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Daily Review 28/02/2018
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Bridges burnt in media reviews
It's pretty grim reading for the new Nat leader this morning - Barry Soper: National selecting Simon Bridges counts itself out of next election While the National Party whips were counting the votes for Simon Bridges after the second ballot in their super secret caucus…
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Our Reserve Bank
We are awaiting the results of the first part of the review of the Reserve Bank. There is a case to be made that the Reserve Bank should be eradicated. Clutch your pearls, but the stage was set yesterday by Ministers Little and Parker about…
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Arctic monkey wrenching
https://twitter.com/Arctic_Chunkys/status/968432141083299840 I don't know who Chunk is or what they are referring to, but I found their tweet apposite in the middle of a storm of #arctic news last night. More and more I think we have no idea what is going to happen. Both in…
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Open Mike 28/02/2018
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Daily Review 27/02/2018
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Right wing activists are not happy Bridges is leader
With a certain amount of schadenfreude I am watching the right's response to the decision to elevate Simon Bridges to the leadership. Having been involved in the Labour Party during a time of turmoil it is satisfying knowing that it is now National's turn to…
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National’s new leader is …
The new leader of the National Party has been announced. It is Simon Bridges with Paula Bennett remaining as deputy. Best of British to them. The next poll will be interesting.
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Who will the new leader of the National Party be?
We should know round about lunch time who the new leader of the National Party is going to be. The decision will show if National is planning for the future or dwelling in the past. Either is possible. If Simon Bridges wins, and he appears…
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Respecting our Rights and the New Zealand Constitution
So in constitutional terms, Andrew Little and the Prime Minister dropped something of a bombshell at her post-cabinet press conference yesterday, announcing plans that the Government would give courts the ability to send legislation back to Parliament for them to review if it was ruled…
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Open Mike 27/02/2018
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Daily Review 26/02/2018
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Facebook Bullshit
From Macedonia to the San Fransisco Bay, clickbait political sites are cashing in on Trumpmania - and they're getting a big boost from facebook. - wrote The Guardian back in August 2016. In November 2016, the Washington Post ran with "This is how facebook's fake news…
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Auckland Rail Industrial Action
Thanks to Warren Doney for referring to this in open mike this morning. The importance of the rail system to Auckland is being shown because limited industrial action (working to rule) is resulting in major traffic congestion. As he points out we are only getting…
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Damien Grant thinks National is stuffed
Credit where credit is due. In the past Damien Grant has received some rather negative opinions posted on this site about his articles. For instance he was awarded the doofus of the week award for his weird views about tertiary education. But his latest article…
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Open Mike 26/02/2018
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