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Open mike 23/07/2023
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Year of the Long Grind 2
There will be no respite for any of us this year and National has no cure for it. Anyone who thinks a National government will decrease inflation by cutting public spending is fooling themselves. No matter who is in government, the world is going to…
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Laura norda rides again
This week Labour announced a proposal to change the law. There would be a new offence of what is colloquially known as ram raiding and the law would be tweaked so that 12 and 13 year olds charged with this new offence would have to…
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Open mike 22/07/2023
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Daily review 21/07/2023
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Open mike 21/07/2023
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Daily review 20/07/2023
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Roger Douglas thinks Act has lost its way
Roger Douglas, who as Finance Minister under the fourth Labour Government caused major harm and the founder of the Act Party, has publicly declared that he has lost faith in the Act party and is now a swing voter. From Adam Pearse at the Herald:…
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Open mike 20/07/2023
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Daily review 19/07/2023
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Potholes damned potholes and National Party statistics
National underlined its complete lack of intellectual grunt and its fascination with passing anxieties as well as its intent to forget what it did by recently releasing a pothole policy. I admire their ability to ignore causes, forget history and absolve themselves of blame while…
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Open mike 19/07/2023
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Daily review 18/07/2023
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Hoki Whenua Mai/Landback
The Green Party released its Hoki Whenua Mai/Landback policy yesterday, aimed at redressing historic Māori land loss. It falls into five key areas, A Commission of Inquiry that would examine the full extent of land dispossession and redress, and make recommendations on future pathways for…
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Open mike 18/07/2023
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Daily review 17/07/2023
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Is Manasseh Sogovare Ungrateful, Greedy, or Just Playing Us All?
So recently the Solomon Islands signed an agreement with China on “law enforcement and security matters”. It’s also right on the 20th anniversary of Australia and New Zealand bailing the Solomons out of a massive civil war. From 1998 to 2003 the Solomon Islands were…
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Open mike 17/07/2023
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