesto, offering very large tax cuts for the selected few earning the highest incomes, would deliver a very long and painful hang-over which would be shared by all New Zealanders, Progressive leader Jim Anderton said ... More >>
National's tax cuts won't help living standards
Monday, 22 August 2005, 2:17 pm | Progressive Party
New Zealanders clearly want higher living standards and higher wages but neither will be delivered with National's prescription for higher interest rates, increased government offshore borrowing and a redistribution of wealth from the poor to the ... More >>
United Future Wants To Sell NZ Assets
Monday, 22 August 2005, 8:31 am | Progressive Party
The United Future Party's 2005 Election Policy commitment to sell 40% of the government's shareholdings in strategic national assets like NZ Post, Genesis, Meridian Energy and Mighty River Power, is unacceptable to the overwhelming majority of New Zealanders, ... More >>
Policies should benefit from extra funds
Friday, 19 August 2005, 1:02 pm | Progressive Party
It is good news that there are extra funds available in the latest Pre Election Fiscal Update, and Progressive supports increased funding support for families. That means more support is available for Progressive Housing and Seniors policies also. More >>
Tongan Army Must Stay In Barracks
Friday, 19 August 2005, 1:01 pm | Progressive Party
One of the most worrying developments in the growing protest action in Tonga is the potential role of the Royal family-controlled army, says Progressive MP Matt Robson. More >>
robson-on-politics Thur 18 Aug
Thursday, 18 August 2005, 4:40 pm | Progressive Party
The results of a sting operation on liquor outlets in Opotiki are very frightening. What is going on in Bay of Plenty is an indictment of the 'liberal' liquor law enacted by the last National minority government. More >>
National and its allies have a lot to answer for
Thursday, 18 August 2005, 2:30 pm | Progressive Party
The results of a sting operation on liquor premises in Opotiki are very frightening. What is going on in Bay of Plenty is, in my view, an indictment of the 'liberal' liquor law enacted by the last National minority government, propped up by MPs elected ... More >>
Supply of alcohol to minors raised by Robson
Thursday, 18 August 2005, 12:36 am | Progressive Party
The results of a recent sting operation on liquor premises in Opotiki, which found all but just one of nine outlets monitored caught selling alcohol to minors, are very frightening, Progressive MP Matt Robson said. More >>
Deep regret at tragic death of Kevin Smith
Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 2:58 pm | Progressive Party
Leader of the Progressive Party, and Minister of Economic Development, Jim Anderton today expressed his deep regret at the tragic death of Kevin Smith of Wellington, in a motor accident. More >>
Progressive policy launch for seniors
Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 1:43 pm | Progressive Party
While the country is experiencing the strongest sustained period of growth in the working life of anyone in the workforce today, our senior citizens are entitled to ask, 'where is our share'? Jim Anderton said to the Christchurch Greypower meeting ... More >>
robson-on-politics Wed 17 Aug 2005
Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 12:11 am | Progressive Party
Channel 9 TV in Dunedin interviewed me about a weekend sting operation which found outrageous cases of alcohol sales to minors by too many Dunedin outlets. I called on Green, National and Labour Dunedin MPs to look at the public health evidence in ... More >>
National's ‘borrow and hope’ would destroy Super
Tuesday, 16 August 2005, 2:23 pm | Progressive Party
National's agenda in 2005, promising a return to the Muldoonist policies of borrow and hope, would destroy the viability of National Super, Progressive MP Matt Robson warned today. More >>
English off the planet
Monday, 15 August 2005, 4:42 pm | Progressive Party
Bill English's implications that I am about to unleash a Stalinist re-education camp on our children are extraordinary and frankly, off the planet. The perfect reply would be, 'Yeah, right!', Jim Anderton, a former school teacher, said this afternoon. More >>
National admits plans to ignore needs of business
Monday, 15 August 2005, 2:16 pm | Progressive Party
The National Party policy to axe grants to individual businesses announced today by John Key shows how out of touch it is with the needs of our economy and especially small to medium businesses. National has clearly missed the importance of working ... More >>
Progressive Campaign Launch Speech
Monday, 15 August 2005, 8:35 am | Progressive Party
First among them, Matt Robson, who has been as fine and accomplished an MP in this parliament as any. More >>
Anderton makes bid for education portfolio
Monday, 15 August 2005, 8:34 am | Progressive Party
Skills shortages in the regions have impressed on me the importance of accelerating our work to lift educational standards and access to training, Progressive Leader, Jim Anderton said at the Progressive Campaign launch in Auckland today. More >>
MPs opposed to alcohol harm Bill should reconsider
Monday, 15 August 2005, 12:51 am | Progressive Party
Dunedin MPs who voted against the Progressive's Youth Alcohol Harm Reduction Bill need to reconsider their opposition in the wake of a weekend sting in the city on alcohol sales to minors, Progressive MP Matt Robson said in Dunedin today. More >>
Submissions on alcohol harm reduction Bill close
Friday, 12 August 2005, 12:06 am | Progressive Party
People wanting to have a say on the Progressive Party's proposals to raise the alcohol purchasing age, and better regulate TV liquor advertizing, have until the end of today to get their submissions in to Parliament's Law and Order Select Committee, ... More >>
