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Poor Simon cannot buy a trick right now. Last week he chose the very unwise tactic of attacking Dr Ashley Bloomfield. From Anna Whyte at Television New Zealand: A fiery select committee meeting today saw National leader Simon Bridges accuse Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield of…
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In this time of uncertainty when mass unemployment beckons you would expect that stock exchanges would be plummeting. But think again. Because they seem to be doing fine. Here is a graph of the NZSX over the past 6 months. Bottom line, the market has…
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In the ongoing press conference (RNZ): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a staggered move into level 2 starting on Thursday, with schools and bars reopening later and groups limited to 10 people. and She said retail, malls, cafes, restaurants, cinemas and other public spaces…
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The well-known duo of Dermot Nottingham and Robert McKinney were the appellants in habeas corpus High Court case against Arden, Bloomfield, and Stuart-Black over the covid-19 lockdown. As was usual for this pair, the grounds that they made their case on were completely flawed, failed…
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We are heading towards decision time. Does Aotearoa New Zealand loosen up and head back to a semi normal life? There are many loud voices supporting loosening things up. Particularly those of the right, National, business interests and owners of suburban shopping malls. Why can't…
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With Benjamin Netanyahu now reinstated as Prime Minister of Israel, the big annexation of the Jordan Valley is gathering momentum. Before I go any further, I like Israeli people. And I’m Catholic, so One Day Jerusalem, One Day. My target here is solely Prime Minister…
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Originally posted on Nick Kelly's Blog On Sunday UK PM Boris Johnson will be making an announcement about the lockdown. There has been much speculation as to whether the UK could start easing up restrictions just as other European nations such as France and Italy have done this week. A…
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I guess Joe Biden will try to hang in there. But with Megyn Kelly's interview of Tara Reade about to hit the airwaves, and a court document from the 90s surfacing in which her then husband explicitly references Tara's experience of sexual harassment within Joe…
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This week Simon got really stroppy and threatened to summons the Solicitor General to the select committee and require him to hand over legal advice that the Government has received concerning the Health Act Covid 19 notices. I previously wrote this post about Bridges's behaviour.…
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Originally posted on Nick Kelly's blog In the middle of a global pandemic, it seems almost trivial to be writing about internal disputes within the UK Labour Party. Certainly, the UK media seem to have taken this view towards the recently leaked report. I’m sure,…
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https://twitter.com/Economissive/status/1255423398269915136 https://twitter.com/Economissive/status/1255010678286372864 Economissive's whole twitter thread is worth reading here. Lots of examples, and it's depressing reading. Obviously the MSM play a crucial role in a democracy, and having direct access to politicians is an important part of that. The problem with Tova O'Brien's terrier…
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No Right Turn has a piece on the Transmission Gully project - which appears to be turning into mush. The title "A death-knell for PPPs?" says it all. When the then-National government approved a public-private partnership (PPP) funding model for Transmission Gully, it claimed it was…
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One of the first things they teach you in law school is the importance of legal professional privilege. The Cabinet Manual, which I presume that Bridges has read, says this about legal professional privilege. Legal professional privilege is a term applied to the protection of…
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Green Party press release, via Scoop ______________________________________________________________________________ Time to pay essential heroes a decent wage, says Green Party Wednesday, 6 May 2020, 10:19 am Press Release: Green Party 4-5 minutes The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed just how much we rely on our essential workers. The…
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https://twitter.com/Stonekettle/status/1257805941988380679 The task force’s demise would only intensify questions about whether the administration is adequately organized to address the complex, life-or-death decisions related to the virus and give adequate voice to scientists and public health experts in making policy. Can we just get to the…
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We can do without fast food and coffee made by someone else, but not forever.What seems to be out of control can be brought under control. This provides a good level of comfort. Even at another extreme event and future policies start to fail, New…
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The Act party will probably be reviewing his membership. Because Roger Douglas has gone back on his pro market mantra that he has stuck to for the past 35 years and has criticised the economic privilege and inequality that he helped create. From Thomas Coughlan…
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There are no new cases of Covid 19 in NZ today. That's a significant milestone in our fight against the virus. However, we're not there yet, despite the 'lets do level 2 now' media release Simon Bridges' staff are writing for him as we speak.…
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With President Trump doing what we all expected, and killing 67,000 people and counting through chronic poor leadership, and utterly ruining the U.S. economy as well, it’s time to look at what policies the alternative candidate has on offer. Joe Biden has eight years of…
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I’m going to pull out the “Your God won’t save us” snippet from the "No Exit" post, and say She was never going to. As Bill says in the next line of his post, “Nothing but ourselves will save us” and that's what He would…
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Things have been different recently. Auckland has been clearer and more vibrant than it has for decades. The skies are mostly blue and the forest in Titirangi has been as green as I can remember. And life has been slower. People are buying less and…
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