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No, not in NZ, of course - Zac Goldsmith quits as MP over 'doomed' Heathrow expansion decision. But it did make me wonder how long it has been since any government MP here made a stand on principle? Labour has had splits that were instrumental…
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Need a distraction from poverty, the housing crisis, and the slow collapse of the health and education systems? Why not go with an old favourite, fear mongering - Foreign fighters in the Middle East could return to New Zealand as Islamic State crumbles - John…
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The government is proud of their surplus, which at 0.7% of GDP isn’t quite as dramatic as the 9% of GDP deficit they had in 2011. But as soon as we have a surplus, National starts salivating over tax cuts. Continuing where I left off, here's…
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Barry Coates is the new Green Party MP following Kevin Hague's departure to head up Forest and Bird. From the Green Party website, this is Coates' report on his first few weeks, along with his maiden speech. Week one in Parliament has been quite an…
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From the movement that brought you equal pay, the weekend, minimum wages, child protection laws, injury prevention, the right to organise …
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This week we are trialling something new. In order to free up Open Mike and Daily Review for other conversations we are asking that all discussion, posting of links etc on the US election goes in the daily dedicated thread rather than OM or DR.…