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According to democracy expert Larry Diamond "between 2000 and 2015, democracy broke down in 27 countries, while many existing authoritarian regimes have become even less open, transparent, and responsive to their citizens." Across the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, total voter participation continues to…
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So Nigel Farage has bowed out of the leadership of UKIP. He announced that he was standing down last night and the reason advanced being that he wanted to get his life back. He plans to stay on as a member of the European Parliament…
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So this post is about a suite of frameworks not to adopt if the goal is to avoid 2 degrees of global warming. I’ve no idea what a chrematistic camel of the post header might look like by the way. I guess its hump might…
capitalism climate change Economy Environment ETS global warming International science tax
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The society that we have created here in NZ has tragically let down Daniel Bindner (found dead a few days ago in a recycling bale of compressed cardboard), his three children and the rest of his family, and the workers at OJI Fibre Solutions, in…
capitalism class war Economy employment farming health and safety unemployment
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
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Unlike our "government", Te Puea Marae is trying to do something practical for the homeless. Madeleine Chapman spent a week volunteering there, and wrote about it for The Spinoff: A week at Te Puea Te Puea Memorial Marae has become the epicentre and symbol of…
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The Nation has been doing some digging into #Sheepgate and last weekend broadcast the results. There were some findings that if confirmed should result in McCully's cabinet career being ended. Not to mention a potential Privileges Hearing to decide if he has misled Parliament. Here at the…
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It's great to see a party with the courage of their convictions: Government look at hardline measure to seize property for development Landbankers could have property seized by the Government if the land is within certain areas marked for housing development. Wait - what? Housing…
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In an effort to be seen to be doing something about a housing crisis that they say doesn't exist, the dynamic go-getter team at National Inc bring you - this: Govt puts $1b in Housing Infrastructure Fund The Government has announced a $1 billion Housing…
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Liberal PM Malcolm Turnbull's double-dissolution electoral gamble to get around a often hung senate has effectively now gone and hung the lower house as well. (see double-dissolution triggers). While the final results of the election won't be known until postal votes are counted on Tuesday, as…
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A general post for discussion of the Australian Election results as they come in tonight. Will be updated with events. Results should start to filter through after 8 pm local time when the booths close. The opinion polls are neck and neck ... Update: 2 and…
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If you're an average worker the actions of the National government have reduced the value of your KiwiSaver fund at retirement by about $100K: National’s cuts shave $100K off KiwiSaver by retirement Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party New analysis shows National’s constant cuts to…
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The past week has seen some of the most inept political manoeuvring I have ever seen from a left wing party, and believe me I have seen a lot ... Following the Brexit vote the Conservatives and David Cameron should have been pilloried by the…
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John Key and the National government have always attacked facts, scientists, lawyers, journalists and other experts that they don't like. Just ask Mike Joy, Bradley Ambrose, Jon Stephenson, Rodney Harrison QC and others. But lately National's denial of the facts has gone to a whole…
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It's Election Day across the ditch. Conservative Malcolm Turnbull is seeking a mandate to continue his leadership, while Labor's Bill Shorten wants to return the left to power and put a line under the Rudd/Gillard/Rudd years. The polls are showing margins thinner than a zig…
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
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Yesterday Generation Zero released their proposal for a Zero Carbon Act: The climate crisis is growing more urgent by the day. To realise the goal of keeping global warming to well below 2°C, as agreed by the whole world in Paris last December, we need…
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Of the 2015 budget Deborah Russell wrote: Very quietly, a cut here and a decrease there, a failure to keep up with inflation in one place, and ignoring increasing population in another place, the Government is walking away from New Zealand's longstanding social compact. It's…
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The leader of the UK's Leave campaign and the favourite to replace David Cameron as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has quit the race for the top job. He's been royally stabbed in the back by his lieutenant Michael Gove, who has thrown his own hat…
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