Winston and the refugee issue
Winston has suggested that New Zealand First may not agree to an increase in the number of refugees New Zealand accepts. Even though the infrastructure needed for the increase is paid for.
Government as startup
This new government is almost perfectly replicating the burn cycle of a startup business.
Open Mike 04/09/2018
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Zionism and Anti-Semitism Both Suck
Jeremy Corbyn has a problem. His supporters are struggling to seperate anti-Zionism from anti-racism and the Tories can’t believe their luck. UK Labour desperately need to turn around the narrative that they’re tolerant of bigotry. And in just two days, a definition is going to define Corbyn.
Daily Review 03/09/2018
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Libspill set to Toy Story
A genius has set the recent Liberal Party putsch to scenes from Toy Story.
Enough Bullshit!
White South African farm murders.
Bridges establishes working group to prepare discussion document
Simon Bridges has announced the formation of a working group to prepare a policy discussion document.
Farrar peddles climate change denial nonsense
David Farrar has posted a guest post by climate change denialist Bryan Leland where he has criticised the Royal Society of New Zealand for accepting that climate change is an actual phenomenon.
Open Mike 03/09/2018
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Open Mike 02/09/2018
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Simon Bridges says the weirdest things – Criminal Justice
Simon Bridges has justified his claim that the three strikes law is working by releasing an Italian study that has not been peer reviewed on the effects on white collar criminals of a pardon system.
Open Mike 01/09/2018
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Daily Review 31/08/2018
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Worst campaign video ever?
Repbulican Ron Desantis has released what may be the worst campaign video ever.
Parliament and bullying
It should be a qualification of being a Labour Member of Parliament that they treat their worked in an exemplary manner.
Business confidence verses business certainty
Lately the news has been all doom and gloom about business confidence. But what is the reality? And should we worry what an Australian Bank is telling us?
Facing Meka
How should Labour react to the loss of two Ministers in a week? And what would John Key have done?
Open Mike 31/08/2018
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Daily Review 30/08/2018
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Australia bans Manning but lets in Au pair for rich Liberal donors
Following recent news it appears that in Australia Au Pairs of the rich and connected are welcomed and helped. Seriously ill refugees are ignored. And click bait racists are fine but peace activists are shown the door.
Simon Bridges says the weirdest things – petrol prices
Simon Bridges has been trying to create a narrative about increasing petrol prices being the fault of the current government. But he has been tweeting an incorrect price and his claims about responsibility have been contradicted by BP.
Open Mike 30/08/2018
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Daily Review 29/08/2018
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What’s wrong with asking people for their ideas?
Guest post from Darien Fenton questioning National’s obsession with Government working groups.
Let Chelsea Manning speak
Chelsea Manning wants to visit New Zealand and talk about how evil war is and what should be done to stop it. We should let her.
Open Mike 29/08/2018
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Daily Review 28/08/2018
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Simon’s first six months
Simon Bridges has now been leader of the Opposition for six months. What has he to show for his time? People are questioning his judgment over his fixation on who leaked his travel information early.
Norway’s plastic bottle recycling
Norway’s recycling policies are that good that it is in serious need of more rubbish.
Litigation and equal pay – a history of the 1950’s equal pay campaign
Forward In 2016 I wrote the below dissertation as part of my History Honours degree at Victoria University. This dissertation explores the 1950s […]
Open Mike 28/08/2018
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Daily Review 27/08/2018
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Rental Rights Review
The Labour led Government has announced a review into tenancy laws. It’s about time we balanced the rental market, which has for too long let renters down.
National plans to breach privacy rights of all of its MPs to find leaker
National intends to continue with its investigation into who the leaker of Simon Bridges’s travel expense information was
Open Mike 27/08/2018
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