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Daily Review 14/07/2015
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Phil Quin resigns from Labour
Labour's calculated but badly judged weekend adventure into race politics is reverberating. I find it cynical that Twyford, Little and Labour aren't "courageous" enough to hold firm on something like the CGT, a tax which would directly impact the comfortable property portfolio owning middle class…
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Treaty of Versailles – Greek edition
The Treaty of Versailles imposed harsh economic reparations on Germany post World War 1, in order to collectively punish Germany, its people and its leadership for their role in that horrific slaughter. Now Germany has done worse to Greece, according to some analysts: Echoing a…
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#ThisIsACoup
Twitter and social media has responded to the deal that has been forced on Greece by expressing the opinion that Greece has been subject to a coup. Not one conducted with guns and tanks but one conducted with spreadsheets and bank accounts. Last night Twitter…
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Film review: Crossing Rachmaninoff
In Rebecca Tansley’s documentary Crossing Rachmaninoff music takes the early lead, as we follow aspiring pianist Flavio Villani through his preparation of Rachmaninoff’s famous Piano Concerto No. 2 for his first ever performance with an orchestra. Villani is instantly likable and engaging. He is quiet…
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Open mike 14/07/2015
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My Daddy Was Killed at Work
Can you help us share this clip? It's powerful and about the reality of workplace deaths for families that suffer them. The health and safety law going through the Parliament will betray these families if it is changed as the Government is proposing. https://youtu.be/-jONFCuRJlU?t=122
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We Have aGreekment!
Breaking news that a deal has been struck for a third bailout of the Greek economy. There will be no Grexit. The deal involves liquidity for the banking system, secured against a € 50 Billion fund that will have a hold over significant public assets.…
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Daily Review 13/07/2015
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Ben Guerin: a dirty politics fuckwit
That is curious, suddenly a website pops up "how kiwi are you". (updated: site has been removed) Full of slurs against Chinese. WTF! It has a Labour logo? But that is linked to the YoungNats.org.nz (see below). Oh. It appears we have some young fool trying to make…
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NRT: This is wrong
Reposted from No Right Turn The median Auckland house "earned" more than a backbench MP last year: New Zealand house sales and median prices rose in June, with Auckland's median house price rising a record 26 per cent to $755,000 over the past year, amid…
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Twyford Responds
Labour Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford has responded on Radio NZ and in this morning's NZ Herald to accusations of racism in the release of data that shows massive foreign speculation in the Auckland housing market. He's supported by NZ First leader Winston Peters who notes…
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Hager v Attorney General & Dirty Politics
Nicky Hager's application for review of police decisions is being heard today in the High Court. The case essentially is about whether information seized by the police should have been seized at all, or whether it was covered by journalistic privilege. In what may be a first…
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Helen Kelly
TVNZ Sunday had a great feature on Helen Kelly last night. A unionist, a leader, and a wonderful human being.
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Open mike 13/07/2015
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