Colin James Archive

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  Inequality in Aotearoa: inequality and social mobility - by Metiria Turei

  
  
  
  You can’t move from rags to riches when there’s a yawning gap between rich and poor. Much of the post-Budget debate has been focused on whether John Key and Bill English’s prescription for the country’s finances will increase or decrease the gap between rich and poor. Despite assuring us that he cares about inequality, Mr [...] read more
  June 2, 2010 5:09 pm - 91 Comments
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  Sorry to Colin James - by frog

  
  
  
  I’ve just received an email from Colin James critiquing my interpretation of his article.  So, apologies to Colin: I misinterpreted the comments he made about John Key and probably placed undue emphasis on the implication in his story that the Greens are no longer young and fresh. I actually thought his comments about the upcoming [...] read more
  May 27, 2008 12:27 pm - 2 Comments
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  Stuck in 1968 - by frog

  
  
  
  Colin James previews the Green Party Annual Conference at Auckland University this weekend by comparing the Greens to Paris’ 1968 student revolution. In doing so James tries to date the Green Party as a movement that has been left behind as other parties moved on with the times. (For example he falsely attributes the Greens [...] read more
  May 27, 2008 9:32 am - 45 Comments
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  Time for an election date - by frog

  
  
  
  Colin James raises an important issue in this morning’s Herald (not on-line yet) when he challenges the Prime Minister to “name the election date then propose future election dates be fixed and regular”: If Clark, who pulled an early election on a pretext in 2002, set this year’s election date now, that would strike a [...] read more
  February 12, 2008 12:40 pm - 20 Comments