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The Washington Post has reported that one third (107) of all living Nobel Laureates have signed a letter condemning Greenpeace for being "anti-science" due to their leading a campaign against GMO crops in general, and against the vitamin A producing GMO "Golden Rice" in particular.…
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There was another in what has been a long stream of heartbreaking stories this morning concerning a Porirua family struggling to make ends meet. But this is not a family relying on benefits to survive. Both parents work full time. From Radio New Zealand: New…
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Hope you Aucklanders are doing OK in all the flooding... https://twitter.com/rodemmerson/status/748233240410886144 https://twitter.com/NZGreens/status/748309844424200192 https://twitter.com/NZGreens/status/748275192447696897 https://twitter.com/NzMorningReport/status/748275126546759680
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After their ridiculous Andrew Little witch-hunt blew up in their faces yesterday, Newshub still can't let it go - Case closed in Andrew Little v John Shewan stoush Should Andrew Little apologise to John Shewan? Shouldn't he? Who cares? Great question. Patrick Gower cares. Patrick…
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Another atrocity: Istanbul Atatürk airport attack: Turkey declares day of mourning Turkey has declared a day of national mourning after 41 people were killed in suicide attacks on Istanbul’s main airport, the deadliest and most high profile in a string of killings and explosions that…
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Last night the final act of Sue Moroney's paid parental leave bill played out in Parliament, as Labour struggled to get a symbolic vote in the face of Bill English's disgraceful and undemocratic veto. English vetoed on the grounds of "unaffordability", but did he actually…
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The attempt to oust Corbyn was orchestrated by Portland Communications, blown up by a fake Gay Pride heckle, supported by the UK Fabian Society, and predicted in the Telegraph. It's definitely a plot, but will it work? As Corbyn says the confidence vote is meaningless.…
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Patrick Gower is off on one of his typical personal crusades against Labour again today: Andrew Little must apologise to John Shewan (yes of all the urgent issues in the world and NZ, this is top of Gower's list). Dita DeBoni has the perfect reply:…
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The Chilcot report into the invasion of Iraq that could see charges laid against Tony Blair is out on the 6th of July. Jeremy Corbyn has stated that if evidence in the report supports laying charges against Tony Blair, then Tony Blair should stand trial.…
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We used to be told that wealth would "trickle down" from the top to those on the bottom. Hah hah! Wealth sucks-up instead: NZ's rich getting richer, new figures show The richest Kiwis are getting richer, and the growing inequality across the world has led…
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This is an occasional award to be given out to that politician in the world most likely to bring the already poor reputation of politicians into even worse repute. And even though there are still a couple of days in the month left there is…
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Socialist Aotearoa presents a public forum on the UK exit from the EU (Brexit), a Marxist critique of the European Union, and the very British coup against Jeremy Corbyn. Speakers: Mike Treen, Unite Union Ben Peterson, Leftwin.org Tobi Muir, Londoner living in Aotearoa Emir Hodzic,…
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I/S at No Right Turn writes... A coincidence, I'm sure Damning inquiry points finger at the Government, State Services Commissioner, Stuff, June 23, 2016: The Government has rejected parts of a damning report into its handling of an inquiry into leaks from the Ministry of…
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So here we are. Politicians, yet again playing ego driven, stupid and bizarre games of musical chairs. Economists, yet again doing splendid impersonations of headless chickens. And the stenographers (h/t CV), as always, breathlessly relaying to us how crucial, unprecedented and dangerous it all is…this…
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Way back in April: Greens’ “Barking Mad” Bill Blocked The big question in Question Time arose from the allegation in leaked documents called the Panama Papers that New Zealand is a tax haven. Prime Minister John Key says tax havens are secret and New Zealand…
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I have often seen here complaints that elites are taking over the world, that politicians simply get manipulated by them, and as a result the real people are just damaged and used. Following is an excerpt from a Bloomberg interview with President Obama from June 13th -…
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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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There were many who were concerned that John Shewan was not a good choice for an inquiry into NZ's tax haven system. Seems we owe Shewan an apology, as initial reaction suggests that he has done a good job: NZ foreign trust rules inadequate The…
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Post Brexit some on the left are applying the analysis that it was the result of the masses acting out of uneducated racism. That's an analysis that's not just wrong, and a little classist, but - if it is the final analysis social democratic organisations fall…
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Foster-Bell seems to be a cross between Aaron Gilmore (vanity), Todd Barclay (people skills) and Bill English (high on the hog). No surprises there then, Nat MP, ho hum. The more interesting question is - who is out to knife him? Two hits in two…
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One of the useful dynamics from the Brexit vote is the demonstration that the major power holders in society don’t control everything. There seems to be a fair amount of post-referendum panic, but London-based Brit/Canadian/Kiwi Chris Gilson reminds Brits that there are practical things that…
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Over at Salon, Andrew O'Hehir views Brexit and Trump as a similar threat and a similar opportunity. So if I squinted my eyes, swung my arms around and sang "The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Music" and bathed myself in sunny optimism, I…
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The fallout from Brexit is tearing the English Labour Party apart with 9 members of the shadow cabinet resigning so far (and more expected). See also: Labour crisis: how the coup against Jeremy Corbyn gathered pace. The Tories have nothing to smile about though. Cameron's…
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