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This isn't dry. It's concise and it's easy enough to read between the lines. In seven minutes, Mark Blyth explains why post WWII Capitalism (but only in Europe, N America and what we might call the developed west) adopted a Social Democratic economic order, why…
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This post by Dreadwomyn was first published at dreadwomyn.me ______________________________________________________________________________ You had to be hiding under a rock in a different hemisphere if you did not hear that the general election in Aotearoa was launched and had just moved from first to fifth gear in less…
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Lloyd Burr at Newshub rounded up 23 of Peters' most quotable attacks on the Nats and their failed government: 1. "I'm telling you why NZ First is packing the halls around this country - cos they've had a guts full of you. They've had enough!…
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It must be fun to be media (not). Just watched the "waiting for Winston Peters" live feed from Stuff. It sounds like the NZ First board know what they want and now there will be a bit more negotiation with both major parties to get…
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We are on the eve of the great Chinese leadership conference tomorrow, and days from a fresh New Zealand government that will have a more defensive position on foreign ownership. So it’s worth taking a moment on the relationship between the two. I’m just going…
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"Once upon a time, in a world far away" we had these people called "reporters". An honourable profession, who considered it their job to keep the public accurately and completely informed. Now almost extinct. Killed off by Journalists, "shock jocks, "broadcasters, PR people, and spin…
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Beckett’s classic Waiting for Godot by the city’s oldest company, the Wellington Political Theatre, is a triumph. WPT stalwart Bill English delivers a solid, if unimaginative performance as Estragon. His brooding presence is the very embodiment of a sense of inevitable doom as he wrestles…
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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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Spare a thought for our poor political reporters - tasked with reporting the unreportable - breaking live feed! Looks like no further developments today:
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Why is Europe continuing to vote for anti-immigration parties, spurning the once-dominant centre-left parties? The Austrian election has finally provoked me. After World War II, European societies were built on principles that owed a lot to centre-left ideas. There was widespread agreement after the war…
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This is the day when it is predicted we will know who will lead the next Government although after listening to Bill English on Morning Report this morning I am not so sure. English stated that there have been policy discussions only and no negotiations…
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Much has been written about social media and democracy, but this long and extensively linked piece is one of the best. Alexis Madrigal in The Atlantic: What Facebook Did to American Democracy. Well worth reading the whole thing, but for a road map here are…
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As I have said before, I think Peters is going to '96 us. If we get a Nat led government we know what the first 100 days look like - a series of lies and excuses. But maybe Peters learned from history and is not…
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