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Open mike 31/01/2013
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Bain files against Collins
David Bain has filed a claim against Judith Collins. Here's The Herald's / APNZ quick announcement: David Bain has filed a High Court claim against Justice Minister Judith Collins seeking a judicial review of her actions since she received the Justice Binnie report last August.…
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Opposition speeches & ‘Roads of Madness’
Yesterday, the PM's speech, as Zetetic says, was a "do nothing" speech as the country drowns. Actually Key sounded like a drunken sailor doing an after dinner speech in a stand-up comedy mode. However, there were some more significant, sober, coherent and well articulated speeches in…
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ImperatorFish: A Day In The Life Of Steven Joyce
Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. 7:13 am The days when I have to travel to Wellington are always the longest ones. I have to get up well before dawn and…
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Brian Edwards on Shearer
The macho posturing we’ve seen from David Shearer since conference never quite gelled with the Shearer I knew. I’d always thought of him as a nice guy out of his depth, so the public defaming of David Cunliffe and the ‘I’m in charge’ theatrics always…
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Jobs friendly government?
More work in prisons, fewer mail deliveries, fewer WoF checks. I won't say these are bad policies - done right there's some merits. But I will point out this: 2,000 job losses from fewer WoF checks,up to 3,000 jobs gone with three day a week…
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EPMU: Manufacturing Strategy Needed
Media Release: Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union New Zealand needs a national manufacturing strategy to drive economic growth and provide secure, well-paid jobs for New Zealand workers, the EPMU told the Parliamentary Inquiry into Manufacturing [on Monday]. EPMU national secretary Bill Newson told the inquiry…
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Get on board
Now I don't know if there will be a leadership vote in the next couple of weeks or not, but if there is, and you're a Labour supporter, then you really want to be a Labour Party member beforehand so you can have your say.…
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As on we go, drowning
Despair. That's what I felt, watching Key's speech yesterday. Others said he was boring. Some complained of his screeching. I just felt despair. This guy is running the country. Our country. And he has nothing. Nothing for us. Nothing for you. Nothing for me. Nothing…
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Open mike 30/01/2013
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ImperatorFish: Is National Really Hands-Off Then?
Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. In David Shearer's speech on Sunday he made much of National's "hands-off" approach to governing the country, comparing it to Labour's preference for a more interventionist "hands-on"…
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The Feral Rich Are Destroying Our Civilised Society
Reprinted with permission, from Dave Kennedy (bsprout) at Local Bodies. The Feral Rich Are Destroying Our Civilised Society The latest New Internationlist has published statistics regarding the world's wealthy and the increasing divide between rich and poor. They refer to the "Feral Rich" and ask, "what can…
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Building a movement: acting local, talking global
To change the dominant political and media landscape and move away from the "neoliberal consensus", it is necessary to apply pressure from below. Political parties will always be channeled towards a narrow centrist position by the political, corporate and wealthy elites, and the commercialised, corporate-dominated MSM. At the weekend,…
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There is an alternative
Some people who don't really understand economics think it's all about confidence - if business would be more confident, they would then invest more and hire more people. In truth, confidence is merely an indicator that the fundamentals for growth are right. So, when Joyce…
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Open mike 29/01/2013
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Minister Tin-Ears
New Zealand's remaining world-class manufacturers are saying today they are sick of being told by politicians that they need to work harder when they have been doing that for years, but face a huge headwind from an over-valued dollar. Not a good time for Minister…
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Some free advice for Mr Fixit
Steven Joyce, as one of the few apparently competent Nats, is called by some "Mr Fixit". He's about to severely tarnish that reputation by making the wrong decision about Novopay: Joyce: Novopay likely to stay Teachers and school staff look likely to be stuck with…
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More Queensland floods
As widely reported, Queensland is getting hammered again by bad flooding: Three dead as record-breaking rain falls Three people are dead as wild weather continues to batter south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales, authorities say. The region is struggling with an unfolding weather disaster…
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Good coverage for Shearer
David Shearer's opening speech for the year has received good media coverage. From One News: Fired up Shearer outlines party agenda Job creation and housing were big issues in David Shearer's state of the nation address at a rugby club in Wainuiomata today. ... With…
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Key’s ‘big’ new policy
Because of the scale, it's hard to tell, but the $145m cuts to trades training are 12 times larger than the extra 'Reboot' money.
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Open mike 28/01/2013
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States of it – Turei and Shearer
Metiria Turei and David Shearer have today given their State of the Planet and State of the Nation speeches respectively. There's a lot of commonality, which is good. A critique of the government is solidifying and it's centred on jobs, housing, and the environment. The…
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Shearer promises active government
David Shearer has just made his opening speech of the year at the Labour Party Summer School. There's no new policy to give the speech real heft, but (given the significant policies already out there, the stage of the electoral cycle, and the lack of…
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Sunday Reading
My regular Sunday piece of interesting, longer, deeper stories I found during the week. It’s also a chance for you to share what you found this week too. Those stimulating links you wanted to share, but just didn’t fit in anywhere (no linkwhoring). This week:…
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The heart of darkness
I wondered why the Herald had given a column to a barely literate liquidator, until now. They say sunlight is the best disinfectant, and running Damien Grant's hateful, self-centred pieces exposes the ugliness at the heart of the neoliberal capitalist class. The titles alone are…
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Green Party “I’m in – for the future”
Lately I have often disagreed with Matt McCarten. However, certainly agree with one part of his column today. The column is largely about John Key's fail at Ratana, plus his other struggles this week. McCarten then says in contrast it was a good week for Labour and…
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Open mike 27/01/2013
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And now from the real Labour Party…
It's been a good few days. Ratana on Thursday and Friday, and Young Labour Summer School today and tomorrow. And then there is David Shearer's speech to come on Sunday, at the end of the Summer School. The Ratana Church gathers to celebrate the prophet's…
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Remembering John Key
As New Zealand collectively rolls its eyes at the paucity of ideas and vision, and surfeit of excuse-making and responsibility denying in Key's state of the nation speech (it was so bad John Armstrong wrote a third piece on how great the reshuffle was, instead…
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Key’s speech bereft of vision
Key's opening speech for the year is a dreary, dishonest, and vacuous affair, completely bereft of vision. I haven't seen an enthustastic response reported anywhere yet. At time of writing: 3 News headlines one of National's biggest problems "Will Key's State of the Nation stem…