Bridges is back?
Judith Collins has more reasons to be worried. There is a rumour of a SImon Bridges-Chris Luxon leadership ticket potentially having a run for the leadership of the National Party.
Open mike 09/04/2021
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Daily review 08/04/2021
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Click bait frenzy
Media has been awash with discussion about Mike Hosking’s recent interaction with Jacinda Ardern. She was invited onto his show, agreed to appear, was grilled on isolation facility beds, and gave responses. End of story you would think.
Open mike 08/04/2021
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Daily review 07/04/2021
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Open mike 07/04/2021
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Go well Kiri Allan
Kiri Allen has announced that she is receiving treatment for stage three cervical cancer.
Daily review 06/04/2021
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Bubble bubble toil and trouble
An announcement on the Trans Tasman bubble is expected this afternoon.
Open mike 06/04/2021
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The biggest grifter
The New York Times is reporting that the Trump Campaign sucked in a whole lot of republican voters by asking for urgent donations but then treating them as regular rather than one off donations unless donors discovered and clicked on a well hidden check box.
What is Socialism – a primer for idiots
Merchant Banker Troy Bowker has accused the Government of engaging in Socialist wealth redistribution ideology by not extending to landlords a state supported loan guarantee scheme and by implementing relatively modest wealth redistribution measures.
Open mike 05/04/2021
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Open mike 04/04/2021
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Open mike 03/04/2021
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Greta Thunberg is now 18
Greta Thunberg is now aged 18. And her activism is still strong.
Open mike 02/04/2021
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Daily review 01/04/2021
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National Party leadership spill under way
Credible sources indicate that a Chris Penk-Simeon Brown ticket have the numbers for a National Party leadership spill and have started the process. Stand by for developments.
Open mike 01/04/2021
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The SIS is worried about foreign interference – so what’s NATO doing in our back yard?
The SIS can’t help itself – it keeps getting involved in our politics, but stays resolutely one-eyed. As Sam Sachdeva of Newsroom reports, […]
Daily review 31/03/2021
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Resistance
Chris Trotter recently asked the question about why there isn’t more resistance to the degree of inequality that we face in New Zealand. He’s partially right, we do spend an awfully amount of time arguing with each other about matters of smaller and smaller moment while inequality slides downhill from glacier to avalanche. But intersectionalism isn’t the primary cause of activist cooling.
Ports of Auckland – time for change
Auckland Council has released the Ports of Auckland Independent Health and Safety Report and the recommendations are damning.
Open mike 31/03/2021
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Daily review 30/03/2021
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National’s leadership problem
Chris Luxon’s maiden speech last week and another example of multiple leaks of details of a caucus meeting highlight how precarious Judith Collins’ tenure as National Party leader is. But does someone have the numbers to replace her?
Open mike 30/03/2021
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Daily review 29/03/2021
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Open mike 29/03/2021
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About Grant Robertson’s bright line tax statement
Media has been abuzz with comment about how last election Grant Robertson has backtracked on a promise on not extending the bright line test. Should politicians stick to their pronouncements no matter what? Or should they change their minds if circumstances demand a change in course?
Open mike 28/03/2021
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Open mike 27/03/2021
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Daily review 26/03/2021
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Doocey is taking the piss
Private member’s bills are an important feature of Parliament. They give all MPs the chance to change the law to address real or perceived issues and problems. So what does National MP Matt Doocey think is the country’s most pressing problem?