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English in England
Bill English is on a quick European visit, currently in England. The joint May / English statement is full of the usual platitudes - a "new and exciting chapter" apparently. It's true that England will be looking for new trade partners in the aftermath of…
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Open Mike 15/01/2017
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Spinning ‘social investment’
Bill English likes to talk about "social investment". Commentator Simon Wilson at The Spinoff is a big fan: Social investment: the two uninspiring words upon which the entire election could hang ... For several years now English has been driving a profound reform programme in…
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The Lighthouse
Sculptor Michael Parekowhai has revealed his sculpture The Lighthouse to the public eye. It cost $1.5 million, funded primarily by Barfoot and Thompson. Natural questions always get asked about whether this amount of money should be used for, well, homes for the homeless. I mean,…
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Open Mike 14/01/2017
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Refreshing honesty from English
Bill English yesterday - New Zealand faces 'possible' election hacking US spies have found Russia ordered an 'influence campaign' during the US election, and President-elect Donald Trump has finally acknowledged Russia did hack Hillary Clinton's campaign emails. Mr English says our elections could be hacked…
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Julie Anne Genter to stand in Mt Albert by-election
Green Party press release, Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter will be standing in the Mount Albert by-election to be held on 25 February, said the Green Party today. Well-known for her strong advocacy of the City Rail Link and ways to cut congestion in Auckland, Ms…
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Show me
At this moment for Trump it's time to show some actual concrete deliverables. And for the New Zealand electorate, it's also well time we saw some actual cards on the table. So there's some common economy questions I'd have for Donald Trump, Bill English, or…
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Ten steps towards victory for Labour
I love the Labour Party dearly. As an activist, I have given huge chunks of the last 18 years of my life to trying to get individuals as well as the party itself elected to office – sometimes successfully and sometimes not. I have seen…
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Open Mike 13/01/2017
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The Trump Dossier
My twitter feed has been full of reports of the dossier released yesterday by Buzzfeed detailing Trump's relationship and interaction with Russia. My first response and the response of many was "eew". But then as further detail emerged the papers, if their contents can be…
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Trump’s First Press Conference
You have to say he is not afraid to take on the heavy mob. A very direct attack on Big Pharma and consumer drug costs - a US version of Pharmac? A very direct attack on the armaments industry's star program the F-35 fighter-bomber and…
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Know Your Place (this is a White Man’s Island)
This a WHITE man’s island. Just remember that Just remember that you used to be here, and now you’re not Like all the forests Like all the birds Like all the words of your ancestors tongue scrubbed clean off this landscape that’s what we’ve done…
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Open Mike 12/01/2017
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Obama’s last speech
Tired of jokes about Trump and golden showers? Want to read a real political speech? Well here is the text to Barak Obama's last political speech as POTUS. "It’s good to be home. My fellow Americans, Michelle and I have been so touched by all…
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The great Taxpayers Union fraud and corruption discovery
The Taxpayers union think they are on a roll. They claim to have discovered that MFAT under Murray McCully have been paying huge amounts of money to the Clinton Foundation no doubt for nefarious reasons. But there are a couple of slight problems with their…
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NRT: Denying the obvious
I/S at No Right turn writes: Denying the obvious The above is a graph showing the distribution of declared taxable income in 2015. The Greens' James Shaw points out that he spike just below $70,000 - the level the top tax rate kicks in -…
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Open Mike 11/01/2017
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The end of ‘governing from the centre’?
John Key paid a lot of attention to the centre. He liked to be liked (his only legacy is really popularity & kicking the can down the road), so always made a show of reaching across to those outside the traditional National support base. His…
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The CIA Director confirmation hearings
On January 11th Mr Michael Pompeo will have his confirmation hearing to be President Elect Donald Trump's Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the CIA. For some reason it reminds me of a diligent U.S. Senator called Frank Church. In the summer of 1975, on…
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Screwing more out of Auckland renters
2014 - Housing taking more of incomes 2014 - Rise in housing costs outpaces income 2015 - Auckland rents keep soaring, others slip 2016 - Rising Auckland rental prices causing financial stress 2016 - The surging cost of renting an Auckland house, in one terrifying…
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Refining that dog whistle
In this traditionally slow time of year any sort of news tends to make a splash. Over the past few days we have had the ongoing saga of the Mad Butcher and the strange PR advisor who thought the best approach to minimise the damage…
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Open Mike 10/01/2017
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Spy vs Spy
It is MAD. In the frenzy leading up to Donald Trump's inauguration, we have the extraordinary spectacle of the CIA interfering in the US election by accusing the Russians of interfering in the same election. The CIA used only to interfere in other people's elections,…
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2016 hottest year – NIWA live stream
As long predicted and widely reported, 2016 has been confirmed as the hottest year ever: Last year was the hottest ever record, according to a European climate agency and a US-based climate centre. While not all of the world's major climate organisations have yet officially…
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English won’t attend Waitangi Day
Interesting call from English. PM Bill English won't attend Waitangi Day commemorations - Prime Minister Bill English will spend Waitangi Day in Auckland, which means for a second year in a row the country's leader won't attend commemorations. English - "After the issues surrounding the…
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Open Mike 09/01/2017
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