I stand here as a very proud member of the great socialist democratic Labour Party, proclaimed New Lynn MP Deborah Russell. The alternative option is that we come out and say, for instance, on child poverty, that weve got these really minimalist targets. Discussions surrounding a potential delay in elections gripped many countries around the . And then, within 15 minutes, I can be back in the hotel room having Neve spit pumpkin on my shoe. She used to kick me a lot, but I would especially notice when I came on to marae [a Mori meeting place], probably because of all the noise, the haka and performances. Ardern stares out the question for several seconds, grimacing. But he will, when I speak, be nameless.) There was none of the bellicose, war-footing political rhetoric that so often stalks terrorist attacks. Jacinda Ardern, former Young Labour president and political advisor, was 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, in January 2008.. She is now the Prime Minister of New Zealand, serving since 26 October 2017.. That position allowed her to travel to such places as China, Algeria, India, and Lebanon. Subscribe today and get a yearlong print and digital subscription. 2. Appointed as New Zealand's Prime Minister in 2017, Jacinda Ardern has been described as an iron fist in a velvet glove. Her opponents sneered that it was all just stardust, but the party surged on a wave of Jacindamania. A fight was brewing over the possible introduction of a capital gains tax. The information was patchy and it was very difficult to decipher exactly what had happened, she recalls. The co-creators of Hero of the Sea interview each other about writing, illustrating and their latest collaboration. Labour refuses to implement a wealth tax or otherwise raise taxes on the rich, while continually placing more and more of the burden on consumers through regressive consumption taxes. I thought, yeah, that looks all right, thatll do.. The Unions focus was human rights and equal opportunities for the worlds children. Socialism is based on the theory that incentives don't matter! I found this hard to believe. Armed police are everywhere. In 2008, Ardern was elected president of the International Union of Socialist Youth, a role that took her around the world. Ardern agrees. I will always strive for better. Ardern took that on, too, in her parliamentary speech on 19 March, four days after the attack. The Herald reports:. 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. In other words, Richardson and her allies aimed not just to tinker with select programs but to transform hearts, minds, and what was politically acceptable. More than that, the countrys public debt is low, as are interest rates and, therefore, the costs of servicing it. 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. Intro 'Smiling socialist' Jacinda Ardern is trying to 'shut down free speech' Sky News Australia 3.08M subscribers Subscribe 8.1K Share 181K views 4 months ago Everyone should be concerned. Appointed as New Zealand's Prime Minister in 2017, Jacinda Ardern has been described as an iron fist in a velvet glove. She calls herself a progressive. We never have been. In 2008, Ardern was elected president of the International Union of Socialist Youth, a role that took her around the world. Progressives are socialists. Not so much, Ardern says. A handful of words have been highlighted in bright orange. You just do what feels right.. To understand the idealogical beliefs of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern we can look back to her time as president of the International Union of Socialist Youth, writes Steve Elers. and served as president of the International Union of Socialist Youth. As if becoming a mother and prime minister were not challenging enough, Ardern found herself hailed as a standard bearer for women everywhere. Later the same year she returned to New Zealand to campaign full-time during the 2008 election and became New Zealand's youngest MP. It was naturally what you would do. By the way, I have used "comrade" because it is how union members referred to themselves throughout the 2009 meeting. That morning, Friday 15 March, she had surprised a crowd of local school students who were taking part in the global climate strike. They were words spoken by a community who, in the face of hate and violence, had every right to express anger but instead opened their doors for all of us to grieve with them. Jacinda was more surprised than anyone when she was handed the leadership aft. Bernie Sanderss two presidential campaigns sparked a series of elections of democratic socialists at every level of US government. Peace be upon you. Its very genuine, and people warm to that. It made cuts to ACC, New Zealands accident compensation program, while shifting its funding burden from employers to employees paychecks. Let our Puffin Ambassadors tell you why you should pick up Coastwatcher, a thrilling adventure novel for 9+ readers. The level of detail that she has to absorb, and is able to retain, blows my mind. And women and girls around the world will be the better for it., From a closer proximity, and speaking before the Christchurch attacks, Gayford told me that what he found most impressive was his partners grip on the minutiae. Within hours, Trump was doing the opposite, throwing his weight behind a Fox News broadcaster who had questioned the patriotism of a Muslim congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, because she wore a hijab. She resigned as prime minister in January 2023. They are us. Branko Marcetic is a Jacobin staff writer and the author of Yesterday's Man: The Case Against Joe Biden. 