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If New Zealand's economy could be powered by empty promises and pollyanna-ish optimism, then John Key would have the best economic record in the country's history. Actually, he has one of the worst. Vernon Small today mocks Key's unwillingness to put a downer on the…
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Happiness surrounds us in our lives; our music tells us to be happy, our facebook profiles suggest we’re always happy, and most of us have a willingness to work for material happiness. Yet happiness is a subject often missing from political discourse in our country,…
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One of the big stories last night was the anti-VSM protest at Auckland Uni. From TVNZ: Police break up student protest Police say a student protest outside their central Auckland HQ has ended with one arrest. A group of students were sitting outside the station…
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On Sunday, Don Brash decided to muse on decriminalising cannabis. It's not ACT policy, we're meant to understand, it's just the Party Leader making a speech and saying 'this would be a good idea'. Well, I'm sorry but in what world is that not a…
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Guyon Espiner interviewed Imran Khan, whose party is poised for victory in the Pakistani elections next year. He had stark words on how the Pakistani allegiance with the US during the war in Afghanistan has fueled radicalism and resistance. His message to New Zealand is:…
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John Hartevelt - "Key is massively over-exposed on any number of fronts, but nowhere more so than at Pike River." Key routinely promises big: close the wage gap, roaring out of recession, national cycleway, no equity loss for redzoners, Pike River bodies out, no GST…
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Decriminalising marijuana just makes sense. 400,000 people are regular users. Prohibition costs half a billion a year, is ineffective, and fuels the gangs. So good on Brash for raising the issue. It's totally consistent with ACT's values. Problem is, John Banks and Don Nicolson don't…
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John Key is a very partisan politician. He is ridiculously negative on seemingly any proposal raised by a perceived political opponent. Key infamously called Working For Families "communism by stealth" (his government now supports it). Key made a fool of himself ranting that Labour's capital gains…
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