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Another important sector is attempting wages and conditions catchup. And National is continuing to try and rewrite history. This time it is the teachers sector. I can speak with a certain amount of authority here because I have three teachers in my immediate family. It…
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Labour's family package is getting some negative comments in some elements of the media. First up was this cartoon by Al Nisbet. https://twitter.com/gtiso/status/1013594496787857408 Nisbet has form. He has peddled racist trash in the past. But there was another recent media contribution which arguably was even…
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I wonder how much effect Donald Trump's war on immigrants, humanity and the law of refugees had on this election. Because in Mexico a Bernie Sanders like friend of Jeremy Corbyn has been elected as President in a landslide. From the New York Times: Riding…
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Yesterday the Government's tax changes and the Auckland fuel tax kicked in. First some comments about the fuel tax. Anyone who has ventured onto an Auckland road in the past few years knows that Auckland has a congestion problem. A big one. Some things have…
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It is a small victory, but an essential one for the principles of the generalised fourth power law related to roading maintenance. RNZ: RNZ is aware of at least one company which has given drivers maps of which truckstops are covered by the fuel tax and…
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Australian Guardian columnist Van Badham writes "the future of the left is bright if it looks like Jacinda Ardern and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes." She concludes "We can hope the influence of Jacinda Ardern and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes spread, or we can ensure that it does. The stakes…
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A few weeks ago, it was reported that All core public service employees are being given a pay rise to at least the living wage of $20.55 [and it] will apply to full-time, part-time and casual employees. That's good. And in line with commitments made during…
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Another week and another vast array of candidates for the award. First up whoever is responsible for the decision of the Ministerial Advisory Group to investigate establishing a Public Media Funding Commission to stop taking minutes so that the OIA could not be used. Clare…
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Not all the current government’s fault, but the arrival of the fuel tax this weekend heralds a number of very sharp rises in what we have to pay in order to run a car. Oil prices rose on Wednesday as a supply disruption in Canada…
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You may recall a few months back when it seemed the world was all in a lather about an alleged chemical attack on the suburb of Douma and the poisoning of the Skripals. "Everyone" knew what had happened in the case of Douma and "everyone"…
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Another mass shooting has occurred in the United States although this one is different. It occurred in the office of the Capital Gazette, a newspaper based in Annapolis. Current reports are that there are four dead and dozens injured. From Radio New Zealand: Several people…
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It is bad enough that National pedals through its social media stuff that is blatantly not true. But it is really annoying when senior political reporters uncritically restate what is demonstrably not true. This is what happened this morning when Barry Soper repeated National's misrepresentation…
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This is one of those stories that will bring a smile to even the most hardened left winger. In New York the fourth ranked House senior democrat, someone tipped as a possible next speaker in the House of Representatives, has lost a primary to Alexandria…
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From Carmel's Facebook page: Today I was in New Plymouth to launch some of the changes we are rolling out across MSD/ WINZ offices. These are a few of the changes: 1. Security guards at MSD offices are no longer required to check people's names off a…
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The United States Supreme Court has upheld the travel ban requested by the President of the United States. If you want the views of the retreating sane minority on that court, here’s a dissenting opinion. If you are a citizen seeking to travel to the…
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National is still trying to find this Government's weaknesses. It is that desperate it is going back to techniques that worked well back in 1975. It is attacking Labour over Industrial Relations and strike action. The reality is that the attack is tenuous. Sure there…
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