What Can This Government Really Do About the Economy?
Why is it that right now some countries can have weak governments and the economies just surge ahead? Why is political agency shearing away from economic change?
Why is it that right now some countries can have weak governments and the economies just surge ahead? Why is political agency shearing away from economic change?
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National has kicked off the year by reverting to type and engaging in a classic example of beneficiary bashing based on a distortion of official statistics.
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The young racist who was filmed smugly grinning at a native American elder has put out a statement justifying his actions. Trump will be proud. Bigly proud.
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Hugh Pavletich thinks that Auckland’s housing crisis is because of restrictions on urban sprawl and that loosening up would be a good thing. I disagree.
Cameron Slater is seriously ill. The Whale Oil blog will carry on without him, but in the meantime, Cam is asking for help.
Donald Trump has tweeted that he wants there to be more global warming.
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In a guest post Tony Veitch [not etc.] imagines his last few days as the world dies …
Donald Trump is to make an announcement today concerning the shut down. And Buzzfeed has suggested that the Mueller Investigation has uncovered evidence suggesting that Trump instructed his lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress.
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Family First thinks that there is a crisis of porn watching at cafes. And has commissioned Curia to see if others think the same.
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The text sent by Karel Sroubek supporter Richie Hardcore has been released. Is it the knock out blow we were promised?
What if Brexit is not a threat to democracy as a system of government or a threat to liberal values? And what if it is an example of British democracy’s best modern exemplars to the world of institutionalised democracy and the rule of all under the law since universal franchise was first granted?
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Live feed of the UK debate in Parliament.
Five years on how are the benefits from the Mixed Ownership Model privatisation process the last Government engaged in working out?
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Gillette has come out with this outstanding ad which for some strange reason has invoked a negative response from some.
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It’s D Day for Theresa May’s Brexit plan. Will Jeremy Corbyn finally put her out of our misery?
Stuff has reported that its opponent, the New Zealand Herald, has via its Chinese version amended stories to make them more acceptable to the Chinese Government.
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Winston Peters went to Washington last December to see US VP Mike Pence and invited the US to engage more in the South-West Pacific without informing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Patrick Smellie described this apparent oversight as “deeply worrying.” Even more worrying is what Peters said when he was there.
The common factor in Police chases is adrenaline fueled driving. And not just by the kid in the stolen car. The Police strategy of chasing stolen cars is a bigger problem than the thefts themselves and it needs to stop. Now.
ACT MP David Seymour has lashed out on Facebook at Dianne Khan apparently for successfully fact checking him.
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I’m moving to the country, gonna eat a lot of peaches! Donald Trump has yet another bizarro, almost Freudian, moment as his threat to invoke a national emergency to fund his wall falls flat. Peaches, people! Not impeachment, peaches!!!
A new poll shows solid support for legalising cannabis. Is the 2020 referendum a done deal?