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Alliance (New Zealand): Alliance (New Zealand) Mps, Alliance (New Zealand) Activists, James R. Flynn, Jim Anderton, Jeanette Fitzsimons |
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English |
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Paperback |
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86 |
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2010-06-08 |
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1157765173 |
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Books LLC |
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0.3 pounds |
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5.98 x 9.02 x 0.2 inches |
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Alliance (New Zealand) Mps, Alliance (New Zealand) Activists, James R. Flynn, Jim Anderton, Jeanette Fitzsimons, Matt Robson, Sandra Lee-Vercoe, Alamein Kopu, Rod Donald, Matt Mccarten, Laila Harré, Frank Grover, Pam Corkery, Grant Gillon, John Wright, Willie Jackson, Phillida Bunkle, Hamish Macintyre, Paul Piesse, Stephnie de Ruyter, Jill Ovens, Liz Gordon, Kevin Campbell, Victor Billot. Excerpt: The Alliance, in New Zealand politics, is a left-wing political party. The party is currently outside parliament, but has previously been a significant presence there. It suffered a major setback after Jim Anderton, the party's leader, left the party in 2002, taking several of the party's MPs. After the remaining MPs lost their seats in the 2002 election, some commentators predicted the demise of the party but it stood candidates in the 2005 election. The Alliance contested Auckland City Council elections under the City Vision banner, in concert with the NZ Labour Party and Green Party. The Alliance ran 15 electorate candidates and a total of 30 candidates on the party list in the 2008 election, increasing its party vote from 2005. The Alliance is a decidedly left-wing party. It is a strong supporter of free education, free healthcare, the elimination of unemployment, and the maintenance of the welfare state. It also has a strong emphasis on women's rights, environmentalism, and Mori rights. It is a strong supporter of New Zealand's nuclear-free policy, and believes that New Zealand should not participate in aggressive military actions such as Afghanistan and Iraq. The party supports progressive taxation, which would mean higher tax for wealthier people and lower taxation for poorer people. It also supports the removal of the Goods and Services Tax... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=350893
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