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Daily Review 31/05/2017
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Tax cuts and 1600 deaths per year
One of the nasty little fishhooks in the budget (James Shaw in Parliament - Hansard link currently down here's the cache): I want to bring up the home insulation scheme because it was referred to earlier in the debate. When you think about the fact…
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A generous donation to Labour
Labour does not generally have "big money" donors like the Nats. It relies on small donations from lots of people, and tends to fight every election at a significant spending disadvantage. But this is a very generous donation, for a very interesting reason: 'Socialism closer…
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Eight years to an electric transport world
Auckland Council is considering its budget again. Government has just done theirs. Yawn. Neither attempt to alter our society for good. And here I am again on a Monday morning, stuck in traffic trying to get to work. But Stanford University economist Tony Seba predicts…
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Green Party List announced
Green Party press release. ___________________________________________________________________ Green Party unveils strongest ever candidate list on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - 12:31 The Green Party is excited to today reveal its final candidate list for the upcoming election, with a mix of familiar faces and fresh new talent…
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National’s social media is starting to suck
Back in the day National's media and its social media were extraordinary. John Key flounced around, had selfies with drag queens, instagrams with school kids and mostly avoided the temptation of pulling their ponytails. People thought he was a bit of a laugh and National…
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Open Mike 31/05/2017
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Daily Review 30/05/2017
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English on our low wage growth
Bill English knows that our low wage economy is a ticking time-bomb for the government. He must be starting to get worried (great piece by Jenée Tibshraeny on interest.co.nz): Prime Minister Bill English admits wage growth isn't 'hot'; Says businesses need to increase pay significantly…
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A lesson from South Korea
Another month, another U.S.-Korean film co-production. Starring Liam Neeson as General Macarthur, it’s the Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhX4HFsyFsw Gentlemen, start chewing your cigars. But perhaps it’s time we started looking again at how bad the situation is: how close to war they are…
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Green Party position on National’s 2017 Budget
Repost from the Green Party blog yesterday. _________________________________________________________________ Around Parliament, Budget time is one of the busiest times of the year. Last week, things were hectic. A number of people were left with the impression that the Greens had voted for “the Budget”. This is incorrect.…
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National promise to “monitor the rental market” – so where do tenants send reports of rent gouging?
Even by National's "standards" this is shameless - Govt pulled u-turn on accommodation supplement Two years ago the government decided not to boost the accommodation supplement because of fears landlords could pocket the extra money, and rents could be pushed up. The concerns about what…
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NZ and UK political spectrums
From The Political Compass The NZ Spectrum explained The UK spectrum explained You can take the test here.
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Open Mike 30/05/2017
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Daily Review 29/05/2017
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Gangs to vote – a hopeful sign for turnout?
Interesting piece by Maiki Sherman on Newshub yesterday: Mongrel Mob, Black Power, Nomads, Tribesmen gangs unite to vote There were unusual scenes in Wainuiomata on Saturday as members of the Mongrel Mob, Black Power, Nomads and the Tribesmen signed up for their right to vote…
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Government was advised the Accommodation Supplement increase will not work
Radio New Zealand this morning reported that the Government chose to ignore Treasury advice from two years ago as to how effective an increase in the accommodation supplement would be. And it is likely that it will enrich landlords, not tenants. From Radio New Zealand:…
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Family package that punishes families
Apparently the Nats can't even run a lolly scramble - Govt's income package leaves 20,000 families with one child worse off: Labour A nasty fish-hook in the Government's Family Income package may leave up to 20,000 families with one child, worse off than couples with…
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The Greens and voting on the Budget
https://twitter.com/metiria/status/868272794672414720 https://twitter.com/metiria/status/868591823475793921 The various Bills going through Parliament currently can be seen here. Explanations of how the Budget process happens are here. Spokesperson for Māori Development, Social Housing, Human Rights and Pacific Peoples, Marama Davidson explains in a blogpost why they are voting for that Bill that…
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The Greens on record
There's been a fair amount of speculation about the Green Party's position on the Budget. If you want to see how they are voting, or to discuss that, have a look at the post The Greens and voting on the Budget. Below is the coverage of…
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Open Mike 29/05/2017
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UK Defense Secretary on Corbyn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wTPckw2m1Y Jaw dropping stuff. There are two things worth picking up on from Fallon's take on things, and only because I've heard them repeated by others. Fallon asserts that foreign policy has nothing to do with terrorism because "Sweden". I guess the logic runs that if…
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What the feck Greens
It appears the Labour Green Memorandum of Understanding did not work as well this week as it was intended. The Greens decided to vote for National's tax reduction legislation while Labour voted against it. I am struggling to understand why the Greens did this. This…
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Book review: Eaarth
Last Sunday I recycled an old book review. Here's another one from the vaults. I’ve recently finished “Eaarth”, by Bill McKibben (of 350.org). It focuses on the the effect of climate change on the planet and how we should be preparing for the future. It…
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Good news for landlords
Property Investment NZ Advisors and Troubleshooters Newland Burling and Co sum up the advantage to landlords of the budget, GOOD NEWS FOR LANDLORDS-RENTAL SUPPLEMENTS INCREASED ( Budget 2017: The increase in rental supplements will be good news as landlords and investors feel the pinch between…
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Open Mike 28/05/2017
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Corbyn on terrorism and UK settings.
Yesterday, Jeremy Corbyn relaunched Labour's election campaign by addressing terrorism. Some people were expressing reservations about the speech - how it would go down, while others were anticipating it and hoping it would successfully signal a change in UK terrorism policy. (I was of the…
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Dumbest tweet – Collins vs Seymour
I can't decide which is the dumbest tweet, Collins or Seymour. Each in its own way a masterpiece character study. Your government MPs at work.
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White middle class male privilege
So Rohan Lord has pulled out from being a Labour candidate in East Coast Bays. He was previously selected to stand in this seat. He also sought a position on Labour's list. He was given list number 72. For him to get into Parliament Labour…
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The cigarette crime spree
The cigarette crime spree is a real problem for National. It's out of control - Police statistics for the year to February show a 3.9 per cent increase in theft, robbery and unlawful entry with intent or burglary. The Herald on Sunday has found 128…