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In the very samemonth that the National Government is planning to restore our election year freedom of speech by repealing Labour’s disastrous Electoral Finance Act, they are planning to launch an attack on our freedom on the internet.
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery” – Winston Churchill.
The Government has announced that it will hold an employment summit at the end of February to gather ideas to help New Zealand cope with the global economic crisis. In announcing the summit, the Prime Minister said, I don't want the employment summit to be a talk fest, I want it to be a do fest. He went on to say, If initiatives raised at the summit make sense and are affordable, the Government is not going to be afraid of adopting some of them.[1]
2008 was the coldest year this century. This is not an aberration as the global warming industry would have us believe. The world has been on a cooling trend since 1998 and there is now growing scientific evidence that governments around the world should plan for colder not warmer temperatures.[1] Yet, as is typical of emotion filled movements, it is hard to imagine cold hard facts getting in the way of the vested interests’ headlong rush towards costly and useless global warming taxation schemes – even here in New Zealand.
It is difficult to comprehend just how dark the economic clouds that are bearing down on New Zealand really are. The problem is, that with New Zealand going into recession early last year - well ahead of the global financial crisis - our economy was already on a downward track with little resilience to cope with such a massive international downturn.
The next few months will be critical for the new government. It’s a time when the expectations of change must be honoured.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I have greatly appreciated your interest in the work of the New Zealand Centre for Political Research and your loyal support over the last year.
Such was the noise over a law change to introduce a grievance-free trial period for new employees, that you could be forgiven for thinking that the new National Government was outlawing the trade union movement!
New Zealand is now emerging from nine years of creeping socialism. During those nine years, we have been told that the state knows best how to run our lives - and our country. Whether it is what we eat, how we bring up our children, or what sort of light bulbs we can use in our homes, laws have been developed to control our behaviour.
As a result of the global economic crisis and growing concerns about its impact on the New Zealand economy, the Reserve Bank is now required to issue a Financial Stability Report twice a year. These reports are designed to not only provide details on the soundness and efficiency of our financial systems, but enable a more open assessment on whether the Reserve Bank is achieving its statutory prudential purpose.
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