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The Big Red Shed, which within its entire group employs 12,000 people, leads the way with an innovative initiative to extend paid leave to those suffering from domestic violence and for those employees supporting someone who is a victim of domestic violence. Read more here…
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Plenty of distractions in the political circus at the moment, but meanwhile: 2015 and 2016 set to break global heat records, says Met Office Next two years likely to be hottest recorded as the world’s climate reaches major turning point... The world’s climate has reached…
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Nicholas Watt in The Guardian The strategy will involve a twin-track approach in which the Tories will speak about Corbyn personally in respectful terms as they pay tribute to his success in securing such an emphatic victory. (...) At the same time as speaking about…
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The one thing the left wants more than anything else is a clean contest of ideas where all sides of an issue are properly explored. That way the chances of the proper decision being made is maximised. This is an especially important role for the…
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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 Standardistas 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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Update: Abbott is gone, Turnbull won 54-44. https://twitter.com/abcnews/status/643391081946742784 https://twitter.com/rupertmurdoch/status/643393860312399872 https://twitter.com/bencubby/status/643392982134095872 Update: This photograph apparently sums up Julia Gillard's current emotional state ...
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Project Fear was the label ascribed to the UK establishment’s strategy during the Scottish referendum debate. It worked well – in the space of the campaign period, support for independence more or less doubled. Project Fear (re-dux) was rolled out against Jeremy Corbyn’s bid for…
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While Labour leaders are in the spotlight, a good piece by Audrey Young in the weekend: No bubbly but Little is lifting Labour's game ... Given the party's record, Andrew Little has already been a successful leader. The party is functioning more like a competent…
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From Open Mike We can now declare at least one region of New Zealand GE free: Hawkes Bay. This is after years of dogged work and really expensive District Plan hearings opposed tooth and nail by Federated Farmers, Scion the tree genetics people, and others.…
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Last night our time the UK was waking up to the first new day of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party. PM David Cameron lost his shit, in what will I think become one of the most (in)famous political tweets of all time: https://twitter.com/David_Cameron/status/642984909980725248 It is worth…
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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 …