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May 14, 2024
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – the Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) The number of voices raising concerns about the Government’s Fast-Track Approvals Bill is rapidly growing. This is especially apparent now that Parliament’s select committee is listening to submissions from the public to evaluate the proposed legislation. Twenty-seven thousand submissions have been made to Parliament ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Analysis – The Govt’s Fast-Track being demolished by submissions to Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/bryce-edwards-analysis-the-govts-fast-track-being-demolished-by-submissions-to-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Analysis – The Govt’s Fast-Track being demolished by submissions to Parliament">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2024
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) “Follow the money” is the classic directive to journalists trying to understand where power and influence lie in society. In terms of uncovering who influences various New Zealand political parties and governments, it therefore pays to look at who is funding them. The political parties are ... <a title="Bryce Edwards Analysis – Following the political money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/08/bryce-edwards-analysis-following-the-political-money/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards Analysis – Following the political money">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2024
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards, Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) Many criticisms are being made of the Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill, including by this writer. But as with everything in politics, every story has two sides, and both deserve attention. It’s important to understand what the Government is trying to achieve and its arguments for such a bold ... <a title="Bryce Edwards – FastTrackWatch: The Case for the Government’s Fast Track Bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/27/bryce-edwards-fasttrackwatch-the-case-for-the-governments-fast-track-bill/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards – FastTrackWatch: The Case for the Government’s Fast Track Bill">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2024
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards, Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has surprised everyone with his ruthlessness in sacking two of his ministers from their crucial portfolios. Removing ministers for poor performance after only five months in the job just doesn’t normally happen in politics. That’s refreshing and will be extremely well received. The ... <a title="Bryce Edwards Analysis – Luxon’s ruthless show of strength is perfect for our angry era" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/25/bryce-edwards-analysis-luxons-ruthless-show-of-strength-is-perfect-for-our-angry-era/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards Analysis – Luxon’s ruthless show of strength is perfect for our angry era">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2024
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards, Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) Calling all journalists, academics, planners, lawyers, political activists, environmentalists, and other members of the public who believe that the relationships between vested interests and politicians need to be scrutinised. We need to work together to make sure that the new Fast-Track Approvals Bill – currently being pushed ... <a title="Bryce Edwards Analysis – Time for “Fast-Track Watch”" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/22/bryce-edwards-analysis-time-for-fast-track-watch/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards Analysis – Time for “Fast-Track Watch”">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2024
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) It’s been a tumultuous time in politics in recent months, as the new National-led Government has driven through its “First 100 Day programme”. During this period there’s been a handful of opinion polls, which overall just show a minimal amount of flux in public support for ... <a title="Bryce Edwards Analysis – Scoring 4.6 out of 10, the new Government is struggling in the polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/bryce-edwards-analysis-scoring-4-6-out-of-10-the-new-government-is-struggling-in-the-polls/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards Analysis – Scoring 4.6 out of 10, the new Government is struggling in the polls">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2024
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz). When the First Labour Government came into office in 1935, the new Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage was determined not to live a bourgeois, extravagant lifestyle. Being a representative of workers meant to him that he shouldn’t just take on the material comforts of the ruling ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Analysis – Anger at excessive politician pay and entitlements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/04/bryce-edwards-analysis-anger-at-excessive-politician-pay-and-entitlements/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Analysis – Anger at excessive politician pay and entitlements">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2024
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) Elections in the United States are dominated by big money. But what isn’t commonly understood is that most of it is raised and spent, not by the political parties and candidates for office, but by special interest groups who run their own election campaigns to ... <a title="Bryce Edwards Analysis – NZ elections are being Americanised with “dark money” flowing into campaign groups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/27/bryce-edwards-analysis-nz-elections-are-being-americanised-with-dark-money-flowing-into-campaign-groups/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards Analysis – NZ elections are being Americanised with “dark money” flowing into campaign groups">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2024
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards: Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) The Labour Party’s fortunes go from bad to worse. Ever since the party was turfed out of power in October, incurring its biggest-ever loss, the party has shown no real sign of learning any lessons from its defeat, nor does it show any capacity to revive ... <a title="Bryce Edwards Analysis – Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Labour’s worst week highlights its existential crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/bryce-edwards-analysis-forwarded-this-email-subscribe-here-for-more-labours-worst-week-highlights-its-existential-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards Analysis – Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Labour’s worst week highlights its existential crisis">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2024
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. New Zealand has fallen slightly in the latest Corruption Perception Index – which measures the least corrupt countries in the world. New Zealand has gone from number two in the world, to number three. The annual index is produced each year by the global anti-corruption NGO, Transparency International. The country’s ... <a title="Bryce Edwards Analysis – Luxon needs to raise standards in the Beehive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/31/bryce-edwards-analysis-luxon-needs-to-raise-standards-in-the-beehive/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards Analysis – Luxon needs to raise standards in the Beehive">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – Democracy Project . Incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is now being openly mocked and ridiculed by political commentators for his failure to achieve a coalition government. There are certainly signs that Luxon hasn’t managed the process well, and raising questions about competency at this early stage is a poor ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Analysis – Luxon’s embarrassing coalition negotiations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/17/bryce-edwards-political-analysis-luxons-embarrassing-coalition-negotiations/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Analysis – Luxon’s embarrassing coalition negotiations">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards (https://democracyproject.nz) In recent decades the New Zealand Parliament has become more representative of some of the historically neglected demographics in our society. As I told TVNZ’s Q+A programme in the weekend, it’s become browner, younger, more female and more gay, and this is good progress – see: New MP intake heavy ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup – New Zealand needs a more working-class Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-new-zealand-needs-a-more-working-class-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup – New Zealand needs a more working-class Parliament">Read more</a>
