Open mike 04/06/2019
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The Coming Global Economic Slowdown and New Zealand
With the United States – China trade war well underway, the sick chaos of Brexit is shrinking the U.K. economy and slowing much of Europe’s economy, and smaller economies such as that of Mexico in the crosshairs through further politically manufactured trade disputes, the second half of this year looks for New Zealand nowhere near as rosy as the first half.
Politicians Don’t Know Jack
Politicians rely on information provided to them, not on an encyclopaedic memory and an IQ of a genius.
Open mike 03/06/2019
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Open mike 02/06/2019
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Beware of Truth Sayers
We don’t all have to know all the facts and admitting ignorance is no shame but a virtue.
How To Get There 2/6/19
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Bene bashing
National has engaged in the most crass form of beneficiary bashing in opposing Government changes to the benefit system announced in the budget and passed under urgency.
Open mike 01/06/2019
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Daily review 31/05/2019
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Budget commentary
Has New Zealand’s social media spent too much time on gocha politics and not enough on the substance of the wellbeing budget?
Open mike 31/05/2019
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Daily review 30/05/2019
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The Wellbeing budget
So what is in the Wellbeing budget and what do you think about it?
The Treasury website hack that wasn’t
The police has confirmed that a poorly secured website partially searchable through Treasury’s website’s search function was the cause of the release of sensitive budget information.
Same old dirty National
National is still embedded in Dirty Politics.
Open mike 30/05/2019
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Daily review 29/05/2019
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Whale Oil – the book
Whale Oil by Margie Thomson is about the Blomfield vs Slater case. Lost by Cameron Slater because after 7 years of trying to delay it, he was unable to mount a credible defense before a judge. But there is a lot of detail behind that that is worrying in an internet age..
Who did the Treasury Hack?
New Zealand Treasury head Gabriel Makhlouf has said that Treasury’s website was attacked 2000 times in 48 hours.
Open mike 29/05/2019
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Simon Bridges – criminal receiver
You have to wonder about what kind of law Simon Bridges, a former criminal prosecutor, actually practiced. Because given the events of today – it seems questionable if he understands the legal basis of our criminal laws about computers. Do we really want someone so incompetent at his chosen profession before entering politics (or have a criminal receiver of stolen goods) to run this country?
Daily review 28/05/2019
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The false left anti road narrative
Shane Te Pou has claimed that the Government is anti road and pro bike lane and light rail. But a look at the Government’s spending priorities suggests that roads still dominate.
Open mike 28/05/2019
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Daily review 27/05/2019
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Will National do a deal with the Coalition NZ Party?
Simon Bridges has refused to rule out doing a deal with Destiny Church’s Coalition New Zealand Party.
Bridges’ dodgy crime statistics
Simon Bridges is trumpeting some figures he has received from the Government as evidence that crime rates are increasing. But there is a slight problem. Police figures show that the number of reported offences is decreasing.
Open mike 27/05/2019
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Open mike 26/05/2019
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How To Get There 26/5/19
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Mayhem in the UK
Theresa May has announced that she is to stand down as UK Prime Minister.
EU elections
The results of the European parliament elections are due. It’s the first election they’ve had since the refugee crisis, the Brexit referendum, and the election of U.S. President Donald Trump. There’s a reasonably high chance that the far right are going to increase their share of this Parliament.
Open mike 25/05/2019
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Daily review 24/05/2019
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Religion and the threshold
It has been pretty boring watching the coverage of religious conservatives trying to present a meaningful political presence for the next election. Haven’t the NZ Herald’s puff piece journalists ever read about the history of religious parties in this “no religion” state? They’re fractional parties incapable of getting to 5% without assistance, and they don’t grow the vote for the right.