Open Mike 15/01/2018
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Open Mike 14/01/2018
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Open Mike 13/01/2018
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Open Mike 12/01/2018
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Jim Anderton 1938 – 2018
Jim Anderton’s funeral is at 2pm today, and will be livestreamed from youtube.
Open Mike 11/01/2018
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Stopping the wage bleed
“You were never going to get rich as a bus driver but you could pay the mortgage or rent, afford a meal out now and then, and make sure your kids had what they needed to do well — hopefully to do better than you.
Competitive contracting has taken that away”
Open Mike 10/01/2018
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Open Mike 09/01/2018
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Open Mike 08/01/2018
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RIP Jim Anderton
Jim Anderton has passed away. A politician of passion and principle.
Open Mike 07/01/2018
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Open Mike 06/01/2018
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Open Mike 05/01/2018
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Open Mike 04/01/2018
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Open Mike 03/01/2018
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Open Mike 02/01/2018
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Open Mike 01/01/2018
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The Failed Estate: Us and Them
In Australia the Murdoch press has chosen the Christmas down period to try and whip up some anti beneficiary hysteria. Jim Parker from the blog Failed Estate calmly dissects the figures and concludes there is no reason for concern.
Open Mike 31/12/2017
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Open Mike 30/12/2017
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Open Mike 29/12/2017
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Who is the white dude of the year?
Ben Torkington has proposed on twitter that there should be a white dude of the year competition. Who should be the inaugural winner of this esteemed competition and why?
Open Mike 28/12/2017
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Open Mike 27/12/2017
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Open Mike 26/12/2017
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Holiday Reads (and watches)
All the best for the summer break.
Open Mike 25/12/2017
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Open Mike 24/12/2017
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Open Mike 23/12/2017
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Open Mike 22/12/2017
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Open Mike 21/12/2017
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Gareth Hughes: Passing a motion and other Parliamentary jargon
Democracy misunderstood is democracy denied.
Broadcasting Standards Authority finds Mike Hosking’s election comments about the Māori Party inaccurate and misleading
“Further, his comments the following evening were confusing and insufficient to correct the inaccurate information for viewers.”
Open Mike 20/12/2017
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Open Mike 19/12/2017
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