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So the start to the political year has been completed, the speeches have been delivered and the commentators have commentated. So who won, who lost and what will the repercussions be? John Key delivered an interesting speech. His major announcement was said to be the…
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Bryce Edwards has an interesting summary of reaction to Labour's bombshell tertiary education policy: Labour's return to radicalism "Radicalism"? Tertiary education was free in NZ up until 1992 - didn't seem radical then. Tertiary education is free in many European and some other countries round…
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The truth is out there! No, really, it is. We all have access to the truth. And that's the truth. Happily there's now a mathematical formula to show just how long a genuine conspiracy can be kept secret. And it's not good news for chemtrail…
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Reposted from No Right Turn That's what Fran O'Sullivan seems to be arguing in her bitter little rant in Saturday's Herald against Labour's opposition to the TPP: The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is too important to New Zealand's economic future for Andrew Little to turn…
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Those reading The Standard will know that I am less than impressed with Little's announcement yesterday of 3 years free tertiary education. A valid comeback is - so what would you do differently? Anthony Robins quite correctly stated that: ...one thing that (Labour) have done…
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3 News is dead (nasty autoplay video), from the ashes rises Newshub. On day 1 the Newshub website looks good. There's a distinct absence of the clickbait trash that makes up 80% of the offerings of NZ Herald and Stuff sites these days. Hope they…
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For background see this recent post on voluntary euthanasia. The end of today is the last chance to make a submission on "the Petition of Hon Maryan Street and 8,974 others" with respect to "medically-assisted dying in the event of a terminal illness or an…
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Labour has had its ups and downs since 2008. But one thing that they have done consistently is roll out big bold policies. KiwiBuild. NZ Power. Capital gains tax. Each of these seized the agenda and helped shaped the national debate on important topics. Labour…
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