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Daily review 16/10/2020
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This should have been the climate election
If 2017 was the election where we changed the government from right to centre left, then 2020 should be the election where we changed that centre left govt into a green left one. We're kind of getting there, but here's the problem. The climate crisis…
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Jacinda or Judith?
It is election day tomorrow. This campaign is different to previous campaigns. Advance voting is phenomenal. As at yesterday morning over 1.5 million people had early voted. It seems pretty clear that most people have made up their mind and want the campaign finished. Last…
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Open mike 16/10/2020
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Latest Colmar Brunton – Labour Greens ascendant
Labour is coming off strastopheric polling but the Greens are looking safer. And National is still on the decline. The figures are above and things are looking promising. Make sure you vote for your preferred progressive party this weekend if you have not already.
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Daily review 15/10/2020
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Legalise it! The Socialist case for Cannabis reform
Reprinted with permission from Socialist Aotearoa. Should we legalise the recreational use of cannabis? Yes – because let’s be clear: the ‘war on drugs’ is a class and race war masquerading as a crusade to shield young people from harm. The fact is Kiwis do…
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About the Greens…
I wrote a post the other day, About that wealth tax, explaining how the Green Party's proposed wealth tax would work. It's worth reading if you still believe that the tax will hurt Grandma and Grandad savers (it won't). This week the heat has been…
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Open mike 15/10/2020
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Backbench National MP proposes radical new tax to address deficit *
National MP David Bennett has come up with a radical new proposal to address Government debt. He wants a lover tax to be imposed. And I thought that National was the party of no new taxes. I wonder if he has canvassed the proposal with…
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Daily review 14/10/2020
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Greens: will push for more climate action to match the scale of the crisis
Press release from the Green Party. Greens welcome Labour’s climate commitments, will push for more action to match the scale of the crisis Posted by James Shaw October 07, 2020 1:09 PM The Green Party welcomes Labour’s commitment to reduce climate emissions in the next…
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Latest UMR Poll – National sinking
The latest UMR poll results were leaked yesterday and were not good for National. The rumoured results were: Labour: 50% National: 29% ACT: 7% Greens: 6% Winston First 2.7% Clearly they approximate National's own polling and they have caused Judith Collins to reflect and tone…
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Open mike 14/10/2020
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Daily review 13/10/2020
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How not to campaign in an MMP environment
The 2014 election campaign still burns in my memory. The Labour Party was clearly divided, unity and discipline was lacking and the electorate could sense it. Things were that bad we had Labour list MPs not campaigning for the party vote. Clearly they thought that…
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NZ Medical Association drops its opposition to the legalisation of cannabis
Newshub are reporting that the NZMA no longer has a position on the current referendum on the legalisation of cannabis, NZMA chairperson Dr Kate Baddock wrote a letter in NZ Doctor apologising to members who felt they hadn't been given the chance to speak their…
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Open mike 13/10/2020
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Daily review 12/10/2020
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2020 election campaign – 6 days to go
The campaign is at a very interesting stage. The country's love of Jacinda is very evident. She went to Mangere on Saturday and pretty well everyone turned up to greet her. At the same time Judith was at Howick and the response was pretty underwhelming. …
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Open mike 12/10/2020
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National’s 2020 election campaign in billboards
It started off with shiny new leadership after Simon Bridges was rolled. Remember these guys? But things did not work out as planned. Then another strong team emerged. Although they did something weird with Gerry's tie. Then Gerry seemed to disappear. What was going on?…
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Regenerative economies: $100,000 growing permaculture kale
I wrote in August, in The fragility of our food supply, A comment was made recently that no-one gets paid $100,000 growing permaculture kale, and this is the income needed for a house. It was a throwaway, dismissive comment so I’m not linking to it,…
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Open mike 11/10/2020
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Labour Increases Protection for Kauri Dieback
In an announcement that will probably gain them few extra votes but still warms the cockles of my heart, Labour have promised to put Kauri Dieback on the same scale of national disease response as Bovine Tuberculosis and Kiwifruit PSA. They have also proposed an…
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Ngaro goes negative
I can understand Alfred Ngaro's current frustration. He was an important addition to National's caucus and gave the party which has traditionally been very white and very conservative some needed diversity. He is also a very conservative christian and fitted in easily into the god…
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About that wealth tax
Really good two minute explainer from the Greens on how the Wealth Tax, that would pay for a Guaranteed Minimum Income, would actually work. https://www.facebook.com/nzgreenparty/videos/689344815326033 The gist: wealth over $1m is taxed at 1% (over $2m at 2%). that's the wealth left after taking…
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Open mike 10/10/2020
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Daily review 09/10/2020
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Strong team at leaking
I wish they would stop doing this. I want to write about Labour's proposed changes to the RMA. Because they are significant and contain lots of detail that need to be investigated further. But National keeps leaking and self destructing and providing me with more…
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