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Today is election day in Queensland. By all rights the Liberal National Party ought to be returned to power with an overwhelming majority. Three years ago they hammered Labor who went from 44 seats to 7, yes 7 seats. The reasons are obviously complex but…
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Key and his government will only to listen to scientists when it is convenient for them to do so. Any scientist raising inconvenient truths about the environment, climate change, poverty, education and the like, will be at best ignored and at worst attacked (just like…
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With these words she has burned all the loud shrill right wing voices that this week have been assailed against her: The New Zealand mainstream media, though quick to flare up over a condensed record of remarks made last week in Jaipur, are in general altogether…
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With Mike Sabin's precipitous resignation, a by-election is on the cards in Northland, and soon: https://twitter.com/philiplyth/status/560936428948189184 https://twitter.com/philiplyth/status/560937099889623040 It's exciting times for politics nerds like myself, but the fact is that Labour isn't going to be taking Northland off National, no matter what comes out of…
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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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https://twitter.com/avancenz/status/560933653153198080 Sabin's statement is here, but it's fairly short and to the point: Northland MP, Mike Sabin, today announced he has resigned from Parliament, effective immediately. Mr Sabin said he had decided to resign due to personal issues that were best dealt with outside Parliament.
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Twitter has gone berserk about an announced Green Party press conference for 11 am today. Initial speculation is that a Green MP may be standing down. From the Herald: Green MPs are meeting at Parliament now in an emergency caucus meeting called by the leadership team.…
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When is an asset sale not an asset sale? Why - when Key says so, of course. But it's not all going smoothly for Key's planned state housing sell-off. It simply doesn't make sense to sell our houses at a time of urgent need. Why…
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I/S at No Right Turn on the Mike Sabin situation: An untenable position For the last month, allegations have been swirling around National MP Mike sabin, who is currently facing a police investigation for assault. A key question was whether Sabin would continue to hold his position…
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Most politicians, in my opinion, have forgotten what politics is for. They treat it as a game to be won at all costs, never mind the impact on real lives in the real world. It is the kind of mindset exhibited by National at all…
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And in the second leg of the state of the nation double John Key has delivered his speech on housing policy. You can tell that the focus groups are screaming about housing affordability especially in Auckland. National knows this is a significant issue and…
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When I first read this I thought it was a sublime piece of satire by Imperator Fish or by the Civilian because it was just so silly but Imperator Fish had already attacked the subject here and the Civilian here. But then I rechecked and it was…
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Sexist right-wingers are lining up to abuse Eleanor Catton for speaking her mind. The odious Sean Plunket is the worst, calling Catton a "hua" (sounds like and sometimes defined as "whore"). Imperator Fish responds... A Clarification There appears to have been some confusion about the…
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The choice is clear. Update: In a nutshell... https://twitter.com/grantrobertson1/status/560249849904259072 Update: And also... https://twitter.com/nzlabour/status/560250210438234112 Update: https://twitter.com/NZGreens/status/560266941625925632
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From Rob Salmond at Polity: Key deluded on housing progress I'm not sure, actually. Is he deluded, or is he being deliberately misleading? Here's the part of John Key's State of the Nation speech where he reports back on progress in housing affordability, with my commentary: Already…
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tonight i attended a holocaust memorial service in hamilton, hosted by the waikato jewish association. it was nice to be invited and welcomed; even nicer to have several members of the jewish community thank me for coming and talk to me about my political activism…
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In 2005 when I led the EPMU we worked together with Air New Zealand to find a way to keep engineering jobs that were heading overseas. A lot of these workers were people I’d known for years and they were facing not just losing their…
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Eleanor Catton won the 2013 Man Booker prize for The Luminaries, her success was widely celebrated in NZ. Interesting to get her perspective on NZ politics, and the current government. These comments were made at a literary festival in India and reported here in the…
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Reposted from Polity. Here is Eric Crampton opposing calls to create a level retail playing field by charging GST on all purchases, whether the seller is based in New Zealand or based overseas: Does this create an uneven playing field for New Zealand retailers? Yes,…
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well, happy new year everyone. i've been absent from posting over the summer because i decided i just needed a break from the negativity that has been pouring out from many directions, targeting muslims or islam. so i decided to just enjoy the break with…
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Greece now has an anti-austerity government after "the radical leftist Syriza" achieved a majority (by reaching an agreement with a small right-wing party). The result is very much a rebellion against long-standing problems in the Greek economy and the austerity measures put in place after…
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The idea of either of these people becoming president of the United States would make me want to find another planet to live on. From the Independent: The number of potential Republican candidates for the White House continues to grow and grow with billionaire Donald Trump…
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The scale of the housing affordability crisis, particularly in Auckland, is now unmistakable. Not only do individual families suffer as home ownership increasingly moves beyond their reach, but the impact on social cohesion and on the fair distribution of resources is becoming more and more…
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UK leftie intellectual and Guardian writer George Monbiot recently wrote this fascinating article (h/t phillip ure) on the media. Drawing on recent events in Canada but extrapolating the implications to the United Kingdom the message is just as relevant for New Zealand given that the…
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Happy Birthday Auckland. Body in The Herald comments on "A splendid anniversary"...