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Only 6 months ago the UK Liberal Democrat party was at a real low, with their leader resigning and the polls about 7%: same as the last five years. Fast forward five months from that and the new leader Jo Swinson leads them into being…
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I always enjoy James Shaw's speeches. He is often presented by the political commentariat as a centrist suit doing deals with business, letting farmer's off the hook and dragging the Greens to the right. But when you hear him in his own words, the radical…
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In 2016 the National government mandated that all rental properties had to have ceiling and floor insulation (thank-you Greens!), unless it was impractical do so. The deadline was July 1st 2019. Stuff are reporting that Christchurch City Council have deferred insulating 370 social housing units…
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In the United Kingdom the Conservatives have lost a seat in a by election even though it previously held the seat with a majority of more than 8,000. From the Guardian: Boris Johnson has suffered a major blow after the Tories were beaten by the Liberal…
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Obtained from a reliable source ... Memo from Crosby Textor To all clients You may be aware that the Guardian, that scurrilous left wing attack publication, has made unfounded allegations against this firm and its employees. Crosby Textor, or as we are now known as…
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The Whaleoil site will blog no more. David Fisher at the Herald has this background: The Whaleoil blog began in 2005, with Slater saying it was an outlet through which he was able to manage depression. In the years that followed, it became increasingly politicised…
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Australia's policy of kicking out kiwis who have lived three for decades and set up businesses and families there has been a cause for difficulties in the Anzac relationship for quite a while. Already there have been about 1,700 kiwis who have been excluded from…
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