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Open mike 08/08/2021
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Open mike 07/08/2021
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Daily review 06/08/2021
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National used to be better than this
Back in the day National used to have a strong urban liberal wing. John Key was responsible. He realised that National's traditional support base would not deliver power. So he set out to broaden its appeal. One of the early signs was when he had…
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What if all New Zealanders had enough to live on?
Yesterday Micky put up a post about the good changes happening with employment rates and wage increases: Aotearoa New Zealand approaches full employment. There are important points in the post and comments, about managing the economy, the EMA's position of wanting 5% unemployment to help…
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Open mike 06/08/2021
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Daily review 05/08/2021
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Aotearoa New Zealand approaches full employment
Yesterday one of the most outstanding economic statistics ever in my time on this earth for Aotearoa New Zealand was released. The features were: In the June 2021 quarter, compared with the March 2021 quarter: unemployment rate fell to 4.0 percent underutilisation rate fell to 10.5…
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Open mike 05/08/2021
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Daily review 04/08/2021
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What if saving the world meant life was tasty, beautiful and just long enough?
The nasty, brutish and short meme is a failure of imagination. I often think about why it’s so hard for people to see the value in the Powerdown. If the capitalism-driven climate and ecological crises have the distinct possibility to end human civilisation (this is…
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Judith’s last stand?
So yesterday as news of a rather large drop in Labour's support washed through Judith Collins and National put their thinking caps on. What issue could they raise to really sock it to Labour and prove to the electorate that National is indeed born to…
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Open mike 04/08/2021
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Daily review 03/08/2021
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Youtube punishes Murdoch’s Sky News for pedalling Covid misinformation
This will have the conspiracy theorists spinning. Youtube have stopped Murdoch's Sky News Australia from uploading videos for the next seven days after the channel uploaded videos questioning Covid and advocating for the use of alternative medicines including Donald Trump's favourite hydroxychloroquine. From the Guardian:…
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Open mike 03/08/2021
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We Need Better Politicians!
Many argue that the current crop of politicians are self-serving troughers whose property portfolios earn more than the average Kiwi and more than enough to make them feel comfortable and relaxed about the problems that the average Kiwi is facing. As the narrative goes, politicians…
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Daily review 02/08/2021
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The latest Reid Research Poll result
Last night's Reid Research poll provided an interesting result. The normal caveats apply, an individual poll should not be relied on and we need to see a few more polls before we can ascertain a trend. But it suggests that Labour's historic high support has…
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Open mike 02/08/2021
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