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Rob Salmond at Polity has a look at why National surprisingly announced the election date yesterday. It is hard to avoid the conclusion that it was a deflection from something. Rob thinks that National was worried about where a look at donations to National's campaign…
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Just at present I'm particularly interested in adding union sites with RSS feeds to our feeds. But it is somewhat irritating. Many of the sites don't have a RSS feed. They should have one. RSS (Rich Site Summary); originally RDF Site Summary; often dubbed Really Simple Syndication, uses a…
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This is a re-post from here at No Right Turn NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden gave evidence to the European Parliament last week about the NSA and mass-surveillance. The most interesting revelation? The NSA's use of lawyers to subvert other countries limits on surveillance - including our own:…
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‘ALLO, ALLO, ALLO, ALLO’ -By Senior Reporter Susan Nact STARRING CAMERON SLATER AS RENE AND JUDITH COLLINS AS EDITH. In this preview we bring you Episode Two of the new tv drama show “allo, allo, allo allo”, based on the TV series “Allo, Allo” from…
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I’ll keep this short and simple. There is an independence referendum in Scotland on September the 18th. After that date, there may be a change to the Union Jack of 1801. The reason there may be a change is that the flag is seen by…
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Just over three years ago, on February 2 to be precise, John Key announced that the date of the 2011 election would be November 26, 2011. At the time he said: "I believe it is in the country's best interests to know the date of…
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John Key has just announced the election date: September 20. Quite early, but the media has been being primed for the last 6 weeks, so won't see this as National being scared of dipping support, no claims of instability or going back to voters 'too…
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So, it’s emerging that the snipers who shot and killed 94 people in Kiev immediately prior to Viktor Yanukovych fleeing the Ukraine, may have been hired by elements within the Maidan movement. (Both police and protesters, it is being claimed, were shot by the same…
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David Cunliffe announced yesterday Labour's intention to introduce a digital bill of rights which will establish four basic rights for people. There were four aspects mentioned: Guaranteed access to the internet by New Zealand citizens. The right to protection from mass surveillance and the digital…
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Truth to Power: serving the public interest A 4th Estate media should be, in Hagar's terms, serving the public interest, informing the public on crucial issues. This often means speaking truth to power on behalf of the less powerful section of the public. There are…
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Sheila Holt, in the UK, is in a coma for 2 months. She has also just been invited to "intensive job-focused activity" by the Dept of Work & Pensions. She's suffered severe bipolar disorder since childhood and hasn't been in paid employment since 16. Despite her…
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My brother has posted across at Red Alert on Steven Joyce’s bungling oversight of AgResearch’s current $100 million restructure. The Crown Research Institute is New Zealand’s largest, and a recipient of generous Government support. Andy West, the former head of AgResearch stands to gain as…
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Is David Cunliffe really that much of an enigma? I guess one of the problems for the right/ media about banging on with questions about "who is David Cunliffe" and the ‘enigma’ of Cunliffe is that you might actually get an answer to your question.…
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