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Open mike 27/11/2011
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Open mike 26/11/2011
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Election night roundup
We will try to keep updated with the results of the election as they come through. And we hope that you will do the same in comments. Hopefully we'll keep the level of punditry down to a less boring level than dead time fill requires…
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Time – last chance for comments
As usual the liquor license electoral commission forces us to shutdown for these good reasons (actually I don't know them - but Clare Curren does and offers this verbose explanation) . There will be no new posts from 2359 hours tonight and we will resume…
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Where and how to vote
Regardless of who you decide to vote for, it's really important that you do exercise your democratic duty to vote. Here's a link to the Electoral Commission site that gives information on voting booth locations, how to make a vote, the people and parties you…
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A vote for Key is a vote for asset sales
76% of Kiwis are against National's plan for selling our assets. We know it just doesn't make sense. We know privatisation leads to higher prices, under-investment, asset-stripping, and profits going overseas rather than into public services. Make no mistake: the only way to stop asset…
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Who we’re voting for
Over at norightturn idiot savant has posted his voting intentions. And let's face it, in a representative democracy how you vote is where the rubber hits the road. With that in mind Standard authors who feel comfortable with the concept are declaring the who and…
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Undecided? Try this website
If you're still undecided, www.onthefence.co.nz is a cool little website that will help. You choose three issues that matter to you and how much you agree with two opposing statements on each those three issues - and it's done with cute sheep graphics. The website…
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100,000 reasons to vote Left
I thought about making my last pre-election post about a policy comparison, item by item, between Nat and Labour. But in the end I decided that, for me at least, it's a simpler decision than that. There aren't five or ten or a dozen policy…
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Epsom voters: Please kill Act – you know you want to…
For the last few elections Act has been grimly hanging on to life with the charity of the voters of Epsom. This really is the time to wipe the yellow stain off the reputation of their electorate. Stain? Well it is quite clear that the…
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Red or blue?
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Listen to us – Homebrew
We've been getting links to this song for a week or two. Wish I'd gotten round to posting it earlier. Just fantastic. And great vid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AjgWyxJAGQ Hiding in his mansion/While half the population flies across the Tasman/The other half try to act like it's not…
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Turning on Key
All the public polls (yes except Horizon) tell us that National should win this election, possibly with an absolute majority. I guess we'll find out tomorrow. But whatever the result it's been a costly election for Key. After the teapot tape fiasco and the subsequent…
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Racism more than skin deep for Nats
The following post is reproduced with permission from The Hand Mirror: I received the letter below which I am posting with permission from the author. I'm sorry, but it's not enough to have your party leader make public platitudes about the importance and value of…
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Key’s lies on Police training
Key and Collins say police training next year hasn't been cancelled. They say fewer new cops are needed because fewer are leaving. All lies. The attrition rate is rising, not falling. There is 1 training wing booked next year, not 4. Cause is cuts. 5%…
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Nats resort to robo-calling
We've been getting emails and comments from people getting robo-calls from John Key. These pre-recorded calls are notoriously bad campaign tools. Invite lots of backlash. Odd National is introducing them (they used them last election but only on election day as a get out the…
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Labour’s closing address
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksc1AAnGpsw
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National policy manifesto
hattip: William Joyce
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Last chance to save our Assets
This election is about a lot of things - having a plan for the economy, trying to put in long-term solutions to encourage our woeful savings and help investment in productive Kiwi business instead of residential real-estate, helping children out of poverty so that everybody…
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Weekend social 25/11/2011
Weekend social is for non political chat. What's on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can't we all just get along? Note: Posting this early so that it leaves the afternoon schedule free for election…
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Open mike 25/11/2011
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Keeping the help in line
This from Andrea Vance: The bus driver taking National leader John Key on a tour of the North Island has been ticked off after talking to journalists. Reporters on the campaign coach began interviewing John Godfrey when the entourage stopped off in Stratford to greet…
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If we stick with the status quo
Source Truthout.
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Only chumps tick Tory
The old timers say never trust a Tory. Can see why. Exclusive Brethren. Hollow Men. Tranzrail shares. Secret agenda tapes. Teapot tapes. Suppressed asset sales advice. Climate change 'hocus pocus'. Police hiring freeze. We keep on discovering their secret agendas. If you care about integrity,…
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An election under a cloud
I don't think I can recall an election in NZ conducted under such a cloud of extraordinary and dubious circumstances as this one. We have police raids on media outlets to suppress information relevant to the election. We have the teapot tape itself. Described as…
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Fact checkin’: police numbers
John Key said last night the Nats has boosted Police numbers by 600. In fact, 2008, Police numbers have grown by only 442, 5.4%, barely more than population growth. All but 80 of those extra cops came in the 2008/09 year - under Labour's last…
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How we got where we are
I think it's worth reminding ourselves that we had a choice at the last election between competent economic management and a bunch of hollow promises. We made a poor choice then, and every indication is that we're about to repeat it. Perhaps if we consider…
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Vote for MMP, anything else is just crazy
I see that the Nats in drag anti-MMP campaign have brought space on our banner. Now I know the mood of the authors on this subject. They like MMP, really don't want anything else, and would like to fix some of the rough bits. They…
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Open mike 24/11/2011
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A police recruitment freeze?
I've never seen a new story break in a leaders debate before but tonight Phil Goff broke the news of the government's secret plan to freeze police recruitment. Looking at Key's response I suspect that this recruiting freeze and the plan to keep it on…