Open mike 02/12/2021
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Daily review 01/12/2021
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Open mike 01/12/2021
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Daily review 30/11/2021
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National’s new leader is …
Chris Luxon is set to be the next leader of the National Party.
Wanted: a new Leader of the Opposition
National needs a new leader of the opposition. The Standard has been leaked a list of the necessary qualifications …
Open mike 30/11/2021
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The US withdraws from Afghanistan and the inevitable happened
The withdrawal in August of US and allied troops from Afghanistan saw the return of the Taliban in control of that country. This sadly was always going to be the outcome once the US and its allies withdrew.
Daily review 29/11/2021
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Open mike 29/11/2021
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National’s factional problem
National’s basic problem is that it has three discrete factions, christian conservatives, urban liberals and the country grouping. And no coherent vision to reconcile these totally disparate groupings.
Open mike 28/11/2021
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Class oppression and discrimination
A brief analysis of power.
What National Needs To Do
Since the left are experts at internal knifing, National should learn from the left about how to recover. What National needsto do to recover.
Open mike 27/11/2021
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British identity and The Second World War
With regards to Johnson’s own leadership to date, his government’s apparent support of herd immunity as the response to COVID-19 in early 2020 had much more in common with Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement policy in the 1930s than the Battle of Britain.
Daily review 26/11/2021
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Open mike 26/11/2021
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The winners and losers from National’s leadership spill
The winners and losers of today’s National Party leadership spill are …
Daily review 25/11/2021
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How many centrist votes go to Labour?
Judith Collins lost a vote of confidence. David Farrar seems to think that Act will get the inevitable flow. Sounds unlikely. The far right and nutbar fringe has already vacated to Act – who represent them so well. But Labour overwhelming won last election on a vote from previous National voters. History repeats in 2023?
National’s civil war reerrupts
National’s civil war which has been simmering for a while erupted last night after Judith Collins demoted Simon Bridges for making inappropriate comments to Jaqui Dean five years ago.
Open mike 25/11/2021
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National – let the virus rip
There is no other explanation, and this week Paul Goldsmith gave the game away, National thinks that we should let the Corona virus rip.
Daily review 24/11/2021
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He Waka Eke Noa?
While a core of farmers protested a few days ago against farm environmental regulation with long lines of tractors, the organised form of agribusiness, Maori and government working together have concluded that making a climate different isn’t possible.
See what happens when you put a woman in charge?
Remarkably low Covid death and infection rates, good and improving vaccination rates, low unemployment and debt to GDP …
Glen Greenwald on why he covers what he does
“From the time I began writing, I focused on what was being under-covered, not echo what everyone was saying”
Open mike 24/11/2021
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Daily review 23/11/2021
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BORA vs pandemic mandate
The Bill of Right Act (BORA) is an interesting because it is what I would call a balancing act. It enshrines certain individual rights but they are not absolutes against community needs. So far the decisions about challenges to the vaccine mandate balance are supporting the Crown.
Stop being a dick Barry
At yesterday’s post Cabinet Press Conference Barry Soper overtalked a number of reporters, demanded answers to his questions, and then stormed out of the press conference. And then immediately wrote a piece accusing Jacinda Ardern of overtalking reporters …
Open mike 23/11/2021
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Daily review 22/11/2021
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Open mike 22/11/2021
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Open mike 21/11/2021
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