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Daily review 30/09/2020
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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Jacinda Ardern and New Zealand Health
On Friday October 9th, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced. At the moment Jacinda Ardern is the bookies' 3rd favourite - behind Greta Thunberg. If Prime Minister Ardern were to get it for anything, it will be for her leadership response…
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NZ First and the SFO
Some random musings on the news yesterday that persons associated with NZ First had been charged by the Serious Fraud Office. I had no idea that over the past week there had been rather intense court activity trying to suppress news that the SFO had…
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No Right Turn: The transport policy we need
Idiot/Savant at NRT wrote yesterday: _________________________________________________ The transport policy we need Transport was responsible for 21% of our greenhouse gas emissions in 2017. Its our second-biggest source of pollution after agriculture. And the Greens have just announced a serious policy to tackle it: The Green…
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Open mike 30/09/2020
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SFO exonerates NZ First
The SFO has put out a press release a few days before overseas voting starts. This was in They have not laid charges against NZ First or anyone in it - excluding comprehensively.... It isn't... ...a Minister, sitting MP, or candidate in the upcoming election…
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Daily review 29/09/2020
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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Judith Collins, Nicky Hager and Dirty Politics
Maybe it is a tactic or an attempt to emulate Donald Trump's approach to politics? But it seems strange that Judith Collins should have chosen to disparage Nicky Hager on the campaign trail in a most inappropriate way. At a recent Grey Power meeting during…
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What forming a Labour/Green government might look like
The Colmar Brunton poll out last night has Labour on 47% and the Greens on 7%. NZ First on 1%. If those numbers roughly hold on election day, we are looking at a very good result for the left (all things considered, and obviously I'd…
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Open mike 29/09/2020
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Daily review 28/09/2020
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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Mood of the Boardroom: National is toast
The NZ Herald Mood of the Boardroom finance election debate should be for National what it is like attending a living wage campaign meeting for Labour. They should be at home and the participants should be solidly behind them. So the Mood of the Boardroom…
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Snow storm shout out to the undeserving poor
Forecast is for snow all through Monday and Tuesday. RNZ, NIWA forecaster Nava Fedaeff said the South Island is in for very strong winds throughout the day, and widespread snowfall above 200m tomorrow. "When you've got those cold temperatures and the wind combined, the wind…
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What Have Labour Done For The Poor, Exactly?
There's been plenty of criticism about Labour's policies not being effective enough to alleviate poverty. Time for a bit of perspective. You'll probably remember the interview Labour's Carmel Sepuloni gave with TVNZ last year. But, as with most policy areas, COVID19 focused the Minister's mind,…
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No Right Turn: The coming US shitshow
Idiot/Savant at NRT wrote last week: _________________________________________________ The coming US shitshow Thursday, September 24, 2020 Today President Trump once again refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the US election. Coincidentally, The Atlantic has a long article on exactly what…
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Open mike 28/09/2020
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