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Daily Review 18/10/2017
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Green Party makes important announcement …
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Professor Mark Blyth on…
This isn't dry. It's concise and it's easy enough to read between the lines. In seven minutes, Mark Blyth explains why post WWII Capitalism (but only in Europe, N America and what we might call the developed west) adopted a Social Democratic economic order, why…
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A letter to my middle-class, well meaning, professional, liberal friends and family
This post by Dreadwomyn was first published at dreadwomyn.me ______________________________________________________________________________ You had to be hiding under a rock in a different hemisphere if you did not hear that the general election in Aotearoa was launched and had just moved from first to fifth gear in less…
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Peters’ greatest hits
Lloyd Burr at Newshub rounded up 23 of Peters' most quotable attacks on the Nats and their failed government: 1. "I'm telling you why NZ First is packing the halls around this country - cos they've had a guts full of you. They've had enough!…
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Open Mike 18/10/2017
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Daily Review 17/10/2017
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Another day
It must be fun to be media (not). Just watched the "waiting for Winston Peters" live feed from Stuff. It sounds like the NZ First board know what they want and now there will be a bit more negotiation with both major parties to get…
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No consensus – more talks
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China and New Zealand
We are on the eve of the great Chinese leadership conference tomorrow, and days from a fresh New Zealand government that will have a more defensive position on foreign ownership. So it’s worth taking a moment on the relationship between the two. I’m just going…
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“Reporters”.
"Once upon a time, in a world far away" we had these people called "reporters". An honourable profession, who considered it their job to keep the public accurately and completely informed. Now almost extinct. Killed off by Journalists, "shock jocks, "broadcasters, PR people, and spin…
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Wellington Political Theatre’s Waiting for Godot – a review
Beckett’s classic Waiting for Godot by the city’s oldest company, the Wellington Political Theatre, is a triumph. WPT stalwart Bill English delivers a solid, if unimaginative performance as Estragon. His brooding presence is the very embodiment of a sense of inevitable doom as he wrestles…
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Open Mike 17/10/2017
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Daily Review 16/10/2017
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Poor reporters
Spare a thought for our poor political reporters - tasked with reporting the unreportable - breaking live feed! Looks like no further developments today:
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Austria and Europe
Why is Europe continuing to vote for anti-immigration parties, spurning the once-dominant centre-left parties? The Austrian election has finally provoked me. After World War II, European societies were built on principles that owed a lot to centre-left ideas. There was widespread agreement after the war…
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This is the day *
This is the day when it is predicted we will know who will lead the next Government although after listening to Bill English on Morning Report this morning I am not so sure. English stated that there have been policy discussions only and no negotiations…
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Facebook and democracy
Much has been written about social media and democracy, but this long and extensively linked piece is one of the best. Alexis Madrigal in The Atlantic: What Facebook Did to American Democracy. Well worth reading the whole thing, but for a road map here are…
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The first 100 days of a Labour led government
As I have said before, I think Peters is going to '96 us. If we get a Nat led government we know what the first 100 days look like - a series of lies and excuses. But maybe Peters learned from history and is not…
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Open Mike 16/10/2017
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Nats – lousy at government – “brilliant” at opposition
National have been a lousy government. They have enriched the rich and impoverished the poor. They have inflated a housing bubble and done nothing for the homeless. They have let the environment degrade and made a mockery of our global warming commitments. They have let…
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Open Mike 15/10/2017
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Helen Kelly – one year
Helen Kelly died a year ago today. She is missed. https://twitter.com/grantrobertson1/status/918982584108908545 https://twitter.com/richardhills777/status/918935862989090816
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Happy Oompa Loompas?
There's not much I can say about this. Yes, I've been in WINZ seminars where unemployment is sold back as an opportunity, and yes, I've encountered enough bosses who effortlessly, and even with indulgent smiles, slide on by any sliver of conscience they might still…
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IMF: higher taxes for rich will cut inequality and won’t hurt growth
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it now favours higher taxes on the rich and has demolished the myth this might adversely affect economic growth. The authoritative Washington-based think tank in its influential half-yearly monitor also argued for taxes on capital, suggesting a wealth and/or…
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Into the Vortex of Confirmation Bias: why we won’t be able to figure out which way Winston will go…
I am cursed with the wretched combination of holding impassioned Red/Green values in tense interaction with my decades of work as a social scientist. Every morning, as the waiting for Winston to decide continues to fray my fragile psyche, I can look at myself in…
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Lefties on The Standard #3
A couple of months ago we had some posts dedicated to left-wing discussion. It went pretty well so I thought we'd try another. Given the waiting around vibe at present it might be good to have some clear space over the next few days to…
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Sean Plunket resigns from Broadcasting Standards Authority
https://twitter.com/avancenz/status/918681241708240897 Background: Plunket's appointment to the BSA. The tweets that led to the resignation. The Spinoff looks at whether Plunket is a suitable member of the BSA given his history and behaviour. Broadcaster and sometime TOP communications director Sean Plunket is back in the news…
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Open Mike 14/10/2017
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Weekend social 13/10/2017
Weekend social is for non political chat. What's on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can't we all just get along?