The strength of capitalism can be attributed to an incentive structure based upon the three Ps: (1) prices determined by market forces. Our challenge now is to make the very best of us, a daily reality. That may not always be the case, but for now were making it work., As for being pronounced a game changer for women, Ardern welcomed the idea she might inspire others, but was eager to present a truthful picture. While the 1972 Royal Commission on Social Security defined the aim of welfare as giving those with disadvantages a standard of living much like that of the rest of the community, by the 1990s, the system came to be viewed as simply a safety net, and one that Kiwis had to be discouraged from using as much as possible. We have more to do, she said, words she would repeat throughout the day, but I am an optimist. But Peters decided against backing the three-term incumbent National party. Read the story being discussed on Jesse Mulligans show on Radio New Zealand on 17 May 2018. New Zealand's third female PM, and at 37 our youngest leader since Edward Stafford in 1856, Jacinda Ardern had the most meteoric rise to power of any New Zealand PM - three months prior to being sworn in, . But personally, Id prefer a lineup of self-described liberals governing like socialists, rather than a group of proud socialists governing like neoliberals. (So let us gather with love, in peace, for this family, so that they may truly live again, so that we all may truly live again.). She wooed the world with talk of kindness and compassion, while at home ruling like a dictator. Terrible bone structure. Shes not putting on an act. It just wasnt something she thought about, she said, hardly at all. Does that mean that the clock needs to be reset so everyone is equal again? Jacinda became the second woman ever elected president of the International Union of Socialist Youth, the world's largest international political youth . She pointedly refused to speak the name of the man who did it. In the wake of New Zealands worst terror attack, the prime minister talks frankly about the aftermath, global scrutiny and how a nation heals. Earlier that decade, she lived for two and a half years in London, where she worked in Tony Blairs Cabinet Office. (Later in the day I contact Gayford, host of a television fishing show and father of the couples nine-month-old daughter, Neve, asking for his official position on the prime minister having returned to coffee. Politics is changing in Aotearoa, as it is all over the world. I was born one and politics has not beaten it out of me yet. A week ago, I asked her if the Christchurch attack had affected this optimism. The occasion for this supposed reverse metamorphosis was the highly anticipated budget day, with suggestions that, after three years of treading water, the government was gearing up to announce something major. If anyone out there has a better photo let us know! At school, her mother once revealed, she convened a happy club. The Unions focus was human rights and equal opportunities for the worlds children. We cannot simply sit back and accept that these platforms just exist and that what is said on them is not the responsibility of the place where they are published. Jacinda started her political career in high school. A handful of words have been highlighted in bright orange. There is no question that [the] ideas and language of division and hate have existed for decades, but their form of distribution, the tools of organisation, they are new, she said. She keeps talking and she talks fast. Jacinda swapped her after school job at the local fish and chip shop to work for New Zealands Labour Party in the 1999 General Election. Those values represent the very best of us. One Christchurch-based broadcaster issued an apology for an earlier column about Islam, saying, I look back at my comments ashamed. And in a powerful speech a week after the attack, Gamal Fouda, the imam of Al Noor mosque, where 42 worshippers were killed, said the murders did not come overnight, but were the result of the anti-Muslim rhetoric of some political leaders, media agencies and others. It is just 10 days since. That position allowed her to travel to such places as China, Algeria, India, and Lebanon. Observers waited to see how Labour would spend the oodles of political capital it had gathered off the back of one of the worlds best pandemic responses. Were deciding whether I can get away with jandal-wear for the latter part of the afternoon, she confided. There cannot be a case of all profit, no responsibility., This isnt a New Zealand issue, this is a global one, says Ardern today, carefully choosing her words. By then, I had interviewed Ardern twice already: after a breakfast meeting at an Auckland hotel, and a few days earlier at Waitangi, on the northern tip of the North Island. Over the past two weeks we have heard the stories of those impacted by this terrorist attack. OPINION: It is important to understand political ideologies because they provide a lens into the underpinning beliefs and values that guide political goals and decision-making. The exact number of years Jacinda Ardern was a member of the radical hard left group the International Union of Socialist Youth is unknown, but given she turned 20 in 2001, its likely to be around 10 years. I would like to just do my job and be judged on being the prime minister of New Zealand, said Ardern. She highlighted recent reforms to help disadvantaged Mori, to lift children out of poverty, most notably in the form of a families package that boosted assistance to low- and middle-income families. 