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There is this unwritten law of electoral results throughout the world, higher turnouts favour the left and lower turnouts favour the right. America provides the most stark example of this. It is why Republicans have continuously hacked at the electoral system and why there are…
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One for the Taxpayer's onion. 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 …
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Every morning I read newspapers and media online. This morning at 0645 it was the New York Times with a subscription, BBC World which doesn't need one, Sydney Morning Herald without one, NZ Herald without a subscription, Stuff doesn't need one, Huff Post which also…
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If twitter is any guide the next leader of the Parliamentary National Party may have been announced. Although he is not yet an MP so his ascension will not be immediate. From the Herald: Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon has hinted at a…
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One for the Taxpayer's onion. 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 …
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The corporation that has become renowned as the purveyor of fake news and the underminer of elections is planning to roll out a crypto currency service. From the Guardian: ... [Facebook] is moving forward on a bold plan to combine remittances and the communication that…
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Greenland holds a large store of fresh water. If fully melted, it will raise sea levels by roughly 7 metres. It is melting - fast. Last week, temperatures across Greenland about 22 degrees Celsius warmer than the normal for that time of year. It produced…
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So the former head of ANZ and the current owner of John Key's Omaha property, David Hisco, has left the employment of the Bank in somewhat newsworthy circumstances. From Radio New Zealand: The head of ANZ bank's local operation has left under a cloud after…
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So the party of the 0.4% has spoken and intends to not only establish a freedom to abuse and insult, particularly to the hooded type, but they are also proposing a flat income tax. That will decimate the Government's finances and mean that for the…
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Maybe the Taxpayer's Union should think of an offshoot, the freeloaders' union. After a long battle and industrial action the Teachers Unions have succeeded in obtaining a significant improvement in wages and conditions for their members. But not everyone is happy. Some teachers who do…
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Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, has permanently suspended the legislative proposal to enable extradition of Hong Kong people to among other places mainland China. Hundreds of thousands of people had taken to the streets of Hong Kong to oppose this bill. Previously she had not…
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A 0.4% of the electorate party is looking to increase its reach by proposing a rather strange thing to advocate for, the absolute right for people to insult. From Radio New Zealand: Leader David Seymour said the government was planning to restrict speech laws, and…
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So Mark Richardson thinks he may have a future career, from overpaid TV personality to overpaid public representative. And he claims that he has finally picked a side, although to most of us it appears that his decision was made some time ago. From Stuff:…
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Being a public servant at the highest level takes incredible fortitude. Only a few stand out. Gabriel Makhlouf leaves shortly as the Treasury Secretary. He has led the formation of a framework that has restructured how the government spends public money from the ground up.…
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Boris Johnson declared his candidacy today. The Guardian's Tom Kibasi speculates on his strategy - pick a fight with the EU, make Brexit the issue and call an election. Do a deal with Farage and save Britain from Corbyn. Will it work? A poll in…
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