Reforming Public Services
ACT New Zealand MP and former Finance Minister Sir Roger Douglas today addressed British business leaders, economists, policy makers and political commentators at UK think-tank Reform's policy confere
NZEI Misleading Public About Bulk Funding
The New Zealand Educational Institute's (NZEI) claim that bulk-funding failed in New Zealand schools does not stack up with the evidence, ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said tod
Mallard Wrong on Teacher Incentives
Labour MP Trevor Mallard's claim that teachers do have incentives to improve their performance because they can be promoted to a management role illustrates how ridiculous our education sector is, ACT
Sir Roger’s Bill Pulled From Ballot
ACT New Zealand MP Sir Roger Douglas was today pleased to have his Education (Board of Trustee Freedom) Amendment Bill pulled from the Ballot - his fourth Bill to be pulled this term.
Cycleway: Job Shuffling Not Job Creation
Prime Minister John Key's argument that his pet project of building a cycle way will create jobs is economic nonsense, ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said today.
Govt Spending Impoverishing Our Grandkids
Finance Minister Bill English’s shocking revelation in the house today that public sector spending in the financial year ending June 2009 was $93 billion - over 50 percent of GDP - should send shockwa
Government Expenditure Still Out of Control
The most concerning aspect of Budget 2010 is its failure to stop the expansion of Government expenditure, ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas said today.
Debt Problems on Horizon
ACT New Zealand Finance Spokesman Sir Roger Douglas today pointed out the concern that all New Zealanders should have with the growing debt problem looming on the horizon.