493 The biggest misconception about Jacinda Ardern is that she is a pioneering progressive or socialist. If there are words that proved defining, they were those spoken by 71-year-old Haji-Daoud Nabi, who moments before being shot dead addressed the gunman from the door of Al Noor mosque, saying: Hello, brother.. People have remarked upon the way weve responded, but to me there was no question. There is evidence of her having said comrade. Her partner is Clarke Gayfo For example, if Ardern and her comrades take away your income and wealth and give it to me, but through either hard work, initiative, entrepreneurial spirit and luck you manage to have more income and wealth than I have in say a year from now, does that mean I get to have more of your income and wealth so we become equal again? It's intuitive, ll show you something, says Jacinda Ardern. Here was a progressive upgrade on Canadas Justin Trudeau: an outward-looking young woman in a global lineup still dominated by greying men. Jacinda Ardern is one of New Zealand's young politicians, Sarah Hall sits down with her to find out just what her aspirations are. He is an extremist, she told parliament four days later. All this wasnt about the nuts and bolts of practical policy. Simple words, spoken by the bereaved and everyone I met who has been affected by this attack. Together with the right-wing parties attempt at parliamentary red-baiting, its the logical next step for New Zealands conservative MPs, who have tried to dent prime minister Jacinda Arderns stunning popularity with a series of unsuccessful and increasingly lame talking points cribbed from the US Republican Party, from fearmongering about a UN migration pact, to attacks on wokeness, to race-baiting. Win big with the brand-new novel from the International No 1 Bestselling phenomenon and author ofMe Before YouandThe Giver of Stars. Let that be the legacy of the 15th of March. Theres something very grounding about that. She wooed the world with talk of kindness and compassion, while at home ruling like a dictator. If you could see the amount of reading that is required in that role. Ardern took that on, too, in her parliamentary speech on 19 March, four days after the attack. I thought, yeah, that looks all right, thatll do.. After completing a communications degree, she worked for a short stint in the Beehive of the last Labour prime minister, Helen Clark, who recalls noticing Arderns promise when she was on a team drafting answers for parliamentary questions. It is actually a Marxist term. Were trying to do it ourselves and with our family, said Ardern. The critical thing has been the inclusive approach. Its the story of four people, all of whom attend the same wedding in New York, all of whom see one of the guests sit down and refuse to get back up, seemingly entering a catatonic What do NZ fans really think of Fran Littlewood's debut novel? Following the Christchurch attacks, Ardern was asked at a press conference if she agreed with Trumps downplaying of the rise of white supremacy. In the hours after the attack, in which an Australian-born white-supremacist shot dead 50 unarmed people in two mosques, Ardern said that this was an act of terrorism. Use the key to unlock the secret message! The revival of socialism in mainstream politics has been one of the bigger developments of the last five years. UPDATE 2: Chris sent us the uncropped original (click for larger view): Apologies to the Schnews that was actually a pretty good wee publication that came out of Brighton, England. Approximately.. Racism exists, but it is not welcome here. Act of exraordnry violence. We will remember the tears of our nation, and the new resolve we have formed. These are my notes for the first press conference, she explains. Most controversially, when it came to the superannuation surcharge a claw-back tax on high-earner pensioners that dented the programs universality the budget both raised the rate and expanded the number of people who had to pay it. I suppose that is exactly what Ardern and her comrades mean because they further stated: Todays dominating economical system of Western capitalism has contributed to the unequal distribution of wealth worldwide.. The fact is that she is talking the second the question is finished, if not before. My belief in the humanity of New Zealanders has strengthened. These prosaic-seeming challenges will resurface. You may know her as the youngest and third female Prime Minister of New Zealand, the first head of government to take maternity leave and the powerfully empathetic responder in times of crisis. The