Tag Archives: TPPA

The Government’s TPPA spin is not Working: We know it is a Corporate Deal for Their Rights Usurping Ours

Posted on November 22, 2015 by cjkperley

My apologies for this rant.  I confess to being very worried about the rise of powers that would have no problem in their hearts with reducing our civil liberties; but worse, would entrench a view of the world that would destroy … Continue reading →

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Are we in the Endgame of the Age of the Zombie Neoliberal Cult and Corporate Influence

Posted on November 10, 2015 by cjkperley

Let us document the changes, the shift in consciousness that is happening around the world, the signs of hope. The 1 percent (or is it the top 0.1 percent) – An interviewer of Russel Brand challenged him that the Occupy movement … Continue reading →

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The Trans-Pacific ‘Partnership’ and Our Environment

Posted on October 31, 2015 by cjkperley

The very idea that the Trans-Pacific ‘Partnership’ (TPP) is good for the environment (Craig Foss MP Hawke’s Bay Today 26th October) is arrant nonsense.  More than that, it is wilful distortion. While Mr Foss might have the privilege of knowing what clauses … Continue reading →

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The TPPA and New Zealand’s Democracy

Posted on October 8, 2015 by cjkperley

Presented in weekly radio spot on Hawke’s Bay local radio station Bay FM.   The Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations are concluded, and have shifted to the next phase – ratification by parliaments. The government is spinning like a … Continue reading →

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