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Daily Review 31/07/2017
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US Leaves Kansas.
The US imposes reckless additional sanctions on Russia. Russia, as is par for the course in such circumstances, expels US diplomats. And a US State Department Official terms that reaction " a regrettable and uncalled for act." So, Russia should just have rolled over like a…
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Caution: Taking polling at face value may induce political whiplash
This is a Guest Post from Matthew Whitehead. Matthew is a writer, programmer, Green party member, and electoral reform activist. A new Colmar Brunton poll was recently released, having finished at the 27th of July, and as usual, the media is dramatizing its results without…
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#LeftwithEnough
This is a Guest Post from Mary St George, a distance education teacher, who tweets about work, gardens, church, the environment and politics. As I approached the age of eighteen, my uncle gave me a rare piece of advice. It was about voting. He advised me never…
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Metiria’s gamble pays off in latest poll
Having spent two weeks clobbering Metiria Turei it must be vexing for the angry right-wing pundit machine that The Greens were up - to their highest level ever - in last night's Colmar Brunton poll. Excellent news for The Greens, and an indication (though mind…
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This is no ordinary election (f*ck the polls)
https://twitter.com/ColmarBruntonNZ/status/891539284192133120 https://twitter.com/LewSOS/status/891545583218958336 https://twitter.com/ArrestJK/status/891545109681942528 https://twitter.com/ArrestJK/status/891546552669360129 https://twitter.com/jamespeshaw/status/891556048594583553 https://twitter.com/JulieAnneGenter/status/891556622417317888 https://twitter.com/JulieAnneGenter/status/891555079370690560 https://twitter.com/jacquishattock/status/891600329518731267 Unless... https://twitter.com/BenUffindell/status/891565890180849664 https://twitter.com/BenUffindell/status/891566859568291843 https://twitter.com/BenUffindell/status/891570018307104768 It's very interesting but it would pay to remember it's one poll. There will be all sorts of ideas about what it means, so let's keep our eye on the ball too. This…
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Open Mike 31/07/2017
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National’s 2017 election list
National's list has now been announced. And here it is. 1 Bill English List 2 Paula Bennett Upper Harbour 3 David Carter List 4 Steven Joyce List 5 Gerry Brownlee Ilam 6 Simon Bridges Tauranga 7 Amy Adams Selwyn 8 Jonathan Coleman Northcote 9 Chris…
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The Dinner Party
Sometimes it's easy enough to imagine the same conversation happening 'the world over'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QQOD4dqSoY
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A couple of morning cartoons
https://twitter.com/ChangingtheGovt/status/891241411982508032 https://twitter.com/YeoCartoons/status/891424833514360832 Updated:
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Digitally shaping the election
An interesting piece on RNZ this morning, on an issue that we should all be watching out for: Your vote - caught in the web Even a casual observer will probably have noticed the adverts that appear in your social media feeds and internet browsers…
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Open Mike 30/07/2017
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American political right -spectacular self-harm
I know that insane news out of America has become predictably ho-hum, but really, this week has been stunning. For an overview see: Donald Trump's manic, fantastical and utterly disastrous week, and White House week of chaos ends in open warfare. The antics new White…
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A tale of three immigrants
The plight of three immigrants to our fair nation shows a stark contrast in treatment. The first immigrant is a young Tongan, Moriah, who suffers from a complex array of health problems. From Radio New Zealand: Moriah, 18 months old, was born with abnormal brain…
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Reactions to Metiria – the political and the personal
Much of the political commentary this week has been about Metiria Turei's confession that she lied to WINZ years ago. There are basically two kinds of reaction. The first is the "shock horror ripping off the taxpayer" well practiced "outrage". This we hear from loud…
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Open Mike 29/07/2017
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Daily Review 28/07/2017
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Climate Change actions for the middle classes
In a previous post I outlined the need for a major shift in how human societies organise as an urgent response to Climate Change. The Powerdown is a process whereby humans, in the face of climate change and resource depletion, choose to transition to a…
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The Failed Estate – Flake News
Reprinted with permission from the Failed Estate. Now Murdoch’s media has abandoned claims of a connection to actual journalism and shark-vaulted into the Trumpian post-truth void, we can set aside conventional media criticism and marvel at the death-throes desperation of its ‘yarn’-spinning. No longer content…
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Blind to the facts on Auckland rail
As usual the Nats ignore data that doesn't fit their prejudices. Ben Ross at The Spinoff: Finally revealed: report shows rail destroys roading for Auckland freight Back in June, KiwiRail refused to release the full business case for building the “Third Main” – a rail…
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Open Mike 28/07/2017
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Daily Review 27/07/2017
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Paula Bennett gets owned by Phil Twyford in question time
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlgTUoQEnmo Today in Parliament Paula Bennett was shown up big time by Phil Twyford who asked her a series of questions about the housing crisis. It was almost too painful to watch, almost. And it showed how badly this Government is handling the issue.…
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ETS – That’s our coffin they’re talking about
Because of course: ETS proposals 'last nail in coffin' - expert The Government will introduce the auctioning of carbon units, limit use of international units and roll in a new price ceiling under just-proposed changes to New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme. But a forestry expert…
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National’s Bennett problem
Graham Adams at Noted has written an interesting piece: Why Paula Bennett is trouble for the National Party ... Bennett barely rates in the preferred prime minister polls, and her record since she became Deputy PM has been lacklustre. When she makes the news, it’s…
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Raging at Metiria is not about the fraud – it’s that she sided with the lepers
Cross-posted from Graham Cameron at First We Take Manhattan. ____________________________________________________________________________ In case you missed it, at the Greens annual conference in mid-July, Metiria fronted the launch of an impressive welfare policy, Mending the Safety Net. During that launch, she used an anecdote from 25 years…
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Open Mike 27/07/2017
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Daily Review 26/07/2017
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Lies. Damned Lies. And Diesel.
Britain is banning the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2040 to combat 'poor air quality'. This follows on from a similar announcement in France, that they would be banning petrol and diesel sales from 2040. Hulot (French Ecology Minister) insisted that the…
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National will distort MMP for its own benefit, again
Another election campaign and two more deals have been done which will allow National to distort proportionality under MMP to gain an advantage. In the last two elections this distortion was vital and it may be that these deals again will have a significant effect…
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