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. acinda Ardern grew up in the conservative, rural North Island town of Morrinsville. But with that memory comes a responsibility. Those values represent the very best of us. She is sharp. 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. I didnt mean it that way. 3. a terrorist attack in Christchurch took the lives of 50 people, over a failure to meet targets on a flagship house-building scheme, the party surged on a wave of Jacindamania, opted to become deputy to a thirtysomething prime minister, the second world leader to give birth in office, throwing his weight behind a Fox News broadcaster, said the murders did not come overnight, national remembrance service is held at Hagley Park in Christchurch. 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. Understandably the global media paint the. Just a few months later it was revealed that the prime minister was pregnant. I have been asking Ardern about her immediate response to the attack, which from the outset put a clear emphasis on inclusivity and solidarity. While that suite of reforms had seen a mass sell-off of state assets and the dismantling of New Zealands extensive system of regulations and economic controls, it had left its welfare state mostly untouched. And you dont pick that sort of thing up because youre not a Marxist. And skyrocketing living costs, thanks especially to an out-of-control housing market, have made these numbers worth significantly less since WEAGs recommendations. The piece that Larry [Williams] referred to this morning, Ive watched a couple of times, showed it to some other people over the weekend and they were aghast. But personally, Id prefer a lineup of self-described liberals governing like socialists, rather than a group of proud socialists governing like neoliberals. What did it mean? Very little of what I have done has been deliberate. Twice a minute. Later, Ardern was due to officially open a music festival, but at that moment she was on her way to visit the site of a new school. Do you liken yourself to Jacinda Ardern? And my bet is that no one would. Official records of that meeting give us insights into Arderns political ideology. Arguably, the Government revolves around Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern she calls the shots. You think of Tony Blairs period, now, and what do people talk about? She had just seen her partner return to his spot in the third row of plastic seating with Neve propped up on his knee, having just had a nappy change in the back seat of a car around the corner. This deluge of political confessions began with a sadly typically embarrassing exchange in Parliament, which saw an MP from the right-wing National Party, David Bennett, accuse Labour MP Kieran McAnulty of being a communist. Upon being forced to withdraw and apologize for the unparliamentary remark, one of Bennetts fellow National Party MPs instead accused McAnulty of being a socialist., Yes, I am a socialist, and Im proud of it, McAnulty shot back, in a reply that quickly went viral. Also of note, rumour also has it that Jacinda may be running as a candidate for the Labour Party. Theres no point at which you can say: I give up on being a parent or I give up on doing this job., There is no nanny. Its chosen not to forgive debt owed to the ministry in charge of welfare, nor acted on the WEAGs calls to lift punitive sanctions on beneficiaries. In the interests of democracy, we have transcribed his words below. JACINDA ARDERN . 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. Theres something very grounding about that. Earlier that decade, she lived for two and a half years in London, where she worked in Tony Blairs Cabinet Office. I look like Im pouting. Jacinda started her political career in high school. A responsibility to be the place that we wish to be. 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.. (The tides of remembrance flow over Christchurch today.). And then I came here and was met with this simple greeting. However, she just couldnt stop her desire to help others and ended up working at a New York soup kitchen, serving food to the poor and homeless people of the city. No, she said, bluntly. Let that be the legacy of the 15th of March. This is especially so outside New Zealand. For a school project, Jacinda interviewed former Member of Parliament Marilyn Waring and was very impressed by how friendly and helpful Ms Waring was. Ill just leave it there., But she didnt leave it there, picking up on a thread from our conversation in Waitangi earlier in the week. Win big with the brand-new novel from the International No 1 Bestselling phenomenon and author ofMe Before YouandThe Giver of Stars. Given we are facing what is likely to be many years of economic turmoil and hardship, the political ideology of our Government needs to be laid bare so we can gain insights into what a post-Covid-19 New Zealand economy might look like. Its decision to stagger the boost means families in need will now be pointlessly deprived of much-needed funds until next year. (I spoke to Clark a few days after the Christchurch attack, and she told me Arderns response had resonated because it was authentic. She had, though, seen the shooters manifesto, the 74-page screed he posted online. It is just 10 days since a terrorist attack in Christchurch took the lives of 50 people at prayer. For example, the meeting documents state the aim of the union is to defend and spread our core socialist principles. As-salaam Alaikum. But she is done with that kind of question. CPAG estimates that families on welfare would need an extra $100$230 a week to stay above poverty, and that the Treasurys own forecasts only see child poverty dropping a mere 1.4 points to 17 percent by 2023, leaving