Open mike 20/04/2019
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Don’t Rock The Titanic!
The pace of politics of transformation is glacial but it is unstoppable.
The Mueller report
Robert Mueller’s report has now been released and questions are being asked at the benign spin that the White House has been allowed to engage in to describe it before its release.
Open mike 19/04/2019
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Daily review 18/04/2019
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Easter Miracle: JC Rises Again!
TVNZ have just announced a surprise return for NZ’s favourite sermoniser.
About the CGT decision
With the benefit of hindsight the decision not to proceed with a capital gains tax was almost inevitable.
Open mike 18/04/2019
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Daily review 17/04/2019
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CGT Dumped
The Government has announced that there will be no Capital Gains Tax. It’s a shame, but it’s good politics.
Should he stay or should he go?
Tova O’Brien has reported that different National MPs are speaking out against Simon Bridges and that a coup against him may be in the offering.
Open mike 17/04/2019
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Daily review 16/04/2019
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Caption contest
Keep it seemly.
Trump’s border problem
Donald Trump has considered taking some extraordinary steps to quell a surge in migration through the southern boarder of the United States.
Open mike 16/04/2019
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1 NEWS Colmar Brunton Poll April 2019
The latest 1 News Colmar Brunton Poll is out and it says that a Labour/Greens Government is what NZ wants. Oh, and we quite like Jacinda Ardern.
Daily review 15/04/2019
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Nat MP Nuk Karako Quits
Nat List MP Nuk Karako has unexpectedly announced his retirement, effective next month.
National’s culture review shambles redux
Simon Bridges has given a train wreck of an interview this morning on Radio New Zealand’s morning report about National’s culture review. It appears that National is keeping the report secret because of fears that the report may be leaked.
Reflections on Free Speech and Public Discourse
Silencing dissonant voices only leads to more and stronger dissonant voices and further radicalisation.
Open mike 15/04/2019
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Assange Must Be Extradited
There is no doubt that Julian Assange should be extradited when his UK jail sentence ends. Justice demands it.
Stuart McCutcheon thinks students are too sensitive
Auckland Vice Chancellor Stuart McCutcheon has attracted the ire of Auckland students by suggesting that their concern with recent evidence of fascist behaviour at Auckland campus is because they are being too sensitive.
Open mike 14/04/2019
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How To Get There 14/4/19
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.
Open mike 13/04/2019
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Daily review 12/04/2019
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The latest Reid Research poll
The latest Reid Research suggests that Labour is almost at the stage where it could rule alone. And National is getting into danger territory.
Open mike 12/04/2019
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Assange Arrested
Julian Assange has been arrested by British Police inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London after his asylum was revoked.
UPDATE: Assange has been convicted of skipping bail and the US has requested his extradition.
Daily review 11/04/2019
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Black Hole
The first image of a black hole has been released. It’s brighter than expected, but kinda underwhelming.
Bridges’ emotional junior staffer problem
The emotional junior staffer incident shows that National’s internal discipline is poor and that leaks are continuing.
Open mike 11/04/2019
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Daily review 10/04/2019
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