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National has a fairly predictable way of campaigning. One of its major techniques is to pick a fight with a sector by posing a policy that can fit in a headline and at the same time pick a fight with that sector. The tough guy…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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Back with family in London after Covid's four years, much has changed. Most notably, the air in Walthamstow is breathable. Thanks to Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan's emission zone tax, the change is remarkable. Boris Johnson initiated the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) tax in 2019 and…
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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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What would a set of ACT ministers in Cabinet look like? ACT at 15% of the vote, with about 15 MPs, and wild policies, makes for a set of strong reasons to get out and vote against ACT and National this election. Making an assumption…
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With the nomination period closing within a week or so I wonder why NZ First has not published its list yet? Political tragics like me are wondering where they will place their cooker candidates and how many of them will be in electable positions, presuming…
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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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So National wants to improve the country's electric car recharging network. This is a good idea and worthy of discussion. All strength to them. But this announcement shows what a poor state our political system is in. Because politics ought to involve a civilised discussion…
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Guest post by Mick Hall cross-posted from ConsortiumNews August 28, 2023 New security-state documents show Wellington aligning its military with the “rules-based international order” while preparing Kiwis for war with key trading partner China, writes Mick Hall. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken with New…
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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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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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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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Recently National, which perfected the art of dirty politics, which has spent the past couple of years being relentlessly negative and which has had its sock puppets attack individual Labour MPs mercilessly is deeply, deeply, deeply upset that the fire has been returned recently. Yesterday…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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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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Yes we could do the next five weeks on teeth and taxes, but actually China is pulling us down and our political parties need to make it an election issue. Let’s put aside anything to do with territory and military matters for now, and go straight…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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Originally published on Nick Kelly's Blog It is said that there is a thin line between bravery and stupidity. Posting a link to my blog post which said that Jeremy Corbyn was not fit to be Prime Minister, to the 'Labour London Left' WhatsApp group.…