Open mike 17/10/2022
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What conflict of interest
National’s attacks on Nanaia Mahuta for conflicts of interest have suffered a major blow after National MP Barbara Kuriger was forced to resign her portfolios for using official letterhead to harass MPI officials.
Sunflower | Oil
Van Gogh and Picasso as climate action targets. Destroying beauty is an act of self harm. On one level it’s wrong, but when we are desperate, it’s also an act of power.
Open mike 16/10/2022
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Minister Robertson, UK Pensions, and Risk
The political question is whether Kiwis currently losing money on paper can remember this: all investment involves risk and it’s entirely fair for our government to only manage so much of that risk and for the rest to fall on us the investor. Will irrational anxiety beat rational risk in our upcoming politics?
Even more anarchy in the UK
I never thought that I would write a post suggesting that Boris Johnson’s reign as UK Prime Minister was not so bad. But that is the state that we have reached as Liz Truss sacks Kwasi Kwarteng for implementing her policies. And polling suggests that if an election was held tomorrow the Tories could win as few as four seats.
Open mike 15/10/2022
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Daily review 14/10/2022
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Open mike 14/10/2022
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Daily review 13/10/2022
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Too Old For Politics
Can you be too old to represent your people? New Zealand’s oldest person to first get elected was William Cargill at 71. Australia’ […]
Climate change: I think that we are f&*ked
This week the Government announced plans to bring in a scheme for pricing farming emissions in 2025. National’s response suggests the prospects of political consensus are non existent.
Open mike 13/10/2022
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Open mike 12/10/2022
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Daily review 11/10/2022
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We needed Wayne Brown
The left and the Ardern government need to start appreciating the new Auckland mayor.
RNZ, Three Waters and partisan commentary
Yesterday on Radio New Zealand’s Political Commentator’s show Bridget Morten said that three waters is a toxic thing for the Government but then declared that her law firm represents a group currently taking the Government to Court over three waters. Should such clearly partisan views be given expression by RNZ?
Open mike 11/10/2022
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Daily review 10/10/2022
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The people have spoken
The people have spoken and with appallingly low turnout levels grumpy campaigns have succeeded and Auckland and other areas have moved to the right.
Open mike 10/10/2022
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Open mike 09/10/2022
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Local Government election results
Live updates and discussion post
Open mike 08/10/2022
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Daily review 07/10/2022
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Open mike 07/10/2022
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Daily review 06/10/2022
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Own our future
This year’s Local Government election is reaching a critical stage. And it is vital to get the right people elected. Please make sure that your families and friends vote for progressive candidates. Your kids and your grandkids futures depend on it.
Open mike 06/10/2022
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Daily review 05/10/2022
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Open mike 05/10/2022
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Daily review 04/10/2022
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What if we had a Transition Enabling Act?
At a time when we are inundated with news of the end of the world, ideas of the way through are crucial. This one is brilliant – legislation that would enable all the things we need for Transition to happen. The great potential here is for change in a climate-meaningful timeframe.
Open mike 04/10/2022
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Daily review 03/10/2022
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Sometimes in our quest for what is perfect we forget what has been achieved
A list of improvements in workers’ rights that Labour has been able to achieve since gaining power in 2017.