Today’s content
Economy and fiscal policy
John Armstrong (Herald): Tax-cut signal looks like rod for National's back
John Armstrong (Herald): Quixotic English like dog with bone
Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): “I said surface, not surplus”
Fran O'Sullivan (Herald): Milk price could sour English's optimism
Vernon Small (Stuff): Deficit a bitter pill for Government
Patrick O'Meara (Radio NZ): English still tilting for surplus next year
Herald: Editorial: English must do more than hope surplus will appear
No Right Turn: No surplus
Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Bill English's money meteorologists
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Government surplus in doubt
Patrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Economy can grow faster than thought before inflation bites - Treasury
Paul McBeth (BusinessDesk): Govt shunts out return to surplus to 2016 as tax take misses expectations
Rob Salmond (Polity): Mirage
Simon Wong (TV3): English vows surplus despite deficit prediction
Sydney hostage siege and NZ
Tim Watkin (Pundit): Tone it down, John: Sydney seige words seem self-serving
Brian Rudman (Herald): Terrorism no justification to fight others' wars
Andrea Vance (Stuff): Crass opportunism in wake of siege
Grant Duncan (Policy matters): Mark Mitchell MP gets it wrong
Scott Hamilton (Reading the maps): 'Sanitizing New Zealand': Kiwibloggers react to the Sydney siege
John Minto (Daily Blog): Political opportunists out in force over Sydney hostage crisis
Herald: Sydney siege: NZ Muslims in tears over support
Taranaki Daily News: Editorial: Spy powers can't keep us safe
Year in review
Russell Brown (Public Address): Word of the Year 2014: #dirtypolitics
TV3: John Key 'political winner' of 2014 - Hooton
Cameron Graham (Sparrowhawk/Karearea): Māori broadcasting & the year of living dangerously
Official information problems
Radio NZ: Too much secrecy in public health - Ombudsman
Benedict Collins (Radio NZ): Media body takes aim at Govt OIA delay tactics
TVNZ: OIA review 'where the rubber meets the road' for Key
Isaac Davison (Herald): Government offices selected for OIA review
Radio NZ: Wide-ranging review of Official Information Act
Phil Goff and leaked SIS report
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Goff let off over revealing report details
Radio NZ: Goff apologises for report leak
Simon Wong (TV3): Goff apologises for SIS report leak
Isaac Davison (Herald): Goff apologises for leak
Mfat report
Hamish Rutherford (Stuff): Rizalman report may see disciplinary action
Radio NZ: MFAT boss told to consider disciplinary action
Isaac Davison (Herald): Diplomat inquiry results 'disappointing' - Minister
Tau Henare and suppression law
Newswire: Tau Henare denies suppression breach
Ian Stewart (Stuff): Tau Henare in court over suppression breach charge
Rob Kidd (Herald): Former MP yet to delete online alleged suppression breach
Inequality
Brian Easton (Pundit): Does Inequality Affect Economic Growth?
Derek Burrows (Stuff): It's a bit rich our egalitarian image is dead
Kate Dickie-Davis (Daily Blog): NZs new hobby – hating the poor
Other
Dominion Post: Cunning convertibles put rich listers in Luxe crew
Scott Yorke (Imperator Fish): My letter to Santa Claus
