A Klee painting named ‘Angelus Novus’ shows an angel looking as though he is about to move away from something he is fixedly contemplating. ...
THE CULT OF POSITIVITY: THERE IS NO DEPRESSION IN NEW ZEALAND
Television One News featured a story last night about a group of New Zealand companies who have decided to confront the recession by not co...
PAUL HENRY SINKS TO A NEW LOW
I didn't see it on television but its now on You Tube , so here it is. TV1's Breakfast host Paul Henry sinks to a new low this week,...
THE LABOUR TRAVELLIN' MEDICINE SHOW
I've got an idea for a comedy drama with a political twist. I envisage it appearing on TV1 on a Sunday night, filling in the spaces betw...
BREAKFAST CLOWN
TVNZ presenter Paul Henry is a failed National Party candidate with some very right wing views. He's so right wing that he thinks that t...
WITH FRIENDS LIKE ANDREW LITTLE WHO NEEDS ENEMIES?
Prime Minister John Key has taken issue with 'business friendly' Andrew Little being national secretary of the Engineering, Printing...
SIDESHOW BOB'S FOLLY
Christchurch Mayor Sideshow Bob Parker and his merry band of council supporters agreed to stump up some $2million for the Ellerslie Internat...
THE KILLING FIELDS OF THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the organisation behind this month's corporate-driven 'Earth Hour', has a dismal and largely igno...
THE CULT OF POSITIVITY
Are you a 'positive person'? Are you 'goal orientated'? Are you 'going for it'? Are you avoiding 'negative peopl...
THE LOUSY POLITICS OF SUE BRADFORD
Despite having worked for the unemployed rights movement for many years, Green MP Sue Bradford - echoing the right wing market politics of h...
CTU HAPPY TO SEE WAGES CUT!
The Government has announced its nine day fortnight package - the tenth day will be replaced by the minimum wage for 'up to five hours...
THE SIDESHOW BOB GARDEN SHOW!
Sideshow Bob's really milking the Ellerslie Garden Show for all the self publicity he can get - he's everywhere! Here he is looking ...
UNION TOP BRASS BETRAY WORKERS AGAIN
Since the 'Job Summit' CTU president Helen Kelly has had two meetings with Social Development Minister Paula Bennett and Education M...
CRUNCH TIME FOR TRADE UNION TOP BRASS
Launching an ideological offensive of a kind, the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) has released a video which it claims...
HEY BIG SPENDER!
The Green Party, the party that says 'less is more', certainly didn't apply that maxim to its election spending in 2008. It spen...
NINE DAY FORTNIGHT EQUALS TEN PERCENT WAGE CUT.
The nine day fortnight is effectively a ten percent wage cut. Although the government has made great play of workers receiving 'training...
ANOTHER GOOD REASON NOT TO VOTE LABOUR
Anyone surprised that the hopeless and reactionary Labour Party have picked an equally hopeless and reactionary new president? Yes, it'...
WHAT IS TO BE DONE?
There were approximately thirty people protesting outside John Key's 'Job Summit' on Friday. Columnist Chris Trotter in a recent...