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I finally got up the courage to trawl through Tracy Watkins' hagiography to John Key and found something interesting at the end. The Dom has made a table of main economic and fiscal measures comparing where they are now to where they were in 2008…
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It has been a strange week. I have found myself in complete agreement with people who I do not normally agree with. I found myself in the unusual position of supporting Matthew Hooton on his stance on Chorus and I then cheered him on as…
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I just watched "Locked Up Warriors" on 101 East on Al Jazeera. It is pretty sobering to watch. The message I got from it: Maori in soul destroying poverty; too much money spent on prisons; not enough money and government support of low income communities;…
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Press release: Stop Rape Now: National day of action against rape culture [...] The Roastbusters fiasco is another explicit reminder that there are huge problems with the way our society addresses sexual violence. We demand an end to rape and all forms of sexual violence.…
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This week in Parliament Judith Collins was in full-on "no" mode - no to alternative trial process for sexual abuse cases, and no to changes to the law of evidence in sexual abuse cases. She was responding to questions from Jan Logie and Andrew Little…
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So the exodus has started. So far seven National MPs have announced that they will not stand next year in the general election and the impression that these announcements were made with their arms firmly wedged up their back is strong. Chris Tremain has…
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Apparently the police don't like this image. I really can't see why not. They have been sitting on complaints about a pack of juvenile rapists of children for 2 years - why? This parody offers a reason by way of satire. If the police don't…
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Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. Thank you for expressing an interest in tendering for a contract in connection with our planned ultra-fast broadband project (“UFB Project”). We have set…
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Another National MP has announced that she will stand down at the next election. Kate Wilkinson has announced that she will be standing down in 2014. Her seat of Waimakariri will attract a lot of attention. With the likely boundary changes it should become a…
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Recent revelations show that much more needs to be done to prevent and respond to the trauma resulting from sexual assault and rape. It has also been a difficult time for many people following the reports and engaging in discussions. Ally Garrett provides a very…
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Parliament's Chief Nanny has been in full flight this week, trying to slap down questions from Jan Logie and Andrew Little about trial processes for sexual abuse cases. You can watch her here and here, or read the transcripts here and here. Jan Logie's question…
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National's been working hard to keep wages down for the 5 years. They've weakened union laws, introduced fire at will, opposed $15 minimum wage and the living wage. And it's worked: 46% of workers got no raise last year, another 18% got less than a…
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In a sure sign that Len Brown intends to see this term out he will table a draft budget today for the Auckland Council that proposes a living wage for Auckland Council and CCO employees. The policy will eventually cost $3.75 million per annum which is…
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Sir Edmund Thomas's recent Bruce Jesson lecture, "Reducing Inequality: A Strategy for a Cause' is available online now: abridged version (h/t greywarbler). He outlines the key elements of "neoliberalism" that have resulted in vast inequalities that are damaging to our society and it's future. I particularly like…
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The Chorus fibre roll out deal with the Government is one of those issues that promises to embarrass the Government deeply, more deeply than us lefties may think. Because amongst the ranks of this Government's supporters are those who hold close to principles. They may…
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National was warned not to give the main ultrafast broadband contracts to Chorus. All it would do would restore and strengthen the monopoly that had kept prices too high ever since Telecom was privatised (and which David Cunliffe did such good work to break up).…
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Given this, are we to expect that next time a cigarette company wants to withhold the evidence that smoking will take 11 years off the life of every second smoker, they just need to do a dodgy deal with National to build a convention centre…
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The attitudes put on display by the young men calling themselves the ‘Roast Busters’ aren’t a glitch or the product of some unsavoury sub-culture. Those young men and the attitudes they hold are the product of very long and complex processes whereby some very fucked…
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I blogged previously about Chorus and the Commerce Commission. The draft decision from the Commission would have seen a significant reduction in broadband prices. Chorus complained, Amy Adams brought out a discussion paper suggesting the Government would not follow the decision, and John Key suggested…
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Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. A message from the New Zealand Police The New Zealand Police take sexual violence very seriously, and so we are disturbed by reports of a…
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Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. Welcome, Comrades! It’s always exciting when a group of people get together to create something new. This week we learned about the creation of a…
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There's an interesting article in today's DomPost headlined "Delight and horror at rise of 'comrade'". It details how Democrat Bill de Blasio is almost 40 points clear of his Republican rival in the race for Mayor of New York City. Bill de Blasio is no…
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The news reports about the Roast Busters are chilling. Watching 3 News tonight was very upsetting. There has much been said online that is relevant. The most important immediate question is - how hard have the police and authorities worked to support the woman who…
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Over 2 years ago the government was passing legislation and Labour tried to amend it to lower the drink drive limit from 80mg to 50mg in line with most other countries. Never one to affect the booze barons' profits too much, National voted it down.…