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Open mike 21/02/2021
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We must resist US pressure on China that could lead to war
In February 2002 I was at a union-NDP conference in Ottawa watching US television in my hotel room. Back home I reported on the conference to the Labour Party caucus and stated as an aside that the US was going to war with Iraq. Helen…
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Cruz’s Cancun crisis
What should a Texan representative do when the state is frozen over following an extreme weather event? Tour the state? Make sure that Federal supplies of generators and fuel are delivered to where they need to be? How about fly off to Cacun for a…
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Open mike 20/02/2021
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Zucked in
So we have just witnessed round one of Facebook v Australia. It is not that often that I agree, or at least don't violent disagree, with the actions of the Scomo led Australian Government. But on this particular issue they are right, Facebook is getting…
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Open mike 19/02/2021
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Texas’s power crisis
Over in the US of A in the great state of Texas and in surrounding states locals are experiencing unusually cold weather and are suffering from the effects. From the BBC: A huge winter storm sweeping across the southern US has killed at least 21…
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Open mike 18/02/2021
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The unlucky New Zealand
Ad's post on New Zealand as the very, very luck country has some good stuff in it. It's worth reading for a nuanced take on what Labour are doing. This gem stands out, The Cabinet paper said the pandemic was expected to cost education providers…
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The Very, Very Lucky Country
While Australia is rightly branded The Lucky Country, it looks like we can reasonably be called the Very, Very Lucky Country. Because of the way both the government and society have handled Covid-19, New Zealand is now one of the most successful countries on earth.…
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Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi …
Some international news yesterday as Jacinda Ardern chose to use decidedly undiplomatic speech to address Australia’s removal of its citizenship from a Jihadi bride leaving her as New Zealand’s problem, even though her link to New Zealand was tenuous and she was for all intents…
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Open mike 17/02/2021
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Open mike 16/02/2021
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Life Without Mainstreet
Most of us have grown up where at the end of the working week, you head down to your town's main street and hang out. What will become of our towns and cities without it? There are still a few centres in New Zealand where…
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Open mike 15/02/2021
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