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The Andersons Bay Peninsula Branch of the Labour Party has been one of the most active, progressive and politically innovative branches of the Labour Party over the last 18 months. IMO no other Labour Party branch in Dunedin North or South has come anywhere close…
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The latest Reid Research/3 News poll is out. National have dipped slightly and Key's personal support has dropped despite the PM's sucking up to the AB's. He's been mired in the thirties for months, when for years he used to be comfortably in the forties.…
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Audrey Young almost manages an epiphany in this piece: A week's a long time in politics It is a frosty start to a long week with John Key. Several of the travelling media, including me, have been highly critical of Key, not so much for…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM-mfEMssy8 Humanity is getting to the business end of the debate about climate change. The science is well and truly settled, the consequences through rising sea levels and adverse weather events and melting icecaps and glaciers is clearly evident and the right wing corporate strategy…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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Not exactly light or cheerful Saturday morning reading - but we should all read it anyway. Stuff's (Katie Kenny & Blair Ensor) excellent special investigation: Special investigation: New Zealand's shameful record of child abuse New Zealand remains one of the most dangerous countries in the…
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The Tertiary Education Union has an interesting piece on an ILO report. It's a short post with a lot of information in it, I hope they don't mind if we reproduce the whole post here: ILO WARNS AGAINST NEW AGE OF AUSTERITY Brace for more…
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Ballot papers are appearing in letter boxes for the first part of Key's expensive flag distraction. The instructions are to rank the flags in preference 1 - 5. A second referendum in April next year runs off the winner of this process with the current…
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This man is not a terrorist. Hell he is not even a muslim ... 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…
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There is massive entrenched economic, social and psychological inertia which IMO will finally prevent our leadership class from successfully addressing issues of climate change, environmental degradation and fossil fuel depletion. Like dumping the CGT, virtually all of our politicians and corporate leaders are personally better…
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No. No. No no no no no: Trump won't rule out special ID for Muslim Americans noting their religion ‘Some people are going to be upset’ Republican frontrunner says, adding he would consider warrantless searches of Muslims and surveillance on mosques Donald Trump would not…
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Online shoppers could soon be hit with GST iTunes, Netflix, could have GST added Promises promises... (Image: Foxy)
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Late yesterday a judgement from the Court of Appeal was released and promptly written about by David Fisher at the NZ Herald. The salient points from the article are An attempt by the blogger Cameron Slater to use a journalist's legal protection for sources has failed.…
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I was at Pike River mine the morning after the explosion that claimed the lives of 29 men. It was five years ago and I remember that day vividly. There was an eerie sense of foreboding; our union organiser was in a state of shock,…
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The groups leading the Hikoi believe that because housing is a basic human need access to decent quality, affordable and safe housing should be seen a human right. This means that our society and more specifically the State has an obligation to ensure that everyone…
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The global warning signs are now flashing bright red: Record-crushing October keeps Earth on track for hottest year in 2015 It was Earth’s warmest October ever recorded and it wasn’t even close. The record-shattering month was right in step with most of the preceding months…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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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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The disasters in Iraq and Syria were caused by American intervention. The refugee crisis is a direct result, as is the increased likelihood of acts of terrorism, such as has just occurred in Paris. The whole mess of ongoing bombing / military intervention and terrorism…
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Labour received some stick in comments on my previous post for its stance on the Social Welfare (Commencement of Benefits) Amendment Bill. It is unfortunate but there was some scepticism about how it would vote. I am pleased to note that Labour opposed the bill strenuously and attempted…
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Reposted from Imperator Fish: https://twitter.com/josiepagani/status/666512475538395136 I have created a short test to help you determine which side you’re on. Are you for the terrorists, or against them? Just work out how many of the following statements apply to you. You have not yet written a…
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I may be forced1 to buy Chris a drink next time that I met him where the bloody wine he likes to imbue is available. His latest post at Bowalley Road elegantly and clearly differentiates what I consider the key difference between the left and the…
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The upcoming Paris COP 21 talks will now force every major political leader of the world to confront a convergence of global terrorist response with global climate change talks. The core political challenge is that modern developed states are now well tooled in responding to…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO1ZWGm5KnM Push aside Carter and Richie for just one moment. Let’s just take a couple of steps back, give a guy some respect. There has only been one sport in which New Zealand gets to dive into Rabelaisean abandon, and there will probably only ever…
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Right wing lines on poverty: The poor should try harder. They need to get off their arses and get a job. They should just give up drinking and smoking. Everyone has the same opportunities. They have chosen poverty as a lifestyle. And so on. Sick…
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Honest John's been at it again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rVuJ9b0IRU Hat/tip Sabine "A report prepared for Justice Minister Amy Adams earlier this year noted there was no reliable system of monitoring deported offenders or obtaining reliable information on their risk before they returned. If police were informed an…
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