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Open mike 10/05/2015
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‘Forgot’ NSA spying
This guy must have attended the John Key School of Lying: Attorney: Spy chief had 'forgotten' about NSA program when he misled Congress Director of National Intelligence Jim Clapper wasn’t lying when he wrongly told Congress in 2013 that the government does not “wittingly” collect…
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The difference an electoral system makes
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A generation betrayed
National Ltd™ is currently going through the motions of seeking public feedback on what steps New Zealand should take about climate change. By all means, contribute if you want but be advised: the process is a charade. In fact, everything that has been presented to…
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Open mike 09/05/2015
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UK Election; the lessons.
Hard to know where to start, but here's some random thoughts. The pollsters. Never has Jim Bolger's 'bugger the polls' had more relevance. Nobody picked this. Nobody. The SNP. Well done. An absolutely stunning result. Cameron is going to have to offer some sort of…
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Daily Review 08/05/2015
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Congratulations Mhairi Black of the SNP
A pretty grim election result for Labour although a silver lining was a very strong showing by the Scottish Nationalist Party in Scotland where all but three seats were won by the SNP. And the results will clearly show the need for a MMP system…
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Weekend social 08/05/2015
Weekend social is for non political chat. What's on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can't we all just get along?
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Hosking wants Auckland Council deposed
From the you have to be out of your freaking mind file comes this beauty from Mike Hosking. He is advocating for Nick Smith to roll Auckland Council. The reason? The housing crisis is all Auckland Council's fault and a central government takeover is the…
auckland supercity democracy under attack national public transport same old national supercity sustainability transport
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More jobs gone at Solid Energy – thanks Bill English
In the news yesterday: Solid Energy expected to axe more jobs, $300m in debt ... [Solid Energy] which runs mines in Waikato, West Coast and Southland, owes around $300 million to banks and has twice been bailed out by the Government. It has racked up…
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The state housing sell-off
The Nats' plan to sell off state houses is moving forward quickly: First regions chosen in social housing shake-up The Government says it is using Tauranga and Invercargill as a test case for the transition of state houses to community housing providers (CHP). ... The…
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NSA bulk collection ruled illegal
Well well: NSA’S BULK COLLECTION OF PHONE RECORDS IS ILLEGAL, APPEALS COURT SAYS A federal appeals court panel ruled on Thursday that the NSA’s bulk collection of metadata of phone calls to and from Americans is not authorized by Section 215 of the USA Patriot…
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Open mike 08/05/2015
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Daily Review 07/05/2015
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Caption competition
Media prepare to meet with the PM yesterday:
caption contest john key Minister for International Embarrassment
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The Whisky’s In.
The whisky's in, in preparation for a small gathering of Scots and sympathetic fellow travelers gathering for the UK election results up here in Dunedin. What? You'd never have guessed!? Anyway, we'll be following the BBC coverage, given their pro-British (read- 'English') bias in the…
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#milifandom! Labour are going to win the UK Election. Fact!
Polling opens in the British General Election this evening and close at 9am Friday (NZ time). The first results will start coming through around an hour later, though exit polling will be available immediately. The latest polls still suggest a hung Parliament, with the…
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National Ltd™Plays The Race Card
Unable to provide facts, figures, logic, or documentary evidence to defend its massive programme of privatisation by stealth, National Ltd™ has pulled out the race card. The stalking horse for the privatisation of the provision of social welfare, Whānau Ora, was eviscerated this week by…
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Henry ratings tank while Campbell ratings soar
Who would have predicted this? While Campbell live ratings soar Paul Henry's show is flatlining and Mediaworks executives must be wondering what to do. John Drinnan in the Herald reports: MediaWorks appears to be getting poor returns for its big investment in Paul Henry. The…
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UK Election
The UK votes tomorrow. On The Guardian front page: Preliminary results of final Guardian/ICM campaign poll shows Labour and Conservatives tied at 35% each A hung Parliament is predicted, and the UK enters uncharted warters, guided only by a cabinet manual. Essential background reading from…
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Open mike 07/05/2015
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Daily review 06/05/2015
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NRT: There is too much money in our politics
Reposted from No Right Turn The Electoral Commission released political parties 2014 donation returns yesterday. DPF has the usual breakdown here. The highlights: National raised twice as much money as Labour and the Greens combined. They received significant funding from Auckland property develops and real…
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GCSB and fabricating the ‘truth’
In trying to deny the truth of the Snowden documents relating to the activities of the GCSB, one of Key's many 'lines' has been that the documents might not be genuine: In response to specific questions, the Prime Minister's office dismissed Snowden's "stolen" information, saying…
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UK media and the election
I am of the opinion that NZ media has a strucutural right-wing bias. But at least we haven't gone as far down that path as the UK media (yet). Check out these front pages (courtesy Toby Manhire):
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A glitch in the Matrix
https://youtu.be/icID__07xBI I'm sure there are rational explanations for the hilarious similarities between John Key (or at least, his office) stating that there is "no factual basis" to his allegations that the Snowden documents are fabricated, and a Republican senator called John Kyl excusing his allegations…
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Worst. Excuse. Ever.
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Open mike 06/05/2015
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Daily review 05/05/2015
Apologies for missing Daily Review last night. My daughter's capping ceremony took precedence. With Key back in Parliament today I am sure that there is much to discuss ... Daily review is also your post. This provides Standarnistas the opportunity to review events of the day.…