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?
Open mike 26/03/2021
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Daily review 25/03/2021
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The housing crisis and the Government’s response
The Government’s housing policy announcements have been attacked by the right and landlords as being an attack on rights and business, and by elements of the left for being too timid. Which suggests that the announcements are quite well pitched.
Open mike 25/03/2021
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Daily review 24/03/2021
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The Australian Parliament and Women
To understand how power and misogyny and democracy all flow from the one stinking head, one need look no further than the Australian Parliament right now.
Open mike 24/03/2021
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Daily review 23/03/2021
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Government announces plan to help first-home buyers maintain the housing crisis
Labour disappoints again. Individual investment rights trump collective responsibility for people having homes.
Something big but not like that
I am going out on a limb here but I think that Comrade Chris Trotter suggesting that Jacinda Ardern may resign as Prime Minister may be overhashed.
Open mike 23/03/2021
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That’s No Moon – It’s A Space Station
Did anyone notice Russia and China signing up to a treaty to form a common base on the moon?
Daily review 22/03/2021
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Open mike 22/03/2021
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