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The political landscape in France broadly mirrors that of other western democracies. The parties who claimed to be the parliamentary expression and flag-bearers for labour's left sentiments abandoned any pretense of supporting even sorely compromised shades of socialist ideals some years back, and jumped in…
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"Conservatives on Course For a Landslide Victory in Election.." proclaims the Guardian (apparently now big fans of the Liberal Democrats), citing a poll that indicates "The Tories have more than doubled their lead over Labour to 19 points since Theresa May called a snap general…
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The text of David Cunliffe's final speech delivered this week. This is not a valedictory. That was last week. You can all have a copy. This is from the heart. A fond farewell amongst the closest of comrades. A reflection on our shared Labour movement…
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The NZDF account of Operation Burnham has many gaps and inconsistencies. It has changed over time from civlian deaths being "unfounded" to "may have occurred, but not corroborated" (not corroborated by anyone except the Hit and Run sources and other locals that is). On civilian…
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There are apparently no depths to which the Nats will not stoop to try and deny the housing crisis (good work by Henry Cooke here): MBIE worried ministers won't like their long-overdue housing affordability measure A new Government measure of housing affordability is more than…
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Restaurant Brands, the company that made $26 million last year and paid its chief executive a bonus of $1 million but cannot afford to pay its workers any more than the minimum wage, is facing industrial action tomorrow. From Unite Union: KFC, Pizza Hut, Carls…
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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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Guyon Espiner’s excellent RNZ series The 9th Floor, consists of interviews with five ex NZ PMs: Geoffrey Palmer, Mike Moore, Jim Bolger, Jenny Shipley, Helen Clark. Here’s Jim Bolger: The Negotiator - Jim Bolger: Prime Minister 1990-97 In part three of The 9th Floor, Guyon…
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In the week of the second cyclone, while people in various parts of the country were either mopping up or still waiting to see if their homes had been destroyed in the previous one, New Zealand reached a turning point in realising that climate change…
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That did not take long. A day after National announced the reaching of an important deal with Etu concerning the pay of care workers and the granting of good sized pay increases so that they will be paid an adequate wage for their important work…
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Trump has nominated a failed senator Scott Brown to be the ambassador to New Zealand. He is available because he lost a senate race to Elizabeth Warren in 2012. Afterwards he joined Fox news as a presenter for the alt-facts movement. It appears that the…
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In the world of post-truth politics, science is under attack. The March for Science is an international movement to fight back: The March for Science is the first step of a global movement to defend the vital role science plays in our health, safety, economies,…
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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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Lots to like in The Greens' new power policy (Stacey Kirk on Stuff): Power bill subsidies for lower-income families, under Greens' power policy More than half a million houses will have their winter power bills partially paid for under a new Green Party policy to…
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This is one of the voices we should also have been listening to and arguing about all these longs months. It's well past time to get over hating liberals or rednecks, our only way out is to learn how to work and live together. Former…
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The warning bells have been sounding for a long time now. But The People's Mental Health Review report (pdf) really puts the issue of the deterioration of our mental health system firmly in the spotlight: Damning report joins calls for inquiry into country's stretched mental…
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(Graphic borrowed from RNZ) 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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Actually, looks like the CNBC caption writer already has it covered...
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Gerry Brownlee, as short-sighted, bullying, and ignorant as ever: Govt threatens to pull funding for Chch downtown plan The government is threatening to cancel its funding for a plan to make central Christchurch more pedestrian and cycle friendly if changes are not made. Yes, gods…
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As reported by Anthony Robins yesterday the Government has flipped on the pay equity issues raised by the case of Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota Inc v Terranova Homes and Care Ltd. The case started five years ago when Kristine Bartlett and the…
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National is about to execute a flip flop on immigration (Vernon Small): Government to announce new moves to 'control' the flow of migrants The Government is poised to unveil measures aimed at "controlling" the flow of migrants in a move seen as an attempt to…
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News from the UK: Theresa May calls UK general election for 8 June Prime minister makes surprise announcement outside No 10, saying she has delivered stability after the Brexit referendum result Theresa May has called a snap general election to be held on 8 June,…
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Though artificially boosted by high immigration and disaster rebuilds, the NZ economy is in the doldrums, and National are a failure even by their own goals and targets: MBIE failing to meet self-imposed targets The government department charged with growing the economy, the Ministry of…
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There was (among the usual dross) some great stuff in the papers over the Easter break. Here's David Slack with some observations on Fred Dagg, NZ, and Bill English: Fred Dagg left and took the old ways with him ... Two things seemed to happen…