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Daily Review 31/07/2017
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US Leaves Kansas.
The US imposes reckless additional sanctions on Russia. Russia, as is par for the course in such circumstances, expels US diplomats. And a US State Department Official terms that reaction " a regrettable and uncalled for act." So, Russia should just have rolled over like a…
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Caution: Taking polling at face value may induce political whiplash
This is a Guest Post from Matthew Whitehead. Matthew is a writer, programmer, Green party member, and electoral reform activist. A new Colmar Brunton poll was recently released, having finished at the 27th of July, and as usual, the media is dramatizing its results without…
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#LeftwithEnough
This is a Guest Post from Mary St George, a distance education teacher, who tweets about work, gardens, church, the environment and politics. As I approached the age of eighteen, my uncle gave me a rare piece of advice. It was about voting. He advised me never…
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Metiria’s gamble pays off in latest poll
Having spent two weeks clobbering Metiria Turei it must be vexing for the angry right-wing pundit machine that The Greens were up - to their highest level ever - in last night's Colmar Brunton poll. Excellent news for The Greens, and an indication (though mind…
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This is no ordinary election (f*ck the polls)
https://twitter.com/ColmarBruntonNZ/status/891539284192133120 https://twitter.com/LewSOS/status/891545583218958336 https://twitter.com/ArrestJK/status/891545109681942528 https://twitter.com/ArrestJK/status/891546552669360129 https://twitter.com/jamespeshaw/status/891556048594583553 https://twitter.com/JulieAnneGenter/status/891556622417317888 https://twitter.com/JulieAnneGenter/status/891555079370690560 https://twitter.com/jacquishattock/status/891600329518731267 Unless... https://twitter.com/BenUffindell/status/891565890180849664 https://twitter.com/BenUffindell/status/891566859568291843 https://twitter.com/BenUffindell/status/891570018307104768 It's very interesting but it would pay to remember it's one poll. There will be all sorts of ideas about what it means, so let's keep our eye on the ball too. This…
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Open Mike 31/07/2017
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