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If there was any doubt the results of the recent US elections conclusively show that America's democratic system is broken. Consider the following. In general terms the President is meant to be the person with most votes. This did not happen. Despite Clinton winning 1.4%…
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Lisa Owen interviewed Key on The Nation yesterday. It's not often that Key allows a real interview, and Owen does an excellent job. Among other topics she explores the dismal predictions in the recent Treasury report. See the video here. https://twitter.com/LloydBurr/status/802250779654385664 https://twitter.com/MorganGodfery/status/802251384670146562 https://twitter.com/Tim_Watkin/status/802252999959584768 https://twitter.com/DavidCunliffeMP/status/802378260046901248 https://twitter.com/nzlabour/status/802258802468737024…
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Brian Fallow in The Herald summarises the take-home messages from the latest Treasury report: Future written in red ink Want to cheer yourself down? Take a look at the Treasury's newly updated projections for the long-run outlook for the Government's finances. What the Treasury officials…
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The following is a Guest Post from Robert Guyton and is part of a series appearing over 12 Sundays. Other parts can be seen here. Robert is a sustainability pioneer who along with his family grows the oldest food forest in NZ. A long time organic gardener, permaculturist and heritage orchardist,…
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Fidel Castro has died aged 90. The Guardian has this article: Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90, Cuban state television has announced, ending an era for the country and Latin America. Live Fidel Castro: world reacts to death of Cuban leader –…
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There is one week to go before voting in the Mt Roskill by election concludes and it is getting very interesting for all sorts of reasons. There is a poll suggesting that National's candidate Parmjeet Parmar is struggling despite the Government's current polling. If this…
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In an interesting piece on equal pay (discussed here) Audrey Young makes a number of positive comments about unions: ...The pay equity outcome is one of the reasons unions are experiencing a revival. It follows other major successes by the former Service Worker's Union through…
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One of the first acts of the new National government in 2009 was to abolish the Department of Labour’s Pay and Employment Equity Unit. Surprise surprise, the gender pay gap started increasing, in January 2016 it was the "worst it's been in almost 10 years".…
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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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Here's Key describing the Nats' "three strikes" law back in 2010 - Govt announces three-strikes policy Repeat violent criminals could get a maximum sentence with no parole under the Government's three-strike policy announced today. "I'm taking about those people who consistently pose a very real…
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Via RNZ: Mana Party and Māori Party to talk 'unification' The Māori Party executive will meet Mana Party Leader Hone Harawira, after the two parties put their differences behind them in July. Mr Harawira said today's meeting was a follow up to a previous meeting…
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John Key, the State house tenant turned merchant banker whose ascension to the top job depended heavily on his ordinary Kiwi turned good persona, is overseeing the sale of the state house that he has relied on so heavily for political advantage. The circle is…
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For over a decade now, the Greens and environmentalists have been trying to get Labour and National-led governments to address climate change. Above many other environmental issues, it made sense to join in with a global political movement that led to the historic Kyoto and…
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Undeterred by the failure of their state house selloff plans in Invercargill and Horowhenua, the Nats are trying to push ahead with a sale in Christchurch - Prime Minister John Key's childhood state house up for sale as Government offers 2500 properties to NGOs Housing…
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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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It was disappointing to see Michael Woodhouse's complacency for the government at one worker each week dying on the job. That can't be acceptable. The new health & safety laws are a big improvement, and are making a difference in NZ businesses. It took a…
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Via the NZ Herald: A specialist in coal mine explosion prevention has called Solid Energy's decision not to re-enter the Pike River mine irrational. Engineer David Creedy prepared a report, which concluded it would be safe to cautiously enter the mine to look for evidence…
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https://twitter.com/TheNBR/status/801267884848648192 Later: "We look like a bunch of muppets." Key unhappy the holes weren't pre-dug at Mangawhai Heads.
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RNZ seem to be the only ones with this important story this morning: Child abuse report 'shut down' A former Human Rights Commissioner is accusing the government of killing off a critical report on the way it handled hundreds of cases of children abused in…
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I started a subscription to Politik - Richard Harmon's paywall site, and I find that I have been enjoying it. Now that I have my uncompensated, unexpected, and unsolicited plug out of the way... I was rather amused reading today's Politik's "Despite the pact Shaw takes on…
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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 … Note: Open Mike is now for US politics too.
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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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This is just something that gets my goat, and there was a particularly egregious example on the RNZ Business News this morning. Apparently Wall St was going 'gangbusters', and the reason they came up with for that was 'Wall St' liking Donald Trump's policies (lowering…
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I get the impression that the Mt Roskill by election is not going well for National. The seat should be in play. Last election Labour lost the party vote to National by 2,200. Sure Goff won the electorate vote by over 8,000 but this was…
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Revelations surrounding the role of fake news in the American election have been stunning. If you haven't been following the topic, here's a quick catch-up: Click and elect: how fake news helped Donald Trump win a real election This Analysis Shows How Fake Election News…
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Another fail in National's plan to sell off state houses is good news for those of us who believe that it is the government's responsibility to take care of society's most vulnerable. From RNZ: Govt backs away from Horowhenua state house sale The proposed sale…
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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 … Note: Open Mike is now for US politics too.