Open mike 11/07/2016
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notices and features
Andrew Little’s speech: Backing the Kiwi dream of home ownership
Text from Andrew Little’s speech today given in New Lynn to announce Labour’s latest housing policy.
Open mike 10/07/2016
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Open mike 09/07/2016
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Daily Review 08/07/2016
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Open mike 08/07/2016
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Daily Review 07/07/2016
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The Chilcot report
The Chilcot report is out and it’s more damning of the decision to invade Iraq than expected.
Happy Birthday Labour – 100 Years!
Open mike 07/07/2016
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Daily Review 06/07/2016
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Clinton off the hook
The FBI is not recommending that prosecutors seek charges against Clinton. Her pre-ordained path to the Whitehouse just got a lot smoother.
Open mike 06/07/2016
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Daily Review 05/07/2016
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Open mike 05/07/2016
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Daily Review 04/07/2016
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A week at Te Puea Marae
Unlike our “government”, Te Puea Marae is trying to do something practical for the homeless. Madeleine Chapman spent a week volunteering there, and wrote about it for The Spinoff. Note that The Warehouse will match donations made through Spinoff.
Open mike 04/07/2016
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Open mike 03/07/2016
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Aussie Aussie Aussie, oi oi oi …
Updating post to cover the Australian election results.
Morning update: the Electoral Commission has Labor leading in 72, 67 ahead for the Libs, with 7-9 seats still in play. The Greens and others may have up to 5 seats. Pauline Hanson and Derryn Hinch have hoovered up the redneck vote and will both be elected to the senate. Counting has stopped for the time being.
National costs you $100,000 from your retirement fund
If you’re an average worker the actions of the National government have reduced the value of your KiwiSaver fund at retirement by about $100K.
Open mike 02/07/2016
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Daily Review 01/07/2016
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Generation Zero – Zero Carbon Act
“We’re not going to wait around for our politicians to do the right thing any longer; we’re going to draft a bill ourselves with help from experts and collaborators, and work to get all political parties to support it and pass it through Parliament.”
Boris Johnson’s HQ as the EU referendum results came in …
Rumoured to be satire …
Open mike 01/07/2016
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Daily Review 30/06/2016
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A bit wet lately
Istanbul airport bombing
Condolences to all family and friends of the victims.
Open mike 30/06/2016
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Daily Review 29/06/2016
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A Socialist perspective on Brexit, the European Union and the coup on Corbyn
Details of a public forum to be run tomorrrow evening by Socialist Aotearoa to discuss Brexit, a Marxist critique of the European Union, and the very British coup against Jeremy Corbyn.
Daily Review 28/06/2016
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NRT: A coincidence, I’m sure
I/S at No Right Turn writes on the early “resignation” of Ombudsman Ron Paterson – following his highly critical report on the Rebstock “inquiry”.
Open mike 28/06/2016
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Daily Review 27/06/2016
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