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Bernard’s Saturday soliloquy and weekend Pick ‘n’ Mix for June 8/9
TL;DR: On reflection, the six things to note in Aotearoa-NZ’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty this week were:
* The Government-driven freeze in building new classrooms, local roads and water networks in order to save cash for tax cuts is frustrating communities facing massive population growth that has not been planned or invested for;
* Backlashes to Budget 2024 decisions breaking various pre-election promises on cancer drugs, first home buyer grants and sick leave are set to deliver more opinion poll body blows to the Government in coming days;
* Dying cancer patients…
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