at least 180,000 kids in poverty. In 2008, Ardern was elected President of the International Union of Socialist Youth, visiting Jordan, Israel, Algeria and China. No friend of free speech, she had little regard for public opinion and no respect for those with a contrary view. For example, is a 20 per centgap of "inequality"acceptable? The end of Ruthenasia, cheered the Labour-aligned Standard, referring to the nickname given to the brutal austerity program initiated by Richardsons budget. I would like to just do my job and be judged on being the prime minister of New Zealand, said Ardern. But does this make the Labour Party socialist? What would she like to see other nations, other leaders, draw from New Zealands experiences? If you dont pause occasionally then youre talking nonsense, you dont know what youre saying. Once every 30 seconds. Shes not just leading a country, gushed Facebooks Sheryl Sandberg last year. Theres so many of us great socialists on this side of the House, said Christchurch Central MP Duncan Webb. An assault on the freedom of any one of us who practices their faith or religion, is not welcome here. A gunman - or gunmen, it was not . I am here today to bring with me the grief of all New Zealand, she said. Thats it. We would be fools to believe political decisions are primarily evidence based. 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. Instead, Ardern and her comrades stated: Redistribution will lead to more financial stability and justice. At school, her mother once revealed, she convened a happy club. We have consensus really built into our system. This interview was due to go to press the day the news of the Christchurch attacks emerged. ), (My greetings to the whole of Ngi Tahu.). Fifteen times. It was half a lifetime ago, she guesses. Steve Elers is a senior lecturer at Massey Universitys School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing who writes a weekly column for Stuff on social and cultural issues. The result was what youd expect: poverty and hunger persistently rose while wealth inequality dramatically widened, with Richardsons beloved government surpluses built predominantly on the back of often poor families. Lets do this, went the slogan. Jacinda governs by dictate. His views are his own and do not represent Massey University. And my response to that? E rau rangatira m, e ng reo, e ng mana. But we can be the nation that discovers the cure., After the service I meet Tofazzal Alam, a Bangladesh-born New Zealander who was in the Linwood mosque when it was attacked. Shes not putting on an act. We will remember the tears of our nation, and the new resolve we have formed. I knew what I wanted to say about that straight away. The other is that shes actually pretty smart. Or does it need to be closer, like 10 per cent? 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. 17 April 2021 9:00 AM There she goes, New Zealand's Wonder Woman, striking a model's pose on the cover of yet another women's magazine, Thrive, dedicated to the wellness mantras Ardern herself spouts. she was elected president of the International Union of Socialist Youth. But we can be the nation that discovers the cure. (I spoke to Clark a few days after the Christchurch attack, and she told me Arderns response had resonated because it was authentic. No friend of free speech, she had little regard for public opinion and no respect for those with a contrary . No, she said. Jacinda worked at a soup kitchen in New York. It felt incredibly sad but completely obvious as well, that there would be those who would be worried. Were trying to do it ourselves and with our family, said Ardern. A filter will be available to find the specific debate / speech you wish to view. The second press conference I wrote on my phone on the way to Wellington.. We are not immune to the viruses of hate, of fear, of other. The Iraq war. 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. This means Ardern must negotiate with both NZ First and the Green party to advance any legislation. I was in a hotel room. 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. The word progressive is a dirty word, to be blunt, in my philosophy. The government very cannily framed its budget as a reversal of 1991s Mother of all Budgets, one that would right the wrongs put in place by its author, the National Partys thenfinance minister Ruth Richardson, who designed maybe the most extreme case of welfare state retrenchment in the Western world. And is New Zealand Labour returning to its semi-socialist roots? Jacinda loved living on the orchard in Murupara and learned to drive a tractor before she could drive a car! Maybe with your sincerity, not your smile, suggested the photographer. When she was made leader of the Labour party, with weeks to go before the 2017 election, the campaign was built around a self-described relentlessly positive outlook. It is just 10 days since. watched as international politics has continued to change while serving as the president of the International Union of Socialist Youthan umbrella organisation of over 150 progressive youth movements from . One is the idea that you just talk, and you confuse people, and if you talk fast enough and quickly enough, etcetera, and no one can keep up and they think theyre the dumb ones, and youre the bright one, and they dont know what youre saying, but youre saying something and it must be important, because you sound like you know what youre saying. Its been folded in half, and in half again, and again. It has no place in NZ. Now, whether you agree with her political philosophy is where the difference lies. Sometimes, what youre promoting isnt tangible. 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