Every day New Zealanders

Simon Bridges thinks that Jacinda Ardern’s international campaign to change the way that social media handles hate speech and terrorism a big talkfest that will achieve nothing, even though Facebook has as a result announced significant changes to its platform.

Open mike 18/09/2019

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Daily review 17/09/2019

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Open mike 17/09/2019

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Daily review 16/09/2019

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Legitimate target, daft war

The war that Saudi Arabia and its allies has been waging against the Houthi side in the civil war in Yemen took a […]

Monorail!

Auckland mayoral candidate Craig Lord has announced a policy that may turn the campaign on its head.  Or may not.

Open mike 16/09/2019

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Open mike 15/09/2019

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Open mike 14/09/2019

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Open mike 13/09/2019

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Accused Labour Party Staffer Resigns

A second resignation has swiftly followed that of Labour Party President Nigel Haworth. The person from the Labour Party Parliamentary team accused of sexual assault has today quit his job.

 

Daily review 12/09/2019

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Trump it up

Found on facebook and featuring the work of an anonymous genius …

Open mike 12/09/2019

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BoJo plot foiled – for the time being

Phil Syrpis, Professor of EU Law at Bristol University, tweeted in July  Johnson’s plan to force a general election as the defender of the people’s decision against the UK Parliament’s indecision and Brussels bureaucratic intransigence and be in power for the next five years. It was rumbled and it failed.

Daily review 11/09/2019

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Trump sacks Bolton – oil price nosedives!

This has been rumoured for some time now. It’s good news – peace now has a chance, as Trump  has woken up to the fact that a shooting war would not be good for his re-election. Also Bolton’s hard-line strategy was failing everywhere.

Open mike 11/09/2019

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Daily review 10/09/2019

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The biggest loser

Boris Johnson has lost a sixth Parliamentary vote in six days as Britain lurches into a constitutional crisis.

Open mike 10/09/2019

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Daily review 09/09/2019

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Open mike 09/09/2019

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Open mike 08/09/2019

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