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It’s a weird moment for the Labour Party at Conference this weekend. We’re successful and the leadership is outstanding. Haven’t been able to say that for a decade. Economy is doing fine, unemployment is low, crime is low. The government is popular, and the Coalition…
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Originally posted Nick Kelly's blog One feature of the UK election has been various electoral alliances or deals done. This has mostly occurred around the issue of Brexit. Early on in the campaign I wrote about Trump’s intervention in the UK election, specifically him calling on…
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The problem with shooting your mouth off and barking at every passing car is that sometimes there will be unintended consequences. Like when Simon Bridges asked for an investigation into New Zealand First's handling of donations. Fair call. It looked like NZ First might be…
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In 2017, during the election campaign, we ran a small handful of posts as dedicated discussion space for lefties. I introduced the first post with this, I had a gratifying experience last month, a late night conversation on twitter about the left and the NZ…
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One of the most talked about matters in National's Law and Order Discussion Document is the proposal to set up a New Zealand equivalent of Australia's Strike Force Raptor Police Unit, designed to make life as difficult as possible for gang members. What was the…
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https://twitter.com/protectihumatao/status/1199412918216904704 From Action Station: Te Kaahu Pokere o Tamaki Makaurau e kore i ngaro i te hinapouri. Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (our nation’s lead agency for heritage) is seeking submissions by Friday 29 November to upgrade Ōtuataua Stonefields from a Category 2 to a…
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School Strike for Climate, Extinction Rebellion, and GreenpeaceNZ all have climate actions happening over the next few weeks. School Strike 4 Climate, Australia, Friday 29th November: https://twitter.com/StrikeClimate/status/1195548321596628992 https://twitter.com/StrikeClimate/status/1199447741652439040 _____________________________________________________________________________ Extinction Rebellion, United Kingdom, in the lead up to the general election: 30th Nov-11th Dec –…
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I have practiced in the Youth Court since its inception, some 30 years ago. I have represented hundreds perhaps thousands of young people in the Court during that time and consider I know the system pretty well. Which is why I cannot believe how National's…
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https://twitter.com/reveal/status/1199032503392227329 Dixon’s scan rate—more than300 items an hour, thousands of individual products a day—was being tracked constantly, the data flowing to managers in real time, then crunched by a proprietary software system called ADAPT. She knew, like the thousands of other workers there, that if…
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One hundred and sixty three British economists have signed a letter to the Financial Times to say they believe that Labour should form the next government. The UK economy needs reform. For too long it has prioritised consumption over investment, short-term financial returns over long-term…
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I have the greatest of respect for Andrew Little. He says things the way he sees it. And he sticks to his principles. As far as he can he does what is right rather than what is popular. Which is why I am pleased that…
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Stuff have released their latest YouGov political poll. It's grim reading for the Tories and current leader Simon Bridges. Labour are on 41%, 3 points ahead of National, who languish on 38%. But that's not the only bad news for the embattled Bridges; at…
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