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The website of the Saker of the Vineyard consistently has some of the best non-mainstream (read: non western propaganda talking points) geopolitical analysis out there. Their "Brexit SITREP: Looking down from Northern England" piece is no exception. In it, the situation that Jeremy Corbyn, and…
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I'm a little worried about God. Not only does God not exist, the reasons for needing him to exist are fast fading. The human race is approaching the end of its adolescent years and is heading for maturity. We have the ability to control our…
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The curious convergence of Labour and National towards major housing market intervention is quite something as a principle. The National government has proposed installing Commissioners to replace Auckland Council if they don't see sufficient growth capacity in Auckland's draft unitary Plan. They have also specially…
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UPDATE 2 It seems clear now that the attempted military coup has failed in under 12 hours. Over a thousand military personnel are under arrest. The death toll from the incident stands at just under 100. Dozens of senior military officers have been relieved of…
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Here's one missed target we can celebrate: Government's benefits target 'very aspirational' Anne Tolley has effectively conceded that National is unlikely to meet its objective of moving 65,000 people off the benefit within the next two years. The Minister for Social Development revealed that while…
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2013 New Zealander of the year Dame Anne Salmond was written another excellent piece in The Herald: Balance needed after ravages of neo-liberalism No one should be surprised if there is a crisis of mistrust in politicians in New Zealand, and across the Anglo-American world.…
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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=e7qQ6_RV4VQ Dedicated to the latest UMR poll that Bomber reports has Labour on 33%, the Greens on 12% and National on 41% ...
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The fiction that National is doing a competent job of managing the economy is entirely due, now that the boom from Dairy and Christchurch rebuilding is ending, to immigration and rising house prices. They are now riding a bolting horse that they cannot dismount, caused…
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As is being widely reported, a truck has been used as a weapon to kill around 60 people in Nice, as crowds celebrated Bastille Day. Many shots were fired and the driver is dead. Motives are not yet known, and (at time of writing) no…
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Earlier this week RNZ announced that they were turning off comments: Why we're turning off comments From later this week, we're removing comments from RNZ.co.nz. Comments on news websites are a fraught topic. For a long time they seemed like the way forward, a way…
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As part of their "comprehensive" response to the housing crisis, the Nats are backing off their promise on social housing. Simon Collins in The Herald reports : Government abandons social housing target of 65,000 The Government has abandoned a target of increasing the numbers of…
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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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Go to Labour's Housing Map interactive and enter your address to get information on housing trends in your area.
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Press release from the Cross-Party Homelessness Inquiry (Labour, Greens, Māori Party). People who are homeless, those who were once homeless, those working with the homeless and concerned New Zealanders are being asked to share their experiences and solutions to this growing issue with the Cross-Party Homelessness…
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Rethinking political thought - Shamubeel Eaqub A recent paper from the IMF's research team suggests that neoliberalism - which places competition at its core - hasn't delivered on its promise. They also found that fiscal austerity following the GFC hasn't worked, as standard economic theory…
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Events in England really highlight the different processes of the two main parties. The Conservatives have completed their leadership transition in their elitist but efficient manner - closed rooms, long knives, blood on the floor, done. Labour have barely started the challenge process in their…
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Yesterday 10 of the candidates for the UN's top job faced off in debate. For the first time this was a public event (you can view the whole thing on YouTube). Al Jazeera hosted and broadcast the debate, and ran a live blog. That page…
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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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Remember back in April?: Greens’ “Barking Mad” Bill Blocked The big question in Question Time arose from the allegation in leaked documents called the Panama Papers that New Zealand is a tax haven. Prime Minister John Key says tax havens are secret and New Zealand…
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With a rush of sanity to the head, the UK Labour Party has ruled that Jeremy Corbyn is automatically on the leadership ballot, as a straightforward reading of the rules suggests. Labour executive rules Jeremy Corbyn must be on leadership ballot ... In a crunch…
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There is a pretty bloody silly leader on The Herald at the moment: The piece reads: Frustrated would-be first-home buyers will get a hand up as the Government moves to lift house price limits for KiwiSaver subsidies and low-deposit loans. Housing Minister Nick Smith has…
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National is usually a formidable opposition. Given its resources, its extensive polling and focus grouping to work out lines that will appeal to ordinary New Zealanders as well as the superficially impressive arrogance shown by its representatives it impresses some people as the natural party of government. This…
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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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Good - MP Chester Borrows charged after driving into protesters MP Chester Borrows has been charged over injuring two women with a car during a Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) protest. The Whanganui National MP and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives told NZME he…