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Open mike 27/01/2020
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Constructive Criticism and Team Work In Politics
Have you ever experienced that you put forward a good idea, plan, or strategy in and to your team and a higher-up (e.g. the boss) or one of your colleagues takes or gets the credit for it and you get not even an acknowledgement? It…
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Open mike 26/01/2020
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How To Get There 26/01/20
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Open mike 25/01/2020
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Daily review 24/01/2020
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Open mike 24/01/2020
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Daily review 23/01/2020
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Labour is signing up to Facebook transparency tool
The holidays are over and politics is gearing up for what could be a fascinating if not brutal election year. And it appears that Jacinda Ardern will throw down the gauntlet to National by confirming later today that Labour will sign up to Facebook's transparancy…
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The right is splintering on climate change
The latest international news involves former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull castigating Donald Trump for his climate denial rhetoric. Earlier on Trump had been reported as saying at Davos the usual right wing attack lines on climate change. From Jeremy Diamond at CNN: President Donald Trump…
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RIP Terry Jones
Sad overnight news with the death of Terry Jones being announced. He was part of Monty Python, a ground breaking comedic group from the 1960s and 1970s whose movies are as outlandishly funny now as they were when they were released 40 years ago. Their…
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Open mike 23/01/2020
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Daily review 22/01/2020
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Rally Against War on Iran and Iraq – Wellington noon Sat 25 Jan
Join people from across the globe for this international day of action to show our opposition to any new US war on the people of Iran or Iraq. Our message is simple: * No war on Iran* No war on Iraq* Troops out More information…
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Trump impeachment trial – gold for comedians.
The hypocrisy of the defenders of Trump defenders in the US Senate is providing grist for comedians. I particularly liked the Colbert take on it. Especially with digging out the old footage of Alan Dershowitz on previous impeachments where he changes his opinion on what…
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Open mike 22/01/2020
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Daily review 21/01/2020
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Power, the Acceleration of Cultural Evolution, and Our Best Hope for Survival
Richard Heinberg writes about humanity's relationship with power and how this presents both great danger and great opportunity. Originally published by Post Carbon Institute These days I’m deep in the process of writing a book on power—both physical power (humanity’s power over nature)…
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The great political heist that wasn’t
With Simon Bridges currently being overseas it has been left to Paula Bennett to look after publicity and handle press interviews. And yesterday she had an interesting day. She waded into the great climate change education is brain washing our children debate and suggested that…
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Open mike 21/01/2020
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Daily review 20/01/2020
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Bridges will talk tough to the Philippines but not China
National has been rightfully criticised for its obsequious approach to its Chinese relationships. I guess having someone in your caucus with strong Communist links and who taught English to Chinese spies but somehow managed to omit saying this in their Immigration Application can have a…
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Trump’s not so bad
A few weeks ago a comment was made on The Standard along the lines that the current US president has been better than most would have thought, and the predictions that he would do all these terrible things haven't come to pass. There was solid…
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Open mike 20/01/2020
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Federated Farmers launches petition against its business model
I don't get farmers, or at least their representative organisations. You would think that a sector whose business model depends completely and entirely on the environment would be concerned at the prospect of environmental devastation. And that melting ice caps and out of control recent…
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Open mike 19/01/2020
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How To Get There 19/01/20
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National created more working groups than Labour
From the you have to be freakin kidding file. Boris Janic at the Herald has reported that National created *more* working groups than Labour during the first two years of each party's latest term of Government. From the Article: Since the early days of…
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Open mike 18/01/2020
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Why UK Labour lost? Part 9: What the party needs to do now.
Posted on 16/01/2020 by Nick Kelly UK Labour lost the general election. A new leader needs to be elected. The Labour Party is now consumed in this process. Much has been said and written about why Labour lost, the quality of which varies considerably. The broader context…
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