spin Archive

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  Dispelling the ‘Mum and Dad investors’ myth - by frog

  
  
  
  One of Bill English’s favourite lines is ‘Mum and Dad investors’ that he uses whenever he wants to try to tie the concerns of everyday people to the fortunes of, say, Telecom or South Canterbury Finance. We must do such-and-such because if we do not, the numerous hard working Mum and Dad investors of NZ [...] read more
  September 21, 2010 1:06 pm - 46 Comments
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  Spinning it on ACC levies - by frog

  
  
  
  ACC’s advertising last week promoting the Government’s proposed increase in motorcycle levies countinues a disturbing trend under the National-led Government of using public service funding – in this case your and my ACC levies – to promote Government political spin. read more
  November 9, 2009 2:06 pm - 17 Comments