Open mike 03/10/2019
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Daily review 02/10/2019
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Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick on fire
“The political status quo is unfit to confront the climate crisis”
Open mike 02/10/2019
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Daily review 01/10/2019
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China independence day
October 1st is the National Day of the People’s Republic of China. They like to make it a big day, bigger than the […]
On ‘free speech victims’.
Good to see that the courts upholding the right of venues to decide how they are able to use their facilities and assess risks. There is no ‘free speech right’ in our law including the Bill of Rights Act that overrides owners assessment of risk. The rights that are in the BoA are not exclusive – anyone can express their opinion peaceably – including protesters like myself at the doors of bigots.
Open mike 01/10/2019
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Daily review 30/09/2019
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Parliamentary TV – should we shut it?
Occasionally, this site puts up a video from parliament. Probably happens a few times per month at best. Not a whole lot of interest. It is put up for the public to observe parliament when required. While it’d be fun to make clips mocking National politicians – why should the public pay to provide feedstock for juveniles to do that? Either have and follow the simple rules similar to every other content provider or shut down parliamentary TV.
The Government’s Economic Development Plan
Last week the government launched its Economic Development Plan, arguably late but with lots of useful initiatives.
Open mike 30/09/2019
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Fonterra, again
Why New Zealand – and its government – need to engage much harder about Fonterra.
Open mike 29/09/2019
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How To Get There 29/9/19
Welcome to TS’s Sunday think piece. It’s a blank sheet, a tabula rasa, waiting for your thoughts on the future and How To Get There.
Another world is possible
Yesterday’s New Zealand Climate Strike numbers reached a tipping point of climate action going mainstream.
Still not sure what anything National says means?
Gerry Brownlee clarifies.
Open mike 28/09/2019
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Daily review 27/09/2019
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Battery power gets way more interesting
Anyone who has been around tech for the last couple of decades will be aware of the liberating and industry disruptive effect of batteries. This caught my attention – “Tesla May Have Invented a Million-Mile Electric Car Battery”. It was well worth the read.
National’s faux outrage
The National Party has described as “censorship at the extreme” a rule in Parliament’s standing orders the latest version of which was enacted under the last National Government. Updated with Simon Bridges opposing the relaxation of the rule in 2017
Strike for Climate today
Countrywide events for today’s Strike for Climate.
Local government: who to vote for?
Resources for progressive voters, on candidates in the 2019 local body elections.
Open mike 27/09/2019
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Daily review 26/09/2019
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How to vote in STV
It’s local voting time again, and more councils are using STV- while the Electoral Commission will tell you how to rank candidates, they won’t tell you how to vote effectively. Should you leave candidates off your list if you know what relative order they would go in?
Unrelentingly negative
National has chosen to attack Jacinda Ardern on her trip to New York for doing too much and not enough at the same time. It seems to be a pattern.
Civilian offers a bleak look at our future.
The Civilian ‘reports’ in “Trump repeatedly asked Ardern if New Zealand gives asylum very often”. Oh shit! We need to reverse National’s large donation policy and proactively and preemptively pass a law against bolthole refugees.
The Greens on the need for rental law changes
Marama Davidson: renting has to be a valid way of life.
Robot creep
Tech is cute, right?
Open mike 26/09/2019
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Daily review 25/09/2019
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Greta Thunberg’s speech to the UN Climate Action Summit: “This is all wrong”
“How dare you pretend that this can be solved with just ‘business as usual’ and some technical solutions?”
Open mike 25/09/2019
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BoJo cornered
Lady Hale and the UK Supreme Court have torpedoed Boris Johnson’s cunning plan to prorogue Parliament. His request to the Queen was “unlawful, void, and of no effect.” Her Maj will not be pleased. Johnson is now boxed in – ask for an extension to Brexit, or resign.
Daily review 24/09/2019
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