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Daily Review 28/02/2018
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Bridges burnt in media reviews
It's pretty grim reading for the new Nat leader this morning - Barry Soper: National selecting Simon Bridges counts itself out of next election While the National Party whips were counting the votes for Simon Bridges after the second ballot in their super secret caucus…
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Our Reserve Bank
We are awaiting the results of the first part of the review of the Reserve Bank. There is a case to be made that the Reserve Bank should be eradicated. Clutch your pearls, but the stage was set yesterday by Ministers Little and Parker about…
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Arctic monkey wrenching
https://twitter.com/Arctic_Chunkys/status/968432141083299840 I don't know who Chunk is or what they are referring to, but I found their tweet apposite in the middle of a storm of #arctic news last night. More and more I think we have no idea what is going to happen. Both in…
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Open Mike 28/02/2018
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Daily Review 27/02/2018
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Right wing activists are not happy Bridges is leader
With a certain amount of schadenfreude I am watching the right's response to the decision to elevate Simon Bridges to the leadership. Having been involved in the Labour Party during a time of turmoil it is satisfying knowing that it is now National's turn to…
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National’s new leader is …
The new leader of the National Party has been announced. It is Simon Bridges with Paula Bennett remaining as deputy. Best of British to them. The next poll will be interesting.
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Who will the new leader of the National Party be?
We should know round about lunch time who the new leader of the National Party is going to be. The decision will show if National is planning for the future or dwelling in the past. Either is possible. If Simon Bridges wins, and he appears…
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Respecting our Rights and the New Zealand Constitution
So in constitutional terms, Andrew Little and the Prime Minister dropped something of a bombshell at her post-cabinet press conference yesterday, announcing plans that the Government would give courts the ability to send legislation back to Parliament for them to review if it was ruled…
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Open Mike 27/02/2018
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Daily Review 26/02/2018
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Facebook Bullshit
From Macedonia to the San Fransisco Bay, clickbait political sites are cashing in on Trumpmania - and they're getting a big boost from facebook. - wrote The Guardian back in August 2016. In November 2016, the Washington Post ran with "This is how facebook's fake news…
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Auckland Rail Industrial Action
Thanks to Warren Doney for referring to this in open mike this morning. The importance of the rail system to Auckland is being shown because limited industrial action (working to rule) is resulting in major traffic congestion. As he points out we are only getting…
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Damien Grant thinks National is stuffed
Credit where credit is due. In the past Damien Grant has received some rather negative opinions posted on this site about his articles. For instance he was awarded the doofus of the week award for his weird views about tertiary education. But his latest article…
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Open Mike 26/02/2018
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Why does Criminal Justice have to be so politicised?
Yesterday I posted on Andrew Little wanting a mature discussion about our criminal justice system and where it is heading. The hope was that there would be debate and political consensus for change, because clearly the current system is not working. But judging from the…
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Open Mike 25/02/2018
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Special laws for rich people
This made me laugh. Idiot Savant at No Right Turn reports that Queenstown Lakes District Council wants an exemption on luxury houses from the government's foreign buyers ban. Because no-one in New Zealand can afford to buy those houses, very rich people that live in another…
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Doofus of the week – David Seymour
Hot on the heels on the news that he is going to spend valuable time dancing with the stars David Seymour has engaged in a good old fashioned piece of fat shaming. From Anna Bracewell-Worrall at Stuff: ACT party politician David Seymour has openly fat-shamed…
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Little proposes radical shake up of the Criminal Justice system
Andrew Little is proposing a radical change of approach to the Criminal Justice system. From David Fisher in the Herald: Minister of Justice Andrew Little has laid out a vision for criminal justice reform which sees sentencing law relaxed and a rejection of "tough…
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Joyce stands down as National struggles to find new leader *
In Australia New Zealander of the year finalist Barnaby Joyce has announced that he will be standing down as leader of the National Party. The media frenzy was clearly becoming too much for him. News that his family values were not that good hurt, publication…
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Open Mike 24/02/2018
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Daily Review 23/02/2018
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Arm me with
The Florida school massacre has created a groundswell I hope will result in America being a better place. There is a growing group of politicised young people demanding that things are changed so that they and their friends and other young people in their situation…
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Open Mike 23/02/2018
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Daily Review 22/02/2018
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National’s meh leadership contest
We have entered week two of National's leadership contest. I was heavily involved in the last two Labour leadership campaigns. They were really interesting events, prospective leaders touring the country talking about what drives them to be involved in politics and seeking the support of…
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Climate change is not an accident
https://twitter.com/BMHayward/status/966178292847071232 https://twitter.com/BMHayward/status/966177523800436736 https://twitter.com/BMHayward/status/966086903077339140 https://twitter.com/NathanJonRoss/status/966115981864067072 https://twitter.com/RGDudley/status/966185493779148802 https://twitter.com/28WordAverage/status/966114929316044801 Meanwhile, https://twitter.com/GreenpeaceNZ/status/966028605724610560 https://twitter.com/NewshubNZ/status/966027263748669440 https://twitter.com/Forest_and_Bird/status/966081764409012224 The 2nd Pacific Climate Change Conference is on Weds - Fri this week. #pccc2018
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Open Mike 22/02/2018
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