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John Key has a problem. Okay, too vague. John Key has a specific problem I want to talk about today, and it's not actually his policies, his actions, or his own blessed mangling of the English language on a daily basis. It's that John Key…
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The failure of Labour to fire isn't limited to the leadership team. A big part of Labour's front bench simply aren't doing their job. I had to ask a mate last week who the health spokesperson was. I actually couldn't remember. It's indicative of what…
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Kim Dotcom has some ambitious ideas for NZ: Dotcom trumpets free fibre Controversial internet tycoon Kim Dotcom is promising free broadband for all New Zealanders, possibly alongside Trade Me founder Sam Morgan. Dotcom yesterday tweeted: "I will relaunch Pacific Fibre. Free broadband for all Kiwi's…
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My regular Sunday piece of interesting, longer, deeper stories I found during the week. It’s also a chance for you to share what you found this week too. Those stimulating links you wanted to share, but just didn’t fit in anywhere (no linkwhoring). This week:…
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Ever wanted to talk like the esteemed leader of New Zealand's biggest leftwing party? Of course you haven't. But I'm going to show you the secrets of his success anyway, because I think you'll be surprised just how completely flaccid you can make yourself sound…
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Welcome to Poverty watch, a weekly update on the National government's lack of response to the urgent and growing issue of poverty in NZ. A lot of background issues and links are set out in Poverty Watch one two and three. In a bizarre comment…
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Look at this: Britain's largest selling daily newspaper The Sun (daily readership 7.6 million), has this story about Britain's favourite sportsperson as their lead: Becks is as thick as bats*** says New Zealand’s PM So our PM and Minister of Tourism is presumably trying to…
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Some prominent "journalists" are working to undermine a possible Labour-Green government: one that could turn against the neoliberal scam that such "journalists" feed off and promote. They particularly have their knives out for David Cunliffe in case of a Labour leadership change. The left should…
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People are a priority for Labour. This week, I went on a bit of a road trip in the South Island. It started on the West Coast, talking to Spring Creek miners and their families about the impact of job losses on their lives and…
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Weekend social is for non political chat. What's on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can't we all just get along?
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Audrey Young had a puff piece on Secretary of Education Lesley Longstone today. Wading through the fluff, we find an interesting insight into Longstone's thinking. Longstone says: ...New Zealand is seventh out of 65 countries in the latest OECD Pisa assessment for 15-year-olds. But broken…
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And now for something completely different - The Fabians are hosting an all-day seminar on the Kirk years in Auckland tomorrow at the Dorothy Winstone Centre at Auckland Girls Grammar, starting at 9:30am. Click through to see a great line-up of speakers and registration information.…
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A couple of nights ago Nicky Hager gave his Bruce Jesson lecture on "Investigative journalism in the age of media meltdown: from National Party Headquarters to Afghanistan". It is well worth a solid read (hat tip to NRT- "well worth your five minutes" - clearly…
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On the back of Duncan Garner's scathing piece on David Shearer, David Farrar endorses Grant Robertson for leader. Yeah, because his last recommendation's worked out so well. Call me cynical, but I just don't think National's pollster has the Left's interests at heart. No, I…
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NBR is reporting that, in the style of a not quite so grand "grand coalition", prominent Labour party booster Josie Pagani will be replacing Martyn Bradbury as the leftwing commentator for the truth; the newpaper now edited by prominent National Party booster Cameron Slater. It's…
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As National cuts services, incomes, and pushes more Kiwi's into the gutter, their real agenda it seems apart from creating an underclass is removing them from the Government tit, and after that supporting them with charity. Charity starts at home they say, (if you have…
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It looks like Gordon Campbell has picked up on Irish's piece on what Labour needs to do and added a few thoughts of his own. What the polls indicate is that most New Zealanders appear to want John Key as Prime Minister. However, they would…
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Campbell Live had a piece on Monday based on a leaked report into the benefit cost ratio of National's Kapiti Expressway project. Now, in its evidence to the EPA hearings on the project, NZTA has claimed the BCR was 0.93 - ie you only get…
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Yet another thing the PM is "not responsible" for - add it to the long list. This time it is his "oversight" of the SAS: PM denies accountability for SAS actions Prime Minister John Key says he cannot be held accountable if New Zealand SAS…
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