Holy dog whistling racism. I can't believe this happened. In the past month we have had Todd Muller dying in a ditch about a MAGA hat, a white National Party front bench selected and then this. Clutha Southland MP Hamish Walker has blown really hard…
Idiot/Savant at No Right Turn, Steamrolling democracy again After a sham select committee process which waste submitters' time, the government is planning to use urgency today to steamroll its Muldoonist RMA fast track bill through Parliament. I've talked before about what's wrong with the Bill.…
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On my blog, I've been doing a series about my time in the Trade Union movement. Links to these earlier posts can be viewed below. I thought I would share this reflection on the 2008 dispute as The Standard reported on it at the time:…
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Minister Clark has resigned. It is not remotely surprising that there is some political fallout after the Covid-19 Crisis. Almost more surprising that there hasn't been more before now. It can be left to you gentle reader to list his sins, of which there are…
Embattled Health Minister David Clark has abruptly resigned his portfolio. Clark made the surprise announcement at a hastily called media conference at the Beehive this morning. His resignation came after his demotion down the cabinet rankings following repeated Covid lockdown breaches and ongoing accusations that…
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Richard Northey and Nicky Hager will discuss their experiences with the SIS over the past thirty-five years, what they reveal about the agency's values and culture, and what we might want to see in the forthcoming review of the intelligence and security agencies post the…
Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …