Hi and welcome to the 41st edition of Werewolf,
in which we’re kicking back against the
real Nanny State. Here at the ‘Wolf we’re
dead against the kind of Big Government that passes laws
that (a) condone mass surveillance (b) penalise legitimate
protest and dissent (c) suppress Parliament’s checks and
balances (d) install the GCSB as the security guardian of
our telecommunications system (e) harass beneficiary
families while doling out corporate welfare and (f) make it
as difficult as possible for workers to organize
collectively and defend their wages and conditions. That’s
right. National’s version of the Nanny State is
the subject of this month’s cover story.
Thanks to
Lyndon Hood and Alastair Thompson for helping me post this
online this month. And to everyone who’s shown an interest
in reading Werewolf and keeping it going…thanks a bunch.
If you want to be involved and talk over some story ideas,
contact me at gordon@scoop.co.nz
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