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Danyl at Dimpost has discovered that National is so serious about (enhancing) the drain of jobs and Kiwis to Australia that they've actually outsourced the Government Jobs website (http://jobs.govt.nz/) to... Australia. While I love irony, surely this says everything about National's actually commitment to the…
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Another day, another report on the ongoing failure of the global economy - "Stagnation until 2017 tipped for world's economies". Despite the massive bail-out from government / tax payers, our current systems (designed to enrich the 1%) are not delivering. Perhaps it's time for a…
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Like I said he would Bridges has got the Labour portfolio. I expect he'll do exactly what he's told by Joyce. It's how he's got where he is thus-far. Unfortunately the source on Shearer's plan to put his leadership to the party didn't pan out…
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Democracy needs that news media that provide in-depth and well-researched coverage of a diversity of political perspectives, as I argued in Media Bias & Democracy I. Attempts to ensure impartiality have been most often become a formula for presentation of two sides around a very…
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So Nick Smith is to be returned to cabinet after spending nearly a year on the bench for his ethical flaws. Presumably 10 months on the back benches heals all those desires to abuse your powers to try to help your friends get money. He…
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Back in October it was reported that the government was canceling the standard five-yearly State of the Environment Report. Can't have the messy facts making nonsense of the 100% Pure marketing campaign can we, so in typical Nat style they hope that the facts will…
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The chance to submit your opposition to Charter Schools closes this Thursday 24 January. Our country's teaching professionals are pretty much united in opposition to Charter Schools - where they have been tried overseas they are seeing (as with National Standards) a decline in relative…
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Missed this last week - from I/S at No Right Turn. Not even pretending anymore The government has given up even pretending that its suspension of democracy in Canterbury is because an elected ECan would make the "wrong" decisions: But the Government says elections this year…
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Welfare is supposed to provide a safety net for those in need. What happens to people when they are pushed off the net? They get desperate. This account from Australia describes a typical outcome: Single mums turn to brothels and stripping Some single mothers hit…
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