Daily review 15/01/2020
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Why UK Labour lost? Part 6: New Labour & Blairism
Originally posted on Nick Kelly’s blog
Fact is that the world has moved on from the 1980s and 90s. Politics certainly has. The types of 3rd way or centre/centre right positions that Blair and Campbell think will win just won’t anymore.
News Corp climate change denial attacked by (checks notes) James Murdoch …
News Corp has had a bad week in the media with many questioning its continued climate change denial and its support for politicians refusing to accept the reality of climate change. But the most surprising opposition has been expressed by Rupert Murdoch’s son and News Corp director James Murdoch.
Housing consents at highest level since 1974
Statistics New Zealand has confirmed that in the last year the number of new housing consents was the highest since 1974.
Open mike 15/01/2020
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Daily review 14/01/2020
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National politicises police by claiming Government is politicising police
Simon Bridges has alleged the police of being politicised after a person who holds rather right wing views and libertarian views on gun ownership had a search warrant for illegal firearms executed on his property.
Open mike 14/01/2020
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Why UK Labour lost? Part 5: Antisemitism
Originally posted onNick Kelly’s blog
Why UK Labour lost? Part 4: Ooooh Jeremy Corbyn
Originally posted on Nick Kelly’s blog
Daily review 13/01/2020
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Open mike 13/01/2020
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Why UK Labour lost? Part 3: Its Brexit innit
Originally posted on Nick Kelly’s blog
Why UK Labour lost? Part 2: UK Labour’s Strange loyalty to First Past the Post.
Originally posted on Nick Kelly’s Blog
Why UK Labour lost? Part 1: historical context
Originally posted on Nick Kelly’s blog
How fast can we transition off fossil fuels?
We’re at the tension point between the fear a fast transition will deprive us vs the fear that not acting fast enough will lead to climate change depriving us. Climate activists fear the latter, incrementalists fear the former.
How To Get There 12/01/20
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Open mike 12/01/2020
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Open mike 11/01/2020
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Guest Post – What is wrong with the left?
Guest post from old maaaaate cans about recent Stuff guest columns attacking the left for not civilised enough and wondering if it is because of right wing insecurity.
Royal Move
It’s great to hear Prince Harry and Meghan quitting as senior royals and going off on their own. Maybe others in the Royal Family should think of doing the same.
Open mike 10/01/2020
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A message for conservatives about climate change and nuclear power
David Farrar has criticised young people not for their passion about addressing climate change, but for not supporting nuclear power as a potential solution. Even though it is too risky, too expensive, and too late.
Open mike 09/01/2020
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Iran attacks US bases in Iraq
There are reports of two US bases being hit by missiles launched from within Iran and it is being reported that Iran’s air force is in the air.
Simon Bridges went to China
It has been revealed that Simon Bridges’trip to China last year was organised by National MP and former teacher of English to Chinese spies Jian Yang and that an offer of assistance from MFAT was declined.
Open mike 08/01/2020
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Qasem Soleimani murdered by the United States.
Originally posted on Nick Kelly’s blog
Australian fires and the climate crisis everybody wanted to ignore
Originally posted on Nick Kelly’s Blog
LBJ Redux
What if the American assassination of General Soleimani results in the complete withdrawal of US troops from the Middle East?
Open mike 07/01/2020
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Get out now
General Soleimani was visiting Iraq at the request of the Iraqi Prime Minister to discuss mediation between the US and Iran. Following his assassination by the US the Iraqi Parliament has voted to ask all foreign troops to leave the country. New Zealand’s remaining troops should bring forward their scheduled departure and leave immediately.
Australia is no longer the lucky country
Australia is arguably no longer the lucky country. And if it does not resolve its addiction to coal it may not have a future.
Open mike 06/01/2020
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How To Get There 05/01/20
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Open mike 05/01/2020
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