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
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.
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.
Labour to relax fiscal responsibility rules
Grant Robertson has announced there will be a relaxing of the fiscal responsibility rules, although not until after the next election.
Open mike 24/05/2019
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Daily review 23/05/2019
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Run Brian Run
Brian Tamaki is set to announce the launch of a new political party today.
Open mike 23/05/2019
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Daily review 22/05/2019
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Parliament’s culture
The report into Parliament’s workplace culture has described behaviour that is of major concern.
Open mike 22/05/2019
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Daily review 21/05/2019
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Death tax fake news
Social media was responsible for the repeated broadcasting of the claim that Labor in Australia intended to bring in a death tax. What should happen when claims that are clearly wrong are made?
Billionaire pledges to pay off class of 2019’s student loans
Billionaire investor Robert F. Smith was invited to give the graduation speech at Morehouse College, his old school, and stunned everyone when he deviated from prepared speech notes.
Open mike 21/05/2019
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Daily review 20/05/2019
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Will the Christian Conservatives rise again?
Simon Bridges has conceded that his claim that talk about Alfred Ngaro setting up a conservative party was “rumour and speculation” was not actually true. And Ngaro has gone on the offensive describing abortion as an unholy holocaust.
Open mike 20/05/2019
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Aussie oi?
Overnight in Australia there was meant to be a change to a Labor Government. But something happened …