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Daily review 31/10/2022
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The most important election in the world this year
The people of Brazil go to the polls today to vote on who will be their next President. Current President Jair Bolsonaro is facing a significant challenge from the left's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva who is the slight favourite according to polls. But they…
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Open mike 31/10/2022
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Greens: proposal to tax excess corporate profits
reposted from the Green Party website. 2-3 minutes The Green Party has today put forward proposals to ensure large corporations profiteering from high inflation are taxed fairly and the money used to support people to make ends meet. “An excess profit tax would be a…
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Open mike 30/10/2022
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Open mike 29/10/2022
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Daily review 28/10/2022
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Male privilege is a fragile thing
Golriz Ghahraman, who was born in Iran, wanted our Parliament to condemn the Iranian Government's oppression of women's rights. If you have been living under a rock for the past few weeks you may not have noticed but there have been significant protests in Iran…
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Open mike 28/10/2022
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Daily review 27/10/2022
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Fair Pay Agreements: Thank you Helen and thank you Michael
Yesterday was a big day for the Progressive movement in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Fair Pay Agreements Bill made its way through Parliament and is now waiting for Royal Assent before it becomes law. The motivation for the Law dates back to National's mother of…
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Open mike 27/10/2022
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Daily review 26/10/2022
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Why won’t Labour help disabled people out of poverty?
This is beautiful in its simplicity, compassion, and social intelligence. https://twitter.com/AndrewDickson13/status/1584640468885073921 Of all the things that Labour does and doesn't do on poverty, how they treat disabled people on a benefit is the biggest red flag of all. People who cannot work because of impairment…
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Open mike 26/10/2022
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Bruce’s Reckons: The increased speculation about Chris Luxon quitting
Leader of the Opposition Christopher Luxon turned up to Parliament today and his media spin doctors will be hoping for some good photo opportunities to lift his popularity. But they will be asking a lot. Tomorrow it will be ten months and 26 days since…
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Daily review 25/10/2022
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Open mike 25/10/2022
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Labour day
We’ve written a bit about Labour Day over the years – see the archives for the origins, history, and importance of the day. Enjoying your weekend? Thank a unionist!
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Open mike 24/10/2022
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What are National’s constituent tribes?
Russ Jones, who is always a pleasure to read, came up with a really succinct description of the five tribes of the UK Conservative Party. His description of the problem is a joy to read. The problem - and I use the word entirely incorrectly…
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Open mike 23/10/2022
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Open mike 22/10/2022
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Daily review 21/10/2022
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Wind Farms Need Mines
We need more mines if we are to transition to low carbon. There’s a field of industry that National and Labour could readily agree to if they put their minds to it, and it’s one of the highest paid industries in the world: mining. Electric…
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The lettuce won
Over in the UK Liz Truss has bowed to the inevitable and has announced her resignation as leader of the Conservative Party. A new leadership contest has been triggered. Unlike the last contest this one will only last a week and contestants will need at…
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Open mike 21/10/2022
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Daily review 20/10/2022
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Groundswell or Deep Earth?
It occurred to me this morning that the word groundswell was a good fit for those New Zealand's farmers flexing their political muscles at parliament today. Groundswell works against nature, on the farm and in its politics. Groundswell for the most part represents the farmers…
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Wayne Brown’s letters
Wayne Brown (or is that Matthew Hooton) has over the past few days released a series of letters that are astonishing in their audacity. Any complaint that he is not putting in the hard yards getting up to speed with the job of running the…
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