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Daily Review 24/11/17
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Social Democracy is still alive
Socialism has to work with capitalism – if we want to keep both democracy and the states’ redistributive goods and services. The name for that work is social democracy. Straight socialism is deeply unpopular and isn’t coming back in our lifetimes. Our current coalition government…
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The Pike River Supreme Court decision – Helen Kelly would be pleased
I thought the Supreme Court judgment released yesterday that the decision to allow Peter Whittall to walk away from prosecutions relating to the death of the 29 miners in Pike River was completely just. I can understand the rationale of the original decision in a try…
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Open Mike 24/11/2017
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Friggit!
Earlier today, the Guardian was reporting that PNG police and paramilitary had descended on the Manus Island detention centre and given refugees one hour to leave. From The Guardian report... Amnesty International said serious injuries were entirely foreseeable, and the PNG government was “knowingly placing…
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Daily Review 23/11/2017
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Nett migration – still coming in fast and not going out.
Statistics NZ has released the latest nett permanent and long term migration figures for the year to date at October 2017. There is a slight fall from a few months previously. But they remain at the sustained high that has been putting major pressure on…
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Latest Roy Morgan Poll – Labour and Greens surge as National flounders
The first post election poll results are out. And subject to all the usual caveats I suspect those of us on the left will be quietly smiling. The poll reports that Labour is at 39.5%, up 2.6% from the election results. The Greens have also…
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Open Mike 23/11/2017
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Daily Review 22/11/2017
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Queensland State Election and Coal
The Queensland election is turning into one of those rare and weird ones in which a large-scale environment-versus-economy fight looms largest. They go to the polls on November 27th. There’s around 200,000 New Zealanders in Queensland, with plenty more who used to be. At stake…
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National on the Manus Island crisis
Back in 2013 National leader John Key (remember him) offered to Australia to take 150 refugees stationed at Manus Island. He repeated the offer on a number of occasions. The offer was referred to in this article from the Herald in 2016: New Zealand would…
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Beyond the steel cage of consumerism
https://twitter.com/bologna_g/status/932931832932429824 Translation: beyond the steel cage of consumerism Tim Jackson in Prosperity Without Growth on John Stuart Mill's quote: John Stuart Mill's quote in context.
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Open Mike 22/11/2017
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Daily Review 21/11/1027
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Labour accelerates action on Pike River re-entry
Andrew Little has been performing some outstanding work in his new minister's role. He has already made some significant decisions, decided that justice for Teina Pora required an increase payment, and has met with Ngāpuhi in an effort to get its treaty claim back on…
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Bourgeoise meth
Housing is making us sick. For the 120,000 Aucklanders, like me, who looked online at what their house is "officially" worth yesterday, you have again been affirmed by the state as middle class. Whether you feel like it or not, you exist in privilege. Every…
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Open Mike 21/11/2017
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Daily Review 20/11/2017
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Zimbabwe
Five days ago, military spokesperson Maj Gen SB Moyo said the following in a speech broadcast on Zimbabwean state TV Firstly we wish to assure our nation, His Excellency, the president of the republic of Zimbabwe and commander in chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces,…
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Mugabe hangs on
Robert Mugabe has refused to stand down during a recent televised speech despite conjecture suggesting that he would. From Radio New Zealand: Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe defied expectations he would resign, pledging to preside over a Zanu-PF congress next month even though the ruling party…
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The Rugby League World Cup
Congratulations to Tonga for making the semi final of the World Cup and deservedly beating the Kiwis in round robin and for beating Lebanon in the quarter finals. Congratulations also on having the most passionate fans. The sea of red seen at the venues brought…
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Open Mike 20/11/2017
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Labour’s home.
I think it's probably safe to say that Scottish Labour are back, given that the politics of Richard Leonard, the newly elected leader, appear to more or less in tune with Corbyn's. Had Sarwar (a centrist or Blairite depending on what nomenclature you prefer) won…
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Heather Du Plessis-Allan wants New Zealand to be more radical
There is an an interesting column written by Heather Du Plessis-Allan in the Herald this morning where she advocates, I think, for New Zealand to be more progressive. It starts like this: It's good to have Australia as our neighbour. Australians make us look good.…
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The UK Social media political arms race
I read an interesting article written by Robert Peston and published in the Spectator recently. It was about the use of social media by the big parties in the United Kingdom, and that Labour was winning this particular battle convincingly. From the article: There is…
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Open Mike 19/11/2017
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Ardern’s Manus Island offer
It has been an interesting week. Jacinda Ardern has stuck to her guns and again invited Australia to consider New Zealand's Manus Island refugee offer. Good on her. Australia's initial response, that it has signed a deal with the US of A and that no…
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Open Mike 18/11/2017
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Daily Review 17/11/2017
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