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Friday, 21 May 2021, 4:54 pm This bill would amend the part of the Education and Training Act 2020 that is about funding early childhood services and certified playgroups. The Act sets out that early childhood services and certified playgroups receive annual grants from the Government. The Minister determines the amount granted and can set conditions about how the money is to be spent. This bill would enable the Minister to specify what conditions or purposes grants may be paid for. These would include employment conditions such as remuneration and purposes such as employment relations aims....

The Budget and why it matters: What you need to know © RNZ / Vinay Ranchhod Explainer - The Budget is approaching. From the way politicians, journalists, pundits and businesspeople talk it's like a secret society having the party of the year, but surely it's just numbers and columns? What actually is it? Is it really that important? Can I even do anything about it? RNZ is here to clear it all up. What is the Budget? In simple terms, the Parliamentary Budget (with a capital B) is just like a household budget (lower case b) on a larger scale. It's an assessment of how much money the governmen...

A history of failure: How successive governments have failed to solve social care crisis Ahead of the Queen's Speech, we take a look at how a succession of promises to repair and reform have come to little 11 May 2021 • 11:21am The Covid pandemic killed tens of thousands of care home residents Credit: Hugh R Hastings/Getty Images Europe In September 1997, Tony Blair, the then Prime Minister, told the Labour Party conference: "I don't want [our children] brought up in a country where the only way pensioners can get long term care is by selling their home". Shortly afterwards, in response to ...

MP for Ellesmere Port Anyone keeping up-to-date with political news in the last few weeks will almost certainly have heard references to the term ‘cronyism’. It is the description given to what is accepted as a corrupt practice where individuals in positions of power and influence abuse their authority to dispense favours to their friends and allies. In particular, allegations have been made that Government Ministers have for some time been guilty of widespread cronyism when dealing, for example, with National Health Service contracts worth many millions of pounds in relation to essenti...

History is complicated – and charities have never been an 'antidote to politics' Last year a National Trust report into slavery and colonialism caused a furore, and claims that charities should stay out of politics – but, as Rebecca Cooney finds out, that has never been an option by Rebecca Cooney Black Lives Matter protesters throw the statue of philanthropist and slave trader Edward Colston into the Avon in June 2020. Photo by Giulia Spadafora/NurPhoto via Getty Images Sign in to continue Free email bulletins