Draining the swamp
One Nation has made an appearance in Aotearoa New Zealand, complete with all the nuttiness of its Australian counterpart, some Donald Trump insanity and some support for the hard right in the United Kingdom.
Where the f*ck is Simon Bridges?
An ongoing series.
It’s Time for a Cost-Benefit Analysis of Dairy Farming
Not just, ‘we’ve got to make the good outweigh the bad’. I mean: why should dairy farming exist here?
Open Mike 29/05/2018
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Pollwatch: Colmar Brunton 28/5/2018
Hot on the heels of Reid Research, TVNZ has also been doing post-budget polling, and this one paints a bit of a different picture.
Daily Review 28/05/2018
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Comrade Simon supports Nurses Strike
For the first time possibly ever a National leader has supported the right of the rank and file to engage in industrial action to improve their living conditions.
Bridges copies Bill Clinton on abortion
Simon Bridges has appropriated phrasing used by Bill Clinton in describing his position on abortion but made his personal view even more restrictive.
Where the f*ck is Simon Bridges?
An ongoing series.
Open Mike 28/05/2018
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Pollwatch: Reid Research, 27/05/2018
The latest Newshub/Reid Research poll is out, and it continues to be less than stellar news for the opposition, but also for New Zealand First.
Autonomy.
So women in ‘half’ of an island have bodily autonomy.
Doofus of the week – May 27, 2018
Lots of competition this week with Katie Hopkins preferring to be called a racist to being described as being on drugs, Judith Collins for fronting the most naff scandals in the last decade, and Simon Bridges for going on tour to strange places. But the real contest was between Paula Bennett and Gerry Brownlee …
Where the f*ck is Simon Bridges?
An ongoing series.
Open Mike 27/05/2018
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A belated congratulations
Post Immigration New Zealand Spreadsheet debacle, Ministers Curran and Shaw announce a stocktake and review of all government algorithms.
#twyfordaccusations
The Twitter hashtag #twyfordaccusations has been set up to allow people to speculate on what other nefarious allegations will be made against Phil Twyford by Judith Collins.
Housing Band Aids
What lies behind the homelessness crisis in Aotearoa New Zealand? Is it a housing crisis or are the homeless to blame? If the problem is a housing crisis, why is there an assumption that the homeless themselves need extra services to secure and maintain rental housing?
Open Mike 26/05/2018
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Daily Review 25/05/2018
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Why is Mark Richardson such a Nimby and …?
Being a nimby is the least of Mark Richardson’s problems. His disguised hate speech is harmful to his victims and anyone else in need of help who are left feeling the shame imposed upon them by such careless dialogue.
Yulia wants to go home.
Oops. Was this desire meant to be in the script?
New Zealand’s Energy Future
New Zealand has a low carbon energy future plan. What is the strategy to achieve this?
Open Mike 25/05/2018
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A study in contrasts
Minister Twyford’s resignation has been refused by the Prime Minister after he took a call against Civil Aviation rules, in the second ministerial scandal of the Ardern administration.
Daily Review 24/05/2018
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National loses the plot in Parliament
National’s show down with Trevor Mallard today did not go as well as they hoped.
Deep Trawling.
Is NZ’s fishing industry just a domestic version of the tobacco companies? And how much would that really matter?
Paula’s petulant parliamentary outburst
Paula Bennett stormed out of Parliament yesterday after Trevor Mallard correctly applied the standing orders and ruled out a question containing an unparliamentary term. And National has responded by questioning if Jacinda Ardern was actually described as a “silly little girl” but has refused to question its MPs.
Open Mike 24/05/2018
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New Zealand trade negotiations with Europe
On Thursday 31 May at the University of Auckland, the Fabians are hosting Max Harris on the topic “Is it time for an independent foreign policy?” What would be the costs of a really independent foreign policy, over the benefits of salving our conscience with greater national independence? And where does Trade fit in