Daily review 13/01/2020
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Media
Open mike 13/01/2020
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Open mike 12/01/2020
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Open mike 11/01/2020
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Guest Post – What is wrong with the left?
Guest post from old maaaaate cans about recent Stuff guest columns attacking the left for not civilised enough and wondering if it is because of right wing insecurity.
Open mike 10/01/2020
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A message for conservatives about climate change and nuclear power
David Farrar has criticised young people not for their passion about addressing climate change, but for not supporting nuclear power as a potential solution. Even though it is too risky, too expensive, and too late.
Open mike 09/01/2020
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Open mike 08/01/2020
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Open mike 07/01/2020
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Australia is no longer the lucky country
Australia is arguably no longer the lucky country. And if it does not resolve its addiction to coal it may not have a future.
Open mike 06/01/2020
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Open mike 05/01/2020
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Open mike 04/01/2020
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OPCW Scandal.
There was no chemical attack in Douma.
Open mike 03/01/2020
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Open mike 02/01/2020
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Open mike 01/01/2020
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The power of positive campaigning
With the 2020 election just round the corner and recent complaints about the left’s treatment of the #TurnArdern campaign it is a perfect time to think about the importance of language and positive uplifting campaign themes.
Open mike 31/12/2019
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Open mike 30/12/2019
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Open mike 29/12/2019
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Open mike 28/12/2019
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Open mike 27/12/2019
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T’was the day of Christmas
National’s social media team spent Christmas day deleting tweets suggesting there was any link between its MPs and members of the #turnardern campaign.
Open mike 26/12/2019
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Open mike 25/12/2019
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Democratisation by Social Media and the Internet Is Just Meaningless Waffle
Social Media and the Internet are literally in our faces 24/7 but our political engagement is diminishing.
Open mike 24/12/2019
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The future of Capitalism
2019 has been a remarkable year for those wanting social, economic, and environmental renewal. The level of protest remains high, the idealism as […]
Open mike 23/12/2019
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Open mike 22/12/2019
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What Cheeto, Bojo and Scomo are up to
It has been a tough week for conservative leaders with Trump impeached and the evangelical magazine Christianity Today calling for his resignation, Johnson in the UK announcing voter fraud measures reminiscent of the American deep South, and in Australia Morrison being criticised for missing in action, upstaged by a 13 year old girl and pushing through protection for religious bigotry that Israel Folau would be pleased with.
Open mike 21/12/2019
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Daily review 20/12/2019
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Rush to Judgment redux
Barrister Maria Dew has delivered a strong conclusion in the report concerning allegations of sexual assault by one Labour Party member against another member. And Paula Bennett has not as yet apologised for her totally unfounded allegations against third parties.