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Daily Review 31/10/2018
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Our rail revival
If there is anything that illustrates the great 20th century modernist impulse of epic infrastructure and national development, it's rail. While you are able, make sure you do the Otago Rail Trail cycleway, where you will get a sense at every great bridge of the…
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What is up with National?
I put up a late post yesterday about National's very bad day in the house. I have not seen them so rattled and uninspired. But it was not only me. https://twitter.com/chrishipkins/status/1057194047754780672 So the question has to be asked, what is up with National? Where has…
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Open Mike 31/10/2018
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National’s very bad day in the house
Anyone watch question time today? Ever seen National look more sombre and quiet? Exhibit A https://youtu.be/IFvPKQBmzB4 Exhibit B https://youtu.be/CflYd775Abk The use of the word "hoof" by Simon Bridges went down really badly. You just have to look at Paula Bennett's body language to wonder what…
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Daily Review 30/10/2018
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Brazil, Brexit, Trump…with more to come.
As Ben Chu writing at The Independent notes with reference to Brazil - The extraordinary political rise of Bolsonaro, previously an obscure congressman in a fringe party, is a symptom of [...] failure – not just on the part of the Workers’ Party, but the entire political…
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National’s Judith problem
In its enthusiasm to try and embarrass Labour and divert attention from the personal difficulties of different MPs National has unfortunately reverted to type. Dirty politics type. Yesterday there was this tweet from Judith Collins: https://twitter.com/JudithCollinsMP/status/1056732307610980352 Then in true National Party mode she tried to…
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National badly wants Kiwibuild to crash
I can understand National's desire to divert attention away from other events. From the sounds of it at least three National MPs have major issues to sort through. Labour is doing the right thing by letting them do it all by themselves. So what does…
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Open Mike 30/10/2018
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Daily Review 29/10/2018
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Brazil turns right
In further bad news for the world Brazil has turned to the right with the election of a leader that makes Donald Trump look like a moderate. From the Guardian: Jair Bolsonaro, a 63-year-old former paratrooper who built his campaign around pledges to crush corruption,…
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Media Thriving on its Own Shit.
This is from wikipedia and is offered as way of background on Chuck Todd. Charles David Todd (born April 8, 1972) is an American television journalist who is the 12th and current moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He also hosts MTP Daily on MSNBC and is the Political Director for NBC News.…
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Open Mike 29/10/2018
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