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Open mike 31/10/2020
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UK Labour suspends Corbyn for stating the obvious about anti-semitism in the Party
Following a report into anti-semitism in the UK Labour party, Corbyn said anti-semitism exists in the Party but it is over-stated and the campaign against it is politically-motivated by opponents inside and outside the Party. He was instantly suspended from the party and had the…
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Daily review 30/10/2020
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The reeferendum fails
The interim results are out and it looks like the reeferendum has failed. At this stage 47% have voted in favour and 53% against. It is hard to understand why. Criminalisation of those who toke is a very silly idea. All it does is criminalise…
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On the US election.
This year forecasting the U.S. election has an interesting additional element, with Trump and the Republican Party gearing up to steal the election if it is not a landslide for their opponents. First, though, the election itself. The election is shaping up to be a…
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Its all just manure – mix it in and avoid the river.
There has been a rather patronising meme running in recent weeks that voters who previously voted National did so because they wanted to make sure Labour didn't want the Greens to be in government. I was rather amused by this when reading the post-election coverage.…
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Open mike 30/10/2020
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Daily review 29/10/2020
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Could the real Labour Party please stand up
Could the real Labour Party stand up please? Every Labour Party in government has made strong moves to show that the whole country can change for good. Including the first, the second, the third, the fourth and the fifth. Every Labour government except this one.…
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Aotearoa New Zealand is a hell hole paradise dystopian democracy
It has been interesting seeing overseas attempts to present Aotearoa in the last couple of days. I mean did someone turn up the international stupid dial to maximum? First there was UK former Conservative Party then UKIP Party journalist Suzanne Evans accusing New Zealand of…
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Open mike 29/10/2020
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Trump Hacked.
Had to laugh, albeit with a resigned anger, when I saw this in my emails today This afternoon, the official Trump campaign website was hacked and defaced. We have examined the site configuration and possible intrusion vectors, and our team has published what we know…
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Daily review 28/10/2020
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The boy from Matamata
So the first post election media fascination has broken out and it involves Chris Liddell, a kiwi who serves in Donald Trump's cabinet as deputy chief of staff. He has been nominated by Donald Trump as a possible replacement head of the OECD. His back…
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Justice Coney Barrett appears to be a climate change denier
Looks like the future of the United States has been compromised by selection of Amy Coney Barrett as the Supreme Court replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsberg. The prospect of her appointment caused major concern among a group of science and climate change journalists who have…
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Open mike 28/10/2020
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Daily review 27/10/2020
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A bit about how The Standard works
Eight days until the US election, and then maybe an indefinite time of whatever shit show unfolds after that. I want to be writing posts and it will have been obvious to commenter in Open Mike that I'm short on patience for moderating stupid shit…
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Melbourne gets on top of Covid
Some good news from across the ditch. Melbourne had a day free of newly notified Covid cases and State Premier Daniel Andrews has announced easing of lockdown restrictions. From Josh Taylor at the Guardian: The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, has declared “now is the time to…
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Open mike 27/10/2020
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Labour day
We’ve written a bit about Labour Day over the years – see the archives for the origins, history, and importance of the day. Enjoying your weekend? Thank a unionist! This Labour day is an especially joyous one. To all Labour and Green MPs have a great chilled…
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Open mike 26/10/2020
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Large caucuses can be devilishly dangerous as National showed
A post mortem of the 2017-2020 parliament shows that far from being the “opposition from hell” as they had threatened, National’s caucus was as ineffective as Donald Trump dealing to Covid 19. It is a salutary lesson for the new Labour caucus which has won…
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What should Labour do in the next three years?
Final results are still pending and I will stick to my prediction that Labour will pick up Whangarei on specials and a further list seat entitlement. But the form of the next Government is clear. Which opens up the question, what should Labour do in…
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Kelvin for DPM
There has been some beltway chatter about who should be the Deputy Prime Minister. Last time it was Winston Peters. Fair enough, the MMP dynamics were such that it had to happen. So who should be the DPM this time? Given that the people have…
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Open mike 25/10/2020
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Rangitata and the Future of the National Party
Some have recently been making histrionic arm waving about the decline of the Baby Boomer’s influence. Let me introduce: the National Party. This wasn’t the worst shot they’ve had. Like Donald Trump, the base has held under their very, very bad year. We can use…
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Open mike 24/10/2020
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Daily review 23/10/2020
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The Trump Biden debate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvRIboFJOiY Discussion post for this afternoon's live US Presidential debate.