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6 days ago | 
thestandard.org.nz | Brian Easton |Michael Pezzullo |Nick Rockel |John K. Coyne
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2 weeks ago | 
interest.co.nz | Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves |Brian Easton
This is a re-post of an article originally published on pundit.co.nz. It is here with permission. When ACT – the Association of Consumers and Taxpayers – was formed, its then party leader, Roger Douglas, with an optimistic exaggeration which marked his time as Minister of Finance, announced that he was sure it would get more than 50% of the vote. Its share of those on the electoral roll averaged about 3% across the ten MMP elections.
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3 weeks ago | 
thestandard.org.nz | David Farrier |Brian Easton |Bill Sweetman |David Slack
Never mind the two overly emotional, sociopathic, super egos having a cock fight on social media, here’s one of the wealth class talking about his infection with Democracy Addiction Syndrome and laying out argument after argument against Trump and Musk. Love the old school male values here too. Marketing professor and business man Scott Galloway cutting through the crap.
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3 weeks ago | 
thestandard.org.nz | Brian Easton |Bill Sweetman |David Slack |Neeraj Manhas
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3 weeks ago | 
pundit.co.nz | Brian Easton
ACT ‘s neoliberals are still trying to sneak in a change to the constitution. When ACT – the Association of Consumers and Taxpayers – was formed, its then party leader, Roger Douglas, with an optimistic exaggeration which marked his time as Minister of Finance, announced that he was sure it would get more than 50% of the vote. Its share of those on the electoral roll averaged about 3% across the ten MMP elections.
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3 weeks ago | 
interest.co.nz | Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves |Brian Easton
This column is not about you-know-who. There are many other political bullies offshore; sometimes there are local ones, as when a politician attacks a group which cannot defend itself or a cabinet minister has a crack at local government. Nor is it a column about personal bullying such as at school, in social media or in the workplace – unacceptable though such bullying is. Economic bullying occurs when an economic agent with market dominance imposes on others.
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4 weeks ago | 
thestandard.org.nz | Bernard Hickey |Brian Easton |Alex Bristow |Jocelinn Kang
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, May 31st, 2025 - 1 comment Categories: open mike - Tags: Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike … BIOS updates this evening at about 2300 NZST. Shouldn't take long.
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4 weeks ago | 
pundit.co.nz | Brian Easton
Monopsonies – dominant purchasers – need to be restrained as much as monopolies – dominant sellers. That is what pay equity is about. This column is not about you-know-who. There are many other political bullies offshore; sometimes there are local ones, as when a politician attacks a group which cannot defend itself or a cabinet minister has a crack at local government.
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1 month ago | 
interest.co.nz | Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves |Brian Easton
There was an odd little story over the 2025 Budget, hardly worth relating except that it tells something about budget politics. The original invitations to the lockdown, the meeting which gives a preview of the budget to the media so they can prepare for the release of what is a complicated set of documents.
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1 month ago | 
pundit.co.nz | Brian Easton
Perhaps the state of the economy is not as sound as we are being told. There was an odd little story over the 2025 Budget, hardly worth relating except that it tells something about budget politics. The original invitations to the lockdown, the meeting which gives a preview of the budget to the media so they can prepare for the release of what is a complicated set of documents.
