ideology Archive

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    The $5 Billion Failure - by frog



    Today’s weekend Herald discusses the extent of the finance companies’ failures over the last few years and the effect it has had on families and investor confidence in general. It only gives passing consideration of the cause – laissez faire, free market ideology. Before I get bashed to death for my socialist ways, let me [...] read more
    August 16, 2008 10:01 am - 65 Comments
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    Hooton is half right - by frog



    Matthew Hooton lashes out a Chris Trotter today in the Sunday Star Times. He gets so personal that after I write this, I’ll dig up Trotter’s article from last week and have a read. I don’t know how I missed Trotter being vitriolic!. In the middle of his article, Hooton makes an interesting assertion: The [...] read more
    July 27, 2008 12:32 pm - 24 Comments
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    Fitzsimons welcome but Douglas is not - by frog



    Could it be that John Key would prefer Jeanette to have a seat at the cabinet table over Roger Douglas? It would appear so. Last year Key made it clear that Jeanette was welcome, saying “It’s possible. We don’t want to pre-judge those things yet.” On Sunday, Key told the Dom Post that Douglas’ decision [...] read more
    March 18, 2008 12:36 pm - 13 Comments
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    Pope calls for science-based approach to climate change - by frog



    The Daily Mail writes; ‘Pope Benedict XVI has launched a surprise attack on climate change prophets of doom, warning them that any solutions to global warming must be based on firm evidence and not on dubious ideology.’ I’ve got to assume that the Pontiff is taking the proverbial Michael. Although, as Live Science points out [...] read more
    December 13, 2007 10:21 am - 8 Comments