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John Key in 2012: I hate capital gains taxes – I just don’t like them. The reason I don’t like them is that, in political terms I don’t think they work. If government was prepared to do with a capital gains tax what had been…
Economy housing john key national Politics same old national
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The latest right wing meme is that angry left activists cost Labour the English Election as well as the last local election and if only they were more moderate and reasonable everything would have been fine. This analysis of course ignores completely the result in…
Andrew Little journalism labour Left making shit up Media spin the praiseworthy and the pitiful uk politics you couldn't make this shit up
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' You're on a plane that crashed in the Sonora desert. The pilot and co-pilot are dead, but you and your classmates are unharmed. Your plane was 70 miles off the course that was filed prior to take off and you crashed 50 miles southwest…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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Simon Bridges is an idiot. He thinks that Auckland's congestion can be solved by focussing less on the CBD and large rail projects and more on local roading projects in the outer suburbs of the city and bus infrastructure. Of course this will solve congestion problems which…
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One of the inquiries into issues arising from Dirty Politics has come to a very unsatisfactory conclusion. Concerns were raised by the Greens about former National MP Katherine Rich. She is now the chief executive of the Food and Grocery Council whose roles include lobbying for the alcohol,…
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We've had pre-budget speeches from Andrew Little and from Grant Robertson. Given the diversity of views of The Standard authors and community, the speeches have received mixed reception here. What's your speech? What's the core of what you would propose if you were leader of…
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standarnistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don't forget to be kind to each other.
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Labour's Finance spokesperson Grant Robertson gave his pre-budget speech this morning. "So, what would a responsible government be doing in the Budget next week?"... Speech to the Otago Chamber of Commerce by Grant Robertson on May 15, 2015 Thank you very much for the opportunity…
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David Farrar has a bad case of STD (Standard Titillation Disorder). He seems to find us endlessly fascinating, if the desire of him and his Dirty Politics mates to spy on / hack this blog are anything to go by. Take this post on us…
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Give it a rest Graham: Ponytail-gate: McCready files new case The legal assault on the Prime Minister is underway again but private prosecutor Graham McCready wants it known he's not a "vexatious masked crusader". The Hamilton-based litigant filed a case with the Human Rights Tribunal…
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Guyon Espiner landed a doozie on Chris Finlayson this morning. He quizzed Finlayson on why the GCSB was used to spy on New Zealand's trading partners to help Tim Groser's WTO campaign. Espiner posed this question: When this became public in the New Zealand Herald one comment…
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All the best to those coping with the wild weather or its aftermath. With talk of Wellington being "cut off" some are using it as an excuse to politic over Transmission Gully, but there's nothing that we can build that isn't vulnerable to nature. With…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standarnistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don't forget to be kind to each other.
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All strength to Spy watchdog Cheryl Gwynn. She is probably going to drop off John Key's christmas card list for doing so but she has announced an investigation into the GCSB's spying on friendly nations to help Tim Groser's tilt at the top trade job.…
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Given that Amanda Bailey asked McCready to withdraw his case, this is good news: Updated 11.57am: A judge has rejected serial litigant Graham McCready's attempt to privately prosecute John Key over repeatedly pulling the ponytail of Auckland waitress Amanda Bailey. ... Amanda Bailey has been…
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(Originally posted at Boots Theory) Andrew Little delivered his pre-Budget speech in Wellington yesterday, and the pullquote everyone's talking about was some seriously no-nonsense stuff: ...[National's] promise was clear. Their good economic stewardship would see us in surplus. And now they’ve abandoned their promise. National’s…
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Spot the stunning lack of self awareness: https://twitter.com/oneforthedr/status/598330009946689536 The discussion which follows is pretty brutal for Key. So, pulling ponytails and calling people names - I guess it's true, the PM is 11 years old (a treat if you missed it last month!). I liked…
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Why is it left to the Reserve Bank to take (poorly targeted, belated) action on the property price bubble? Yesterday's press release from The Greens was spot on: Reserve Bank forced to do AWOL Govt’s job on housing The Reserve Bank is being forced into…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standarnistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don't forget to be kind to each other.
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When the people are on to you: https://twitter.com/FrancesCook/status/598332319292751872 https://twitter.com/VernonSmall/status/598333932250140672 David Farrar didn't get the memo, he went with "hysterical": https://twitter.com/KiwiblogDPF/status/598321274352324608 Trouble is, there's a difference between obvious attempts to astroturf a nickname and ones that have gone viral naturally: https://twitter.com/LostArcNZ/status/598333744739553280
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As widely reported today, the TPPA has taken a probably fatal hit in the US Senate. As ever, thanks to Gordon Campbell for excellent coverage: Gordon Campbell on the death knell for the TPP It is unusual for anyone to vote for an early execution,…
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https://twitter.com/nzlabour/status/598266424893702144
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I am conflicted by this farm safety story. It is great to see a farmer talking about the impact on him of a death on his farm. It is rare and important that stories accompany these deaths. They humanise them and move people to action. This farmer needs…
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Tēna koutou katoa. Thank you for joining me this morning. Thank you John Milford for your welcome, and Peter Cullen for your kind introduction. Next week, the Government will present its seventh budget. Only on rare occasions does a single budget have a profound effect…
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It's like ACT's David Seymour is seeing the world for the first time: Home ownership now for privileged few - ACT For the first time in New Zealand's history, home ownership has become the privilege of the wealthy, says ACT leader David Seymour. Seymour said…