February 16, 2024
Efeso Collins the pallbearer for neoliberalism
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New Green List MP Fa’anana Efeso Collins says the neo-liberal experiment has failed.
In his parliamentary maiden speech last night, the former Auckland councillor took aim at the policies adopted by both Labour and National Governments in the 1980s and 90s, and which persist in many parts of government.
“The economics of creating unemployment to manage inflation is farcical when domestic inflation in New Zelaand has been driven by big corporates making excessive profits. It’s time to draw a line in the sane and alongside my colleagues here in Te Pati Kakariki we’ve coem as the pallbearers of neoliberalism to bury these shallow, insufferable ideas once and for all,” Mr Collins said.
He also told parliament it needed to act on the extraordinary climate change challenges faced by nations in the Pacific.