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This is a trend that has been happening for years. The security of a full time job is becoming more difficult to find. Employment contracts are being designed and drawn up so that workers are at the whim of their boss about how many hours…
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National governments are terrible managers of the economy. Historically they have brought us lower growth and higher debt than Labour governments. The current lot are amongst the worst. Consider, for example, the mess the Nats are making of the housing market. Instead of addressing the…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike…
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You have to hand it to National. They will always bend the rules as far as possible for political advantage. Labour's Megan Woods has with the assistance of information gleaned from the FYI site raised questions about how accurate National's response to OIA requests has been. She…
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A couple of weeks ago we asked readers to suggest questions for written answers from the candidates. We chose / edited six questions, and sent them to the four campaigns. Here's Andrew Little's answers. (1) Can you outline your strategy for winning the next election.…
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A message sent out by Nanaia Mahuta last night to all Labour members. Teenaa Koe We finished the membership husting meetings in South Auckland last night and it is clear that we need to make necessary changes to become Government. Members have identified a number…
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Yesterday China and America announced a landmark carbon deal: US and China strike deal on carbon cuts in push for global climate pact The United States and China have unveiled a secretly negotiated deal to reduce their greenhouse gas output, with China agreeing to cap…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike…
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Key is trying to frame flogging off much of the state housing asset as a move to "social housing". When he does so, he likes to use the Salvation Army as an example of a possible provider: State house could be sold to community housing…
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This National Government is very predictable. When it senses a need to prop up flagging support it goes into one of two modes, either it bashes beneficiaries or it goes tough on crime. With either policy it will taunt Labour, and challenge the parliamentary party to…
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Ladies and gentlemen - our PM: PM JOHN KEY LAUGHS AND CRACKS JOKE ABOUT KILLER PHILLIP JOHN SMITH'S ESCAPE TO SOUTH AMERICA Unsurprisingly: John Key's killer paedophile joke disgusts victims' family The family of the man escaped prisoner Phillip John Smith killed, and the boy…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike…
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When John Key takes to the media to over-hype the risks of ISIS terrorism to NZ, there is a cost: Devoy: Muslims are being racially abused Muslim leaders are reporting a spike in racial abuse and the Race Relations Commissioner is concerned. Dame Susan Devoy…
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So New Zealand businesses are planning a fighting fund for advertising to tell us why the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement is a really good idea. And with a level of condescension that only big business is capable of ANZCO chair Graeme Harrison is telling us why…
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The entirely predictable effects of privatising much of our electricity generation capacity are arriving thick and fast. Increased prices: Power price increases revealed - Labour Sharp rise in Wellington power prices Power prices to rise again Power price hike coming soon Cutting payments to those…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike…
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Reposted from Hot Topic. lprent: This post has been reposted without permission. However I suspect that we won't have issues with doing so... Thin Ice, the superb documentary about climate science and scientists filmed and produced by New Zealand and British climate scientists, has launched…
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Many of us on the Standard, look back the the first Labour Government (1935-49) as the basis for locating core left wing values, and a political way forward for the left. In doing this we tend to focus on the policies and legislation that resulted…
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A couple of weeks ago we asked readers to suggest questions for written answers from the candidates. We chose / edited six questions, and sent them to the four campaigns. The questions were: (1) Can you outline your strategy for winning the next election. (2)…
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The marathon otherwise known as the Labour leadership contest is entering the home straight. Two further meetings are scheduled, one in West Auckland this evening and one in South Auckland tomorrow night. Details are: West Auckland - Monday, 10 November 2014 - 7:30 pm -…
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An excellent piece by Andrea Vance in the weekend, on Key's terrorism dog and pony show: Inflating the terrorism risk ...Key wasn't "lying" in the strict sense of the word when he revealed to reporters on Wednesday that nine passports were revoked. ... So far,…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike…
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(Sent out to all Labour members today and posted by Chooky in comments) One of the most important challenges we must confront is rebuilding our Party and our movement. If we’re going to be ready to win in 2017, we need to represent and serve…
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I once read a SF short story where the protagonist was wrestling with a moral dilemma. There was some expensive new toy he wanted, but he was already mortgaged for the rest of his live, and he had mortgaged his son's life earnings too. The…
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The US mid term elections were held this week and the general consensus amongst the main stream media is that the Democrats and in particular Barack Obama were humiliated. In the senate the Republicans gained seven seats and two further seats are still in play.…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike…
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The anti-TPPA demonstrations happened around the country today. RNZ tweeted this pic of the rally before the march, in Wellington. There was a pretty good turnout at the Auckland demonstration that I attended in the sunshine. Loads of home made placards made it colourful and interesting.…
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The Labour leadership race continues! Join Andrew Little for coffee and a yarn this Sunday: The Fridge cafe, 507 New North Road 10am Sunday 9 November And the online hustings meeting will be at 7:30 on Sunday, live on the Labour website. Don't forget there's…
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Wherever you find right-wing governments, you find an erosion of workers' rights and wages. The situation in England is much the same as here: Over half of all families in poverty are also in work. That’s why we need a living wage Earlier this year…