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Open mike 24/05/2020
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Todd Muller is no Jacinda Ardern
It was a big day yesterday. I thought National's abysmal polling would take its toll and it did. Simon Bridges is now a footnote in the history of New Zealand and Paula Bennett is neither deputy leader nor proud to be a westie. Todd Muller…
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Constitutions that build citizen power and joy
This long read essay by British academic and freelance researcher for civil society organisations, Carys Hughes, explores how governance affects the imagination of the people to effect political change. Cross posted from opendemocracy.net Glazed eyes are probably the most frequent response if you mention the…
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Open mike 23/05/2020
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Nat Vote: And the Loser Is ….
The race to be the person blamed for National's coming electoral thrashing is nearing a close. The job of temporary leader of the Tories until Christopher Luxon takes over is a vital part of NZ's democratic processes. Probably. Simon Bridges has the significant advantage…
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Work ideas
It was weird to see the Prime Minister muse about a four-day week recently. She is encouraging businesses to think about it. The Prime Minister has also mused this week about more public holidays. These are not small changes to our society. Unfortunately the government…
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Open mike 22/05/2020
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The Colmar Brunton poll
This is probably the most anticipated poll in the history of New Zealand politics. If National is under 30% Bridges must be gone tomorrow, too many MPs will lose their jobs to put up with his leadership. If it is over 34% he can…
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Who wants to lead the National Party?
Simon Bridges is not going down without a fight. First he outs the challenge to displace him although he does not say who the challengers are. This is left up to an anonymous source leaking the details to media. The names have been among those…
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No Right Turn on scrutiny of the COVID-19 Bill
Two posts from No Right Turn on the COVID-19 Bill. ___________________________________________________________ Friday, May 15, 2020 Some belated scrutiny On Wednesday morning, Parliament passed the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020. Because it was passed under urgency, the Act did not receive the usual select committee…
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Open mike 21/05/2020
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This is exactly why the MSM should be scrutinised as much as the government
Jason Wall, a political reporter with the NZ Herald based in the Press Gallery, tweeted this earlier today, https://twitter.com/Jasonwalls92/status/1262871616851046400 That's meant to represent what Coffey said at the Epidemic Response Committee this morning. NZH also ran the same 'interpretation' on their website, in an article…
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The International investigation into Covid-19
More than 110 nations have backed a call for the World Health Organisation to investigate the origins of the Covid-19 virus outbreak. New Zealand is one of them. This is the text of the relevant clause of the World Health Assembly document on Covid-19 which…
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Dead man walking
The vultures are gathering. When you are the leader of a party whose basic membership qualification is that they have to believe they are born to rule failure is not tolerated. The media is reporting that there will be a vote of no confidence held…
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Open mike 20/05/2020
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Mark Richardson for National leader!
Here at the Standard we do not normally offer advice to the National Party. Well we do but we do not expect them to take it seriously. But on this occasion as National faces annihilation in the next election we wish to endorse recent comments…
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Pollwatch for Newshub/Reid Research poll, 18th May 2020
(original poll at Newshub) I'm back with a new edition of Pollwatch for those of you who like some statistical analysis with your speculation! This was a doozy, definitely proving that UMR wasn't off-base with the leaked results and that National is giving a disastrous…
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What does National do in Epsom?
Last night's Reid Research Newshub poll result will be reverberating through National's caucus. Their basic problem is that their support is in steep decline and this decline shows no signs of slowing down. Whatever they are doing it is not working. With support down to…
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Open mike 19/05/2020
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Newshub Poll Shock!
Party Vote: Labour: 56.5%. Greens: 5.5%. NZ First: 2.7% National: 30.6% ACT 1.8% Translated to Seats: Labour: 72, Greens 7 National: 39, ACT 2. Preferred Prime Minister: Jacinda Ardern: 59.5%, Simon Bridges: 4.5%, Judith Collins: 3.1% That's a lot of unemployed National …
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Open mike 18/05/2020
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“Is there even a point in having the Greens anymore?”
Well yes Martyn, there is. Last time I looked the Greens were still needed for Labour to be leading our centre/left government. Labour's 36.9 + NZF's 7.2 =/= 50%. It equals 44.1%. Where did the other 6% come from? This is not rocket science, or…
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Liberal redneck on progress in rural America
US comedian and political commentator Trae Crowder on the rural vote (<4 mins) https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=567019814198980
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Open mike 17/05/2020
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Should Parents and Teachers Defy the Government?
Why are parents being told to send their children back to school this Monday? Is it because the health and welfare of children is upper most in the governments mind? Maybe the psychological impact of a child losing social contact during their formative years is…
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Oh Sweden
Just when we thought liberal democracies meant real freedom was an absolute written into human rights stone, by mid-March this year almost all OECD countries had implemented the most draconian reversal of lockdowns on every single human being at a combination of school, university, workplace,…
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Don’t infect your feline master!
In terrible news, our feline masters can both get covid-19, and they can infect other cats. Fortunately so far they have largely been asymptomatic apart from some big cats. We don't know if there can be cat to human transmission. But I suspect it is…
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Open mike 16/05/2020
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What the Greens did
A round up of the Green Party's achievements in the 2020 Budget. People often say the Greens aren't doing much, so here are some concrete examples of what they gained for the green platform. Full press releases, and details of working with Labour, are in…
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Covid-19: may be endemic
Like measles, covid-19 could become endemic. Never dying out entirely. Needing to be controlled in human denser populations into the indefinite future. This is the warning from the WHO. Speaking at a briefing on Wednesday, WHO emergencies director Dr Mike Ryan warned against trying to…