Two different nations but in each of them the conservative Government is rewarding its friends with antiquated titles. https://twitter.com/MaryCreaghMP/status/680896434451931136 https://twitter.com/MichaelByrnes/status/681331359873236992 https://twitter.com/GlenMitchell1/status/680874919287255044 https://twitter.com/radioovermoscow/status/682289864109199360 https://twitter.com/Suzyiam/status/682288904238583808 https://twitter.com/TaylorMooreK/status/682281950241898496
And now for the list of the ten most commented on posts for 2015. These are the posts where the debate was most intense. Interestingly only one of these posts was also in the list of the ten most popular posts. Anyway here they are.…
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It has been a big year for the Standard. Page views are just short of what they were last year, which given the general election and the subsequent Labour leadership contest that then occurred is remarkable. As at the time of writing a total of 2,106…
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This year saw the continuation of a trend that has been evident for some years. The media became dumber and nastier and more superficial as cuts to spending on serious journalism increased and power was increasingly dominated corporate interests. The two primary examples were the axing of Campbell…
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The focus of the 2015 White Ribbon Campaign is “respectful relationships”, what does that mean when you are the Prime Minister? In light of recent and historical events surrounding John Key, White Ribbon need to take a long hard look at whether he is still…
There is an interesting battle ahead for the head of the United Nations. Current Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is due to stand down at the end of his second term on December 31, 2016. Helen Clark who has performed outstandingly in her role as…
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In the movie Casablanca, Rick says to his twice-lost love, "We'll always have Paris". Meaning, that romance was amazing, but it's just gone. The Parisian response of internationalist unity was a perfect riposte to terrorist attacks in that same City only a few weeks earlier. Statist optimism. Call it a little…
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From open mike yesterday ... Employment and unemployment (both classical and structural) are two sides of the same coin; the one cannot exist without the other. This ‘coin’ [no pun] forms the central pillar of our culture as well as our society. Everything is centred…
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On the twelfth day of Christmas Tallys gave two of its workers the sack. Here is the press release from the Meat Workers Union setting out what happened. Coming on top of a year of turbulence in AFFCO Talleys meat plants, two union delegates have…
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Judge Nevin Dawson has ruled that the extradition of Kim Dotcom and his coaccused can proceed. From the Herald: Judge Nevin Dawson said there was an "overwhelming" amount of evidence that all four defendants should be surrendered to the US. Batato's wife began crying as…
' With most New Zealanders concentrating on getting through the Christmas break, our politicians have largely abandoned the Beehive to enjoy the sort of holiday-leave most workers can only dream of. There's still a few MPs "on duty". Their function is to maintain the semblance…
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Worth sharing. This arrived in my mailbox yesterday, and I was just musing this morning about how effective this example of cooperative action on the left had been. As Nicky Hager effectively points out, by donating this money for the legal costs of challenging this unlawful…
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Rachel Stewart is a tough uncompromising columnist for the Taranaki Daily News. Rachel is not someone to hold back. Her previous criticisms of the farming industry were met with death threats. Her recent critique of the post John Campbell media is a must read. And her…
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It's beginning to get on my nerves, this slow shrinkage of the scope and use of democracy in New Zealand. I'm not talking about the direct anti-democratic attacks like Southern District Health Board, or Environment Canterbury. I'm thinking solely about local government as we come…
Standardista authors are on summer break! There will be an Open Mike each day, but little or no other posting (unless an author feels particularly inspired). We'll pick up again gradually in January some time. But just in case you haven't had enough of politics…
