Boris Johnson has agreed to resign
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Open mike 08/07/2022
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Daily review 07/07/2022
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How Can Labour Win in 2023?
Right now Labour is preparing the ground for its run at 2023’s election with new policy. New policy must be wildly popular. What could make Labour popular enough to them back leading a third term in government?
The $11 billion man strikes again
Remember Steven Joyce who claimed there was a $11.7 billion dollar hole in Labour’s alternative budget? Another example of his negotiation prowess has recently received media attention and the only conclusion that can be drawn is that his ability to analyse crown accounts is matched by his ability to negotiate.
Open mike 07/07/2022
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Daily review 06/07/2022
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Anarchy in the UK
In the United Kingdom Boris Johnson’s government has been brought to its knees because of a sex scandal, surprisingly not one involving himself.
Open mike 06/07/2022
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Daily review 05/07/2022
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Covid – time for red?
With a second wave of Covid infections starting and with new potentially more serious variants emerging it may be time for the Government to consider a return to the Covid red setting.
Open mike 05/07/2022
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Daily review 04/07/2022
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The benefits of Ardern’s recent overseas trips
Jacinda Ardern has just completed three overseas trips. The cumulative benefits for the country are extraordinary and I have never witnessed anything similar from another New Zealand leader. But local responses from sectors of the media have been muted. Why is this?
Open mike 04/07/2022
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Open mike 03/07/2022
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Ardern significantly improves EU Free Trade deal
Before her involvement in the European Union Free Trade Agreement negotiations Jacinda Ardern was accused of “scattering stardust” in a vain attempt to get an agreement over the line. If this is an example of Jacinda scattering stardust then long may she continue to do so.
Open mike 02/07/2022
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Daily review 01/07/2022
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Jacinda’s comments to NATO
Yesterday Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave a speech/comments to NATO outlining our position on NATO, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, multilateral diplomacy, our region, and nuclear proliferation. Plus of course she helped to finally get the EU trade treaty over the line. Her ‘comments’ are worth reading and commenting on because I suspect that they align pretty well to our societies general position.
Open mike 01/07/2022
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Daily review 30/06/2022
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Nonsense Auckland Council PR
Sometimes the egregious spin gets too much. And when developers who want a compact urban form are telling Auckland Council that its plans are not working you know Auckland Council has a problem.
Mansplaining Luxon
Fresh from his attempt to alienate the female vote by being equivocal on if a National Government would move to restrict access to abortions yesterday Christopher Luxon compounded things by purporting to speak for all women.
Open mike 30/06/2022
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Daily review 29/06/2022
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Open mike 29/06/2022
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Daily review 28/06/2022
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Hey Free Speech Union, Simon O’Connor is being muzzled
Someone should send out the free speech police. Simon O’Connor has been muzzled and is being stopped from saying what he thinks.
Open mike 28/06/2022
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Daily review 27/06/2022
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Christopher Luxon’s many and varied abortion takes
National leader Christopher Luxon who has been previously reported as believing that abortion is murder, issued three public statements over the weekend trying to distance himself from the controversy caused by the US Supreme Court overturning of Rowe v Wade.
Open mike 27/06/2022
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Open mike 26/06/2022
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The US abortion bans and women’s rights
We have abortion rights by the grace of men.
Mick Lynch is a working class hero
In the UK Rail Maritime and Transport boss Mick Lynch has caused a media sensation by strongly and clearly advocating for workers rights as the Conservative Government aims to deal with inflation by eroding further workers wages and job conditions.