end of Ruthenasia, cheered the Labour-aligned Standard, referring to the nickname given to the brutal austerity program initiated by Richardsons budget. (He is a criminal. After completing a communications degree, she worked for a short stint in the Beehive of the last Labour prime minister, Helen Clark, who recalls noticing Arderns promise when she was on a team drafting answers for parliamentary questions. We gather here, 14 days on from our darkest of hours. But does this make the Labour Party socialist? And then I came here and was met with this simple greeting. The alternative option is that we come out and say, for instance, on child poverty, that weve got these really minimalist targets. And there is little sign that, beyond emergency measures necessitated by the pandemic, the party is planning to permanently re-expand the size and scope of government. Trump had by then called to offer his condolences, and asked what he could do to help. Two police officers stand by the glass doors, cradling semi-automatic weapons. These stories, they now form part of our collective memories. Locals started leaving tributes here on 15 March; today they form a river, filling the pavement for 250 metres. Asked whether she, too, was a socialist, Ardern once president of the International Union of Socialist Youth professed that Ive always described myself as a democratic socialist but that I have never found those terms particularly useful in New Zealand because we do not tend to talk in those terms here., Here it is more common to say progressive, or member of the Labour Party, she explained. So I think its implicit for him now, too.. Official records of that meeting give us insights into Arderns political ideology. Nau mai, haere mai ki tnei hui. Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern (born July 26, 1980), also known as Aunty Cindy or simply Cindy, or Jabcinda is the far-left socialist globalist agnostic former Prime Minister and dictator of New Zealand.She served as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party from 2017 to 2023, and is the second elected and third overall female Prime Minister of New Zealand after Helen Clark and the second . Given Ardern and her comrades had progressive answers to the financial crisis, those answers might now be used to guide us through the turmoil and hardship of post-Covid-19. Comrades means something. Arderns Labour-led coalition government was under constant scrutiny: could she achieve the transformational reform shed promised, when every change in the law meant scratching the backs of her coalition partners? They are the publisher. Also of note, rumour also has it that Jacinda may be running as a candidate for the Labour Party. The elements of that surprised me, says Ardern today. Speaking at a Maori ceremony at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. So, no, I didnt really think about that, either., Later, it was suggested to her that it was an important symbol of solidarity with Muslim women in New Zealand, who felt unsafe. It looks like a pout every time.. On the contrary, gun crimes rose to a 10-year high after the law went into effect, according to Radio New Zealand. Comrades means something. (I spoke to Clark a few days after the Christchurch attack, and she told me Arderns response had resonated because it was authentic. And then, within 15 minutes, I can be back in the hotel room having Neve spit pumpkin on my shoe. Progressives are socialists. Photograph: Jessie Casson/The Guardian, Jacinda Ardern: Very little of what I have done has been deliberate. It changes, probably more than we know, the way we work By our very nature, I think we probably do things a bit differently., Jacinda Ardern grew up in the conservative, rural North Island town of Morrinsville. Arguably, the Government revolves around Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern she calls the shots. She is sharp. Succinctly, steelily, the prime minister framed what had happened in her own terms. Richardson used several different economic issues including a higher-than-expected deficit forecast and a recent credit-rating downgrade to finish the job, making steep welfare cuts of around 2030 percent the centerpiece of the budget. Twice a minute. Meeting Muslim community leaders in Wellington following the attack. Its intuitive. Bring it on. It also prompted Ardern herself to weigh in. We will remember the first responders who gave so much of themselves to save others. Comforting a mourner at Kilbirnie mosque in Wellington. Ardern stares out the question for several seconds, grimacing. We never have been. The Herald reports:. But we can be the nation that discovers the cure. Its decision to stagger the boost means families in need will now be pointlessly deprived of much-needed funds until next year. And have people say, Wheres your ambition?, Under New Zealands proportional system in which people get two votes, one for their local politician and one for a party, as in Germany a single-party majority is near impossible. It turned out the strict gun law Ardern championed failed to curb