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Daily Review 11/07/2018
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Free Speech.
There appears to be a bit of angst on display over obnoxious cunts running with the "free speech" baton. But, as stated in the excerpt on the front of this post, we're talking about a principle - not about how acceptable or cuddly some people…
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The free speech coalition that is actually quite expensive
The free speech coalition has appeared, with one purpose and one purpose only, to make sure that the voices of extreme right wing bigots are heard. Their fundraising prowess is admirable. They were able to raise $50,000 towards legal fees for a possible court case…
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Unparliamentary Language
' Parliament's website has a list of selected terms which, over the years, have been deemed to be "unparliamentary". It is not, by any measure, an exhaustive list and hasn't been updated since 2006, but the featured terms do make for fun reading. Some also…
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Open Mike 11/07/2018
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Daily Review 10/07/2018
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Cake makers and fascists
So we have our very own homophobic cake maker. From Gay Express: The Warkworth based cake maker Kath’s Devine Cakes says that she must “follow the integrity of my heart and beliefs” in refusing service to the couple. A Warkworth cake maker has refused to…
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Nicky Wagner’s “You are a bitch” redacted
' Labour MP Dr Deborah Russell was "astounded" to learn that an insult spat at her in Parliament by National MP Nicky Wagner has been redacted from Hansard. During the first reading of the Appropriation, and the Imprest Supply bills debate on 20 June this year,…
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Open Mike 10/07/2018
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Daily Review 09/07/2018
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Topped
From scoop The Board of The Opportunities Party (TOP) has decided to request that the Electoral Commission cancel TOP’s registration as a political party. TOP was formed in late 2016 to contest the 2017 election in which it polled at 2.4%. Since the election the…
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The trade war
The speed of the growing trade war between the United States and China will hit New Zealand. Our long term diplomatic arc, such that it is, was to follow a modernist impulse set after World War Two: that economic growth and democracy matched deep human…
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Dotcom loses in the Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has released its decision in the Kim Dotcom extradition case. The case has had a lot of resources thrown at it by both sides and I hope my brief description does the arguments and the judgment justice. The decision can be…
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Open Mike 09/07/2018
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Progress.
Emergency Cooling Centres in Toronto. Misting Stations in Ottawa. At least 17 heat related deaths in Quebec. Highest ever recorded temperatures in… Glasgow, Belfast and Shannon. Also in Armenia, Southern Russia and Georgia. Siberia over 20 degrees C hotter than recent norms, that are themselves…
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The extent of the right to free speech
Phil Goff's decisive action in saying no to Lauren Southern being allowed to use the Bruce Mason Centre to hold a fundraiser has attracted some heat. There have been a number of people who have complained about this being a breach of freedom of speech. These…
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Open Mike 08/07/2018
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Smile!
If we imagine the extent of our politics to be represented by a line similar to the line drawing of a smile, then apart from a happy wee graphic, we might have the beginnings of a useful if basic schematic to envisage or capture current…
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Open Mike 07/07/2018
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Daily Review 06/07/2018
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Novichok II
Moscow's using the UK as a dumping ground for poison after the hospitalisation of two unemployed people with a room in a homeless hostel. At least, that's what the UK's Home Secretary is saying these days. And Russia must explain what the hell is going…
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Far right Canadian activist wants to come to New Zealand to insult local communities
Lauren Southern wants to come to New Zealand to give a speech on August 3 which will no doubt insult various communities. Should we let her in? She appears to have a certain way of conducting her business as a self confessed journalist and vlogger. She…
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Russell McVeagh
For those of you who have not been a junior in a large corporation, it’s reasonably easy to describe them as coal chucked by the shovelful into a fire for an enormous turbine. That turbine consists of the profits and overheads of the partnership. They…
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Open Mike 06/07/2018
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Daily Review 05/07/2018
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Apparently Labour was to blame for the global financial crisis
These sorts of debates do my head in. Essentially because they are so removed from reality that anyone with any sense would know that Labour was not responsible for the last global financial crisis. But apparently the opposition spokesperson does not understand what happened in…
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Open Mike 05/07/2018
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Daily Review 04/07/2018
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US Democrats plan to start civil war today *
From the you have to be joking file, Alex Jones thinks the US Democrats are planning to start a civil war today. Twitter has surpassed itself in its dissection of the issue. https://twitter.com/RealAlexJones/status/1013566507052175360 But elements of the democrat army were confused ... https://twitter.com/GuinnessDog/status/1013588154362880000 https://twitter.com/BillRupy/status/1013592689030369280 https://twitter.com/DriverD74/status/1013598899788025856…
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Blogs and the Political Establishment
Being in the thick of student politics in the mid 2000s, I was around just at the very beginning of social media. From about 2003-2004 onwards, the big trend was the emergency of blogs. Ironically I wasn’t a great fan of them as my Presidents Column…