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Wendy – the roof painter’s ex wife?
Whale Oil has blogged about David Shearer and his beneficiary roof painter story, with an emphasis being put on ‘story’: Shearer Admits Rufus Paynter Is Ergh..Maybe… Not Real Can we believe if what MPs...
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Labour’s plan – redistribution of wealth
David Clark is Labour’s spokesman on Revenue. He said on his blog yesterday: My bill to raise the minimum wage to $15/hr was narrowly defeated. But I’m determined to keep up the fight for a fairer...
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Labour’s David reshuffle
David Shearer is talking about reshuffling the Labour front bench. Stuff report: Shearer hints at reshuffle as few shine in front row In comments to The Nation at the weekend, Mr Shearer said there...
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Dunne labels Clark criticism ‘ignorant’
The ODT reports on a spat between Labour’s David Clark and Minister of Revenue Peter Dunne. Criticism labelled ‘ignorant’ Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has taken a hard line with Dunedin North MP David...
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David Clark disses John Key
David Clark has posted a major diss of John Key at Red Alert: Voters let down by Key? Let me count the ways He details a number of ‘let downs’, most are valid points albeit mostly overblown a bit....
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Labour BBQ
Labour deputy leader Grant Robertson supervising Dunedin MPs David Clark and Clare Curran at a BBQ. From David Clark’s Facebook. It’s not known if David Shearer was invited.
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Labour’s ‘economic development’ needs development
New Labour spokesperson on Economic Development, David Clark, has a column in this week’s D Scene. Is this a pointer to his thinking on economic development? Things need to change. The minimum wage...
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Bryce Edwards on David Clark
Bryce Edwards writes on Labour MP David Clark in this week’s D Scene – Rookie MP takes another leap up the rankings. He notes Clark’s rise from being placed at 49 on Labour’s party list in 2011...
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Rev. David Clark – Labour party preacher
David Clark is getting good media attention, rated by some as a rising Labour star. Auckland student magazine Craccum is featuring him in a regular “debate”. This year, Craccum will be featuring a...
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Mondayising ANZAC and Waitangi Days a step closer
The Holidays (Full Recognition of Waitangi Day and Anzac Day) Amendment Bill passed its committee stages on a voice vote in Parliament tonight. Labour MP David Clark began by thanking supporters of his...
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David Clark on fairness
An interesting column by David Clark after returning from his Eisenhower Fellowship exchange trip to the United States. He compares freedom and fairness values here and in the US. Fairness the hallmark...
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Labour have a problem when…
…a column on ‘Fairness’ written by an MP rated by some as a rising star in Labour gets trashed by the most Labour orientated blog, The Standard. Dunedin North MP David Clark had a column published in...
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Dr Heckle and Mr Clark
Parliament yesterday was very volatile after the Speaker’s ruling on the temporary status of Peter Dunne. After the main theatrics and walkouts the tension continued, leading to the ejection of Defence...
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David Clark versus Steven Joyce on “regions are withering”
In Parliament Dunedin North MP David Clark questioned Minister of Economic Development Steven Joyce about problems in the regions with a “two speed economy” and bad news on employment. There is a lot...
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David Shearer disappoints in Dunedin
David Shearer visited Dunedin yesterday promoting Labour’s NZ Power policy. With local MPs David Clark and Clare Curran he had a staged PR sympathy/emotional event at a poor power consumer’s house in...
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Clark and Curran backing Robertson
Dunedin MPs David Clark and Clare Curran have announced they will back Grant Robertson in Labour’s leadership contest. The support isn’t a surprise, but the timing is very curious, on the eve of the...
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Labour’s targeting of multinational tax avoidance
Labour are continuing their targeting of multinational companies and their “aggressive tax avoidance”, mainly legally through what is called base erosion and profit shifting. Base erosion and profit...
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Labour – pay more tax or ban Facebook
Labour’s revenue spokesperson David Clark thinks that if Facebook doesn’t pay enough tax the Government should have an option to ban the use of it in New Zealand. But it probably won’t come to that, he...
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David Clark attacked from all sides on Facebook farce
Labour’s Revenue spokesperson David Clark has provoked derision from all sides for suggesting Government should have the banning of websites such as Facebook an option if they don’t pay enough tax –...
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“Labour face disaster at the next election”
Labour have struggled to make an impression since Helen Clark and Michael Cullen departed after their 2008 election loss. They struggled under Phil Goff. They struggled more under David Shearer. And...
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