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BLOG: Tax Reform
"It's time to start a real debate about tax reform. Everyone talks about tax reform, but very few people ever spell out precisely what they... Read More
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BLOG: Who Supports United Future?
As I wrote my speech for this year’s conference, I began to wonder about the type of people that belong to United Future and volunteer... Read More
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BLOG: IVMA Day
IVMA Day. I had no idea what it was until last night. I was surfing the web last night looking for community grants on behalf... Read More
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BLOG: Judy criticises performance pay for teachers
Judy Turner casts a critical eye over the idea of performance pay for teachers and concludes it's a bad idea. Click HERE to see what... Read More
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POLL: Teen Drink Driving
Do you support zero alcohol tolerance for young drivers under the age of 20? See the results. Read More
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BLOG: Conscience and Consequence
Are we born with a conscience or is it bred into us? My experience as a classroom teacher lhas ed me to believe that by... Read More
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BLOG: Sneak Preview for Election Next Year
Don’t you love “reality checks?” I just had a sneak preview for next year’s election. Last week I attended a forum of politicians addressing 7th... Read More
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BLOG: Peter's video blog to sept 22
Get Peter's thoughts on political events in the week ending September 22. Peter's video blog Read the full text of this blog post. Read More
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BLOG: teacher-pupil ratios
I think that one of the best ways to improve educational outcomes for children is to reduce the pupil / teacher ratio in classrooms. UnitedFuture... Read More
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POLL: What will you do with your extra Daylight Savings?
What will you do with your extra Daylight Savings? See the results. Read More
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Parental leave benefits all
A Families Commission report that recommends extending paid parental leave has been greeted with enthusiasm by UnitedFuture deputy leader, Judy Turner. "There is a need... Read More
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POLL: Should Clint Rickards be forced to resign from the Police?
Should Clint Rickards be forced to resign from the Police? See the results. Read More
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BLOG: Tarnishing the World Cup
There was a news item on the weekend that went something like this: the small countries playing rugby in the World Cup are a complete... Read More
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BLOG: e-waste in your place
How many of you have a garage or a spare bedroom cluttered with old computer monitors and other electronic equipment? This e-waste is an environmental... Read More
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BLOG: Is 15 too young?
The driving age is back in the news again, following the recent awful accidents in Christchurch where the three fifteen year old girls were killed... Read More
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Is electricity a basic human right or a commodity to be paid for?
==Poll Outcome== Basic Right – 37% Commodity – 63% This is a question that really illustrates the divide between the different sides of the political... Read More
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BLOG: Parenting That Works
"Made in New Zealand: Kiwi Parents" is the name of a new UnitedFuture discussion we have released covering a whole range of issues affecting Kiwi... Read More
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BLOG: Tory Thinking
Several months ago a social policy group calling itself “Break through Britain” made a series of recommendations to the British Conservative Party about how to... Read More
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BLOG: Best Ever!
I worked out yesterday I've been going to political party conferences for about 25 years, but this last weekend's UnitedFuture conference was undoubtedly the best... Read More