Daily review 30/06/2020
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The many and varied Covid reckons of Mike Hosking
A review of recent opinion pieces by Mike Hosking shows that he has adopted a series of contradictory positions with the one common feature that they are critical of the Government’s actions.
Open mike 30/06/2020
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Daily review 29/06/2020
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Bye bye Paula
Paula Bennett has announced that she is standing down from politics and will not seek re-election on National’s list at this year’s election.
Paora Goldsmith in fake news scandal
Paora Goldsmith has shown either that he is lacking in basic numeracy and literacy skills or that he is prepared to tell porkies for political advantage.
Green Party rocks their new Guaranteed Minimum Income policy
The Greens’ audacious new social security policy, the Poverty Action Plan, places manaakitangi and compassion at the centre. It includes guaranteed income across the board for those in need, reorientating ACC to include illness and prioritise care, support for children and single and double parented families, and it pays for it all by taxing some of the assets and income of the wealthy.
Open mike 29/06/2020
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Sacha Baron Cohen Trolls Neo-Nazis
Nazis Punked; Fucked Off!
The new successful revolution we are seeing
A really successful and very modern revolution has already started in just the last few weeks. It’s not the revolution we expected.
Judith Collins – dirty politics hypocrite.
I’ve just been reading Andrea Vance’s review of Judith Collin’s released biography. One thing that usually infuriates me is whining arseholes. I have always thought Judith Collins has always been one of them. Vindictive, small-minded, and ignorant. She whines even through a review that merely quotes her.
Green Party win: RMA amended to include climate change
“In my view, this is one of the most significant policy changes to address climate change that we have done this term” – James Shaw
Open mike 28/06/2020
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We say we want a revolution…
Destroy capitalism, right? But what’s the replacement?
Open mike 27/06/2020
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Daily review 26/06/2020
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Open mike 26/06/2020
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Colmar Brunton poll – Labour can still form majority Government
The latest Colmar Brunton poll results have been released and Labour is still remarkably in a position to rule on its own.
One News/CB Poll June
The latest One News/Colmar Brunton poll continues to show Labour are the favourites to lead the next Government.
Daily review 25/06/2020
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The light rail delay is good
There is a solid silver lining to the delay in the Auckland light rail to the airport project.
New Zealand for the win!
$100,000 a year in capital gains.
Open mike 25/06/2020
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Daily review 24/06/2020
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We don’t have time for this shit
the government can’t agree is a euphemism for NZ First blocking climate action.
We don’t know how lucky we are
Looking at the rises in covid-19 infections worldwide is just damn depressing. Looking at the media and Nat supporters, the world, and covid-19 -ll I can say is thank you for the internet. And the kiwis who aren’t listening to the whining about here because they can see the slow disaster unfolding elsewhere with incompetent governments.
National is relentlessly negative about the country’s Covid response
You would think in the midst of a world pandemic that is threatening established countries everywhere that National would do the responsible thing and work constructively to resolve all of government issues. If you do think this you are wrong.
Open mike 24/06/2020
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Daily review 23/06/2020
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Humans – doing it to themselves
About the only thing that surprised me was that it took so long for a pandemic to really break out into the modern world. Because our evolutionary and recorded history is mainly punctuated and constrained by disease and environmental change. We invented large cities many times in the past and lost them to plague or drought. It looks like we’re going through that phase again – just at a larger level.
Open mike 23/06/2020
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Daily review 22/06/2020
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Open mike 22/06/2020
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In defence of Ashley Bloomfield
National and elements of the media have gone full on attack on the Government’s and Ashley Bloomfield’s Covid 19 performance. Which is unusual given that there is still no examples of community transmission and all recent infections have been picked up through the quarantine system.
Aroha Ardern Poster Banned?
A piece of street art has got the right’s knickers in a twist. But Love conquers all.
Protesters, Anarchists, Agitators and Lowlifes
Donald Trump has planned to hold a political rally on the day used to celebrate the abolition of slavery at a place where one of the worst examples of white brutality on black people using advertising material containing nazi symbols. All in the middle of a global pandemic.