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Open mike 16/10/2015
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Caption competition
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Daily Review 15/10/2015
Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
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Christine Fletcher’s dear Phil letter
I believe Christine Fletcher was one of the better National MPs. She had a liberal view of the world and thought deeply about political issues. She was Minister of Local Government, Women's Affairs and Cultural Affairs but resigned in protest at the Government's plans to sell Auckland Regional Services…
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Court’s decision on TPP OIA has both Nats and Ombudsman squirming
As recently covered here, the High Court has upheld Jane Kelsey’s application for a declaration that the Government and Tim Groser improperly considered her application for information concerning the TPPA negotiations. The Nats aren't happy: Govt considers TPP OIA appeal The government is considering whether…
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Labour’s deputy
An anonymous editorial in The Herald this morning is a mostly well balanced discussion of the issue of Labour's deputy leader: Little facing dilemma over deputy choice Labour's leader, Andrew Little, faces a dilemma over what sort of deputy he needs. Probably he would be…
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Open mike 15/10/2015
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Daily Review 14/10/2015
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Thanks Canterbury for the surplus
So the Government books are back in black although for how long we do not know. From TV3: The Government's books are back in surplus, posting a profit after six years of deficits. Treasury's final accounts for 2014/15 showed a modest surplus of $414 million.…
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Helen Kelly’s speech to the CTU Conference
Speechnotes from CTU Website, image from Unite Union. It great to see you all here at our conference and its great we all have this chance to again together reflect on the last couple of years and see what we learned and achieved but most…
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Cancer patients and punitive policies
As is being well covered in the news this morning: Jobseeker benefit for cancer patients 'ludicrous' Hundreds of cancer patients are being placed on the Jobseeker benefit while they are getting treatment. The Cancer Society calls the system ludicrous and says it forces people with…
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NRT: Dictatorship in Canterbury, dictatorship in Parliament
I/S at No Right Turn writes: Dictatorship in Canterbury, dictatorship in Parliament National's Environment Canterbury (Transitional Governance Arrangements) Bill, which extends the Canterbury dictatorship through a mixed elected / appointed council, is currently being debated in the House. But as if continuing to deny Cantabrians…
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Just another coverup
Yesterday morning I wrote that Key's convenient "ignorance" of a report into the conditions at Taji camp in Iraq was just a bit too cute. In later developments that day Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee said that Key had indeed been briefed. Then he (how unexpected…
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Open mike 14/10/2015
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Bottom lines weaker than tissue paper
It seems like Andrew Little and a Labour Government will keep the TPPA as negotiated by National. As quoted from RNZ: The Labour Leader Andrew Little says his party is not in a position to oppose the Trans Pacific Partnership deal, but a Labour government…
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Daily Review 13/10/2015
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Congratulations Jane Kelsey
In breaking news Jane Kelsey'a High Court application for a declaration that Tim Groser improperly treated her application for details of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement has essentially succeeded. The decision is here. The synopsis of the decision is as follows: [1] The applicants have…
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CYF Review: Great work if you can get it
I posted about this earlier and suggested that the Government is trying to blame Child Youth and Family for its inability to handle the tsunami of social problems caused by child poverty. The appointment of an advisory panel was evidence of this. The role of these…
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Briefing Papers: Refugees and inequality
A while back I linked to AUT's Briefing Papers. They have been busy lately - check out: Wealth Inequality: Who Owns How Much? by Max Rashbrooke Perceptions Of Inequality by Peter Skilling An Egalitarian Society? by Brian Easton The Global Refugee Crisis by Love Chile…
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The Taji report
Key is recently back from visiting troops at the Taji base in Iraq (you've probably seen the pictures). Credit to him for going, like Helen Clark's trip to Afghanistan, I think it is fitting that someone who decides to send troops to a dangerous environment…
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Open mike 13/10/2015
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Dodgy reviews
Apparently Slater has written a "book" called Dodgy Unions. It's on Amazon. The book has a 5 star review - tough and fair minded - this is bad news for Labour etc. Click on the "1 customer review" link on the web page as imaged…
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Daily Review 12/10/2015
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Medicinal cannabis
Seriously - what are we waiting for? Helen Kelly says Government needs to get real about medicinal cannabis The Government needs to get real about better access to medicinal cannabis for Kiwis, says terminally ill Council of Trade Unions (CTU) president Helen Kelly. "I've tried…
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If journalists reported the real news
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The Ankara massacre
Terrible news from Turkey where a terrorist bomb has killed over a hundred peaceful protestors and injured hundreds of others. Responsibility has not been determined as yet. Some think that ISIS is to blame but there is also mounting criticism of the Turkish authorities for failing…
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Oram on the TPP
Rod Oram's Sunday Star-Times column, as made available on Facebook, is a level-headed evaluation of the TPP: Scant evidence so far TPP is a trade agreement for the 21st century This column is not a ‘no’ to TPP. It is a request to our government…
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Open mike 12/10/2015
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The news is broken – pledge for Scoop
Scoop has a Pledge Me page: Establishing The Scoop Foundation for Public Interest Journalism Building a Sustainable Independent News Organisation for the People of New Zealand The news is broken. As traditional advertising revenues dry up, New Zealand’s major news publishers are dumbing down or distorting…
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Anat Shenker-Osorio on the creation of left metaphors
There was an interesting interview this morning on Q&A. Communications expert Anat Shenker-Osorio was interviewed about left communication with the electorate. She spoke about public debate concerning politics and the best way parties of the left and trade unions should communicate with the public. Video of the interview is here. On…
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