Explore the archive
Find articles and conversations by date, subject or search expression.
Searching: posts Sorted by: newest Results: 31–40 of 40
Post
In the last month in both Germany and New Zealand, new parliaments were elected. In neither case did the outcome predicate a particular coalition between political parties. In Germany, the election winner was Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, CSU.…
Post
From the realms of political fantasy - David Seymour says Winston Peters will become prime minister. The reckons of Seymour are as bizarre as ever, don't waste your time. But one thing did catch my eye - On Monday, the ACT Party leader, who is…
Post
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 …
Post
Policy is everything, Winston Peters said today. This should not come as a surprise. Before every election, he has refused to give any hint of Party support preference until after the vote. But it is highly likely that he has thought a lot about what…
Economy election 2017 Financial markets leadership nz first winston peters
Post
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 …
Post
Duncan Garner has done a piece that basically channels NZ Labour immigration policy. Essentially, so the argument goes, NZ has too many people and not enough infra-structure and so must "take a breather" to get things in order. So I'll just point out the fucking…
accountability capitalism class discrimination Economy economy housing im/migration labour monetary policy Politics Privatisation racism
Post
This Guest Post is by Standardista Incognito. Spoiler alert: reading this may spoil the fun watching the movie Arrival for the first time! In the recent movie Arrival aliens land on Mother Earth. Well, technically, they don’t actually land but their ‘ships’ just hover in…
Deep stuff film greens political alternatives sustainability
Post
The complete mess that National has made of our health system got plenty of airtime during the election campaign. While it received less coverage, the education system is a mess too. RNZ this morning: Tertiary enrolments fall as cost of living rises Tertiary enrolments have…
Post
For the next four (presumably) days the media is going to go nuts trying to cover the coalition talks. Quite apart from the genuine and significant public interest, they have column inches to fill, and nothing much to fill them with. Expect to see agendas…
Post
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 …