gun crimes. Of course she needed to project New Zealands voice, but her focus was on domestic priorities. The Spinoffs political coverage is powered by the generous support of our members. Sometimes, what youre promoting are things like wellbeing, these ambitious but intangible things. She doesnt want to lower the bar, to be someone who only has regard to political measures of success and says, Well, Im only going to set these ambitions, and talk in this way, because I dont want to be judged harshly for not having achieved them., When Ardern was made leader of the Labour party in 2017, she and Gayford were struggling to start a family. Fifteen times. We are sitting on sofas in her office on the ninth floor of the Beehive, the circular building that houses the New Zealand government in Wellington. Its very genuine, and people warm to that. We know we need to act, she had told them. Thenprime minister Jim Bolger aimed to arrest New Zealands drift from work to welfare, end what he believed was permanent dependency on the state, and achieve a permanent and substantial reduction in the financial and human cost of welfarism.. She had, though, seen the shooters manifesto, the 74-page screed he posted online. We each hold the power, in our words and in our actions, in our daily acts of kindness. And we also ask that the condemnation of violence and terrorism turns now to a collective response. A year earlier, she had become the first female prime minister to speak at the Waitangi pwhiri, a significant moment in the New Zealand calendar, and the youngest, at 37. But the answer to them lies in a simple concept that is not bound by domestic borders, that isnt based on ethnicity, power base or even forms of governance. Now, the New Zealand Labour Party is getting in on the act, too. She was raised a Mormon, but quit the church in her early 20s, principally because of its stance on homosexuality. The definition of "comrade" from An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Marxism, Socialism and Communism is as follows: Originally, one who shares the same chamber. The second of two daughters born to a Mormon family . But look closer and, encouraging though it may be, the reality of Labours budget falls short of the most effusive praise. And you dont pick that sort of thing up because youre not a Marxist. The reality was that I went down into the shed, pulled out my fishing box and took out some hooks, Gayford told me earlier this year. And so to each of us as we go from here, we have work to do, but do not leave the job of combatting hate to the government alone. He called his wife. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has had an impressive career since she was elected as leader in 2017 and was recently named #2 in Fortunes list of Worlds Greatest Leaders in 2019. E rau rangatira m, e ng reo, e ng mana. Jacinda Ardern, former Young Labour president and political advisor, has just been elected president of the International Union of Socialist Youth - a group encompassing socialist, social democratic and Labour Party youth organisations from more than 100 countries. Outside, the flags are at half-mast. I will forgive lavishly, because this heart doesnt want any more life to be lost, he tells the crowd. Haere atu r. The revival of socialism in mainstream politics has been one of the bigger developments of the last five years. The world has been stuck in a vicious cycle of extremism breeding extremism and it must end. Thats all.. Ardern was grinning. This is especially so outside New Zealand. Looking for your kid's next great read? Among the speakers this morning is 13-year-old Salma, who stands at the microphone and says, simply, of her father, Ashraf, who was killed: He was a really nice man. Farid Ahmeds wife, Husna, was killed at Al Noor Mosque, too. You just have to. Labours guarded but seemingly genuine attempt to try on the socialist label could be a positive step if it helps further demystify the word, particularly in a country still stumbling around in the hungover haze of a decades-old neoliberal binge. The couples mothers are the main backup unit, especially when Gayford is away shooting Fish Of The Day, his fishing-travel-cooking hybrid show for the National Geographic channel. It is just 10 days since a terrorist attack in Christchurch took the lives of 50 people at prayer. And my response to that? And it took aim at New Zealands old-age pension system, raising the retirement age from sixty to sixty-five and freezing payments for two years. and served as president of the International Union of Socialist Youth. This is at the Youth Socialist conference, she was the president in 2009, and she used the word comrade 15 times in eight minutes. But how much do you really know about Jacinda Ardern? 3. The prime minister was deep in conversation with her press secretary when she arrived for the formal part of our interview at Waitangi in February. Opinion. We didnt even know a confirmed toll. The Union's focus was human rights and equal opportunities for the world's children. 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