Reapply: Rinse and Repeat
As you may know from this post, I’m required to reapply for the benefit every twelve months. This is yet another of the delightful results of the Jobseeker Benefit and Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Politics
Battling for the benefit: Why I became a sex worker
GUEST POST: I was a beneficiary for three years before I became a sex worker. It was a hard decision but not one I regret.
One in three
This week’s column in the Nelson Mail investigated the link between the lack of accommodation in Nelson (and many others part of New Zealand) and vulnerable women. As usual I didn’t have Continue Reading →
Women don’t own their bodies, apparently
Think New Zealand women have control over our reproductive rights? Think again.
All WINZ and no play
Some of you have asked, after all the attention in March: what happened next with WINZ? Have they changed? Has Labour done anything with all the stories of mistreatment I collected? Continue Reading →
Whose story is it?
I originally wrote this in January when the events surrounding the suicide of Dr Essay Anne Vanderbilt came to light. It was never published, because I was far too angry Continue Reading →
Online activism: Does it make a difference?
In this week’s Nelson Mail column, I asked if online activism really makes a difference. Can a Facebook like really feed a child? Here’s the full story with all relevant Continue Reading →
No Way TPPA
I’ve avoided writing anything about TPPA up til now, because frankly it just seemed too big and scary and I didn’t get it at all. I have a natural aversion Continue Reading →
Numbers, predictions, and the usual WINZ terror
Last week I wrote a post at On The Left about “WINZ-speak” and how much of it is deliberate bureaucratic miscommunication. I wanted to say a few more things about Continue Reading →
Introducing On The Left
If you’ve not had your head under a rock this week, you might’ve spied the new kid on the blogging block – On The Left. I’m entirely partial, but I Continue Reading →