United Future

Denise,
When I was introduced to you last October-I was a tad nervous. Would my voice as in my thoughts and analysis of current strategic issues be heard? would it stack up to the experience or maturity of others around the Beehive. My National Security Act proposal was a step over the cliff in terms of putting myself out there to be heard. I probably should have worn nappies that week but after seven months, I am growing confident in what I say is of good value.

I want to work in the beehive next year or sooner as a Policy advisor specialising in strategic issues on the domestic level and Foreign Policy and issues on the international level. [National Security is now a combination of domestic and foreign analysis which invloves the twins of insight and prudence] I am confident it will work.

I guess the secret really is that if you believe in what UF is trying to achieve, and if you believe in what you believe to be of good value then one has to put onself out there.

It's call risk. And I am glad to have taken the risk. The future is looking good. My brain doesn't do CVs. It shows what it is capable of.

I think the anonymous old man would appreciate a bit more help from the government this coming winter with food and electricity prices increasing the way they are.
In parts of NZ,many elderly people have had to wrap themselves in blankets during winter for years now because of the cost of elecricity.
This year if the cold doesn't take them first,hunger may well do so.
Some of them have medals to honour their bravery.
But like the anonymous old man,they are forgotten until Anzac day

There is only one party that has become professionals at forgetting seniors, but the NZ First team make a habit of it not annually around Anzac day, but every three years in fact. Its election year that jogs their memory.

For the record; here are only three points of our UF seniors policy that may help the senior man "whose heart is in the right place" :) Go to our policy page for more...

* Change the formulation of NZ Super, by calculating it based upon the anticipated forecasted changes to the consumer price index and increases in the average wage for the following 12 months. The current formulation creates a lag that cheats our over 65s of their full entitlement. Any unforeseen changes to inflation or wages will be adjusted at each April, in favour of superannuitants.

* Reduce domestic electricity prices by increasing the supply of electricity, allowing construction of more sustainable generation capacity, thus reducing the cost of electricity to consumers.

* Adopt a national strategy, including private sector funding, to insulate all NZ homes prioritising the homes of those on low and fixed incomes.

Hi Denise
I read United Future's policies and I was quite impressed. Especially with the policies for the elderly and local government.
We have a regional council that receives 9 million dollars from their locally owned port each year and is putting the whole lot into a new building for themselves.Its cost last year was 12 million dollars.This year its design is even more grand and the cost of it now is 27 million dollars.While our regional council rates increased from $500-$730 last year and are expected to be another extra $200 or more this year.They need all the money they can get for this new building not for the interests of the community.Our city council rates are another $1550 on top of that.For that we get no footpaths,no street lights,no rubbish collection and no sewage (we pay for our own)
Who are these out of control local authorities answerable to?