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Scum

· IrishBill

Cameron Slater's co-blogger Steady Eddy is back to his creepy brownshirt tricks again and this time his target is Labour Party candidate Kate Sutton. I'll say right now that I'm concerned about giving this filth any oxygen but considering Eddy's previous attacks on Sutton have…

scoundrels

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Cheap thrills

· all_your_base

If you're in the market for some cheap BZP but don't want to sell your soul to the ACT Party to get your hands on it, apparently you're in luck.

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The parties’ climate change policies

· Steve Pierson

'Tis the season for surveys of the parties. Greenpeace sent a questionnaire to each of the parliamentary parties asking for their polices on 20 climate change issues. They've published the answers and rated the policies for effectiveness tackling climate change. The results are summarised below.…

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National’s victims policy

· Steve Pierson

National has proposed several initiatives around victims' rights, most of which are based on policy already under development by the Ministry of Justice. Sure to gain media attention is the ‘Victims' Compensation Scheme' to be funded from a levy of $50 on every convicted offender.…

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What’s up, Doc?

· Steve Pierson

There have been a number of stories recently about the number of doctors heading overseas but they are usually sensationalist and lack context. The most important questions are how many doctors do we have working in New Zealand, and how does that relate to the…

health Media

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The Kingmaker Debate

· Steve Pierson

TV7's Kingmaker debate was an opportunity for the leaders of the smaller parties to promote themselves without being overshadowed by Clark and Key. It's shallow to give out points for a debate like this or announce winners but the debate did highlight the leaders' strengths and…

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