Bryce Edwards
Political commentator and analyst. Columnist with @nzherald and @guardian NOTE: I'm currently not checking notifications (or replying)
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1 week ago |
democracyproject.substack.com | Bryce Edwards
LOBBYING AND INFLUENCE Guyon Espiner (RNZ): Alcohol lobbyists given input on health policies, documents reveal Danica Ludlow (Health Coalition Aotearoa): Evidence of lobbying of NZ Government officials by the alcohol industry RNZ: Labour proposes law to restrict big tobacco lobbyists influence on government John Lewis (ODT): Tobacco Transparency Bill ‘will benefit all’ (paywalled) Fox Meyer (Newsroom): Dairy dominates science panel as Govt milks research for profit PAY EQUITY, EMPLOYMENT...
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1 week ago |
democracyproject.substack.com | Bryce Edwards
PAY EQUITY, EMPLOYMENTJanet Wilson (Post): National blows up its support from women with pay equity debacle (paywalled)Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Under urgency, without basic paperwork, the Govt moves to change workers’ rights (paywalled)Marc Daalder (Newsroom): National grins and bears it as Act notches wins in ParliamentRichard Harman (Politik): Saving the Budget (paywalled)Glenn McConnell (Stuff): The equal pay law change has passed.
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1 week ago |
democracyproject.substack.com | Bryce Edwards
PAY EQUITY, EMPLOYMENT Luke Malpass (Post): Pay equity slashing a sub-plot in a much larger game (paywalled) Jo Moir (RNZ): Pay equity changes: Two sides of the coalition brought out Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Five things you need to know about the surprise pay equity change Catherine McGregor (Spinoff): ‘Dark day for NZ women’ as pay equity regime gutted under urgency Fleur Fitzsimons (Post): Pay equity rollback: constitutional vandalism on an unprecedented scale (paywalled) Bill Hickman...
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1 week ago |
democracyproject.substack.com | Bryce Edwards
It’s very difficult to hold power to account when they don’t keep proper records of what they are doing. That’s the essence of the problem when Cabinet Ministers like Erica Stanford “go off the grid” and use private communications channels like Gmail for their official government business. Whether intentionally or not, such politicians create “accountability holes” that prevent them from being fully scrutinised.
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1 week ago |
democracyproject.substack.com | Bryce Edwards
PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR Tom Day (1News): Erica Stanford sent pre-Budget documents to her personal email Russell Palmer (RNZ): National's Erica Stanford used personal email for work purposes Julia Gabel (Herald): Senior Minister Erica Stanford sent official briefings to personal email account Sam Smith (Stuff): National minister used personal email for government business Mountain Tūi: What Shocked Me About Erica Stanford's Emails Matthew Hooton (Patreon): Erica Stanford “scandal” is bad for...
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RT @colecameron: Read Bryce’s 𝕏 article last night. I’m not totally convinced about the problem to be solved. By nature, a lot of the work…
RT @BoydSwinburn: Excellent initiative launched by @bryce_edwards - just the type of detailed information needed for a lobby register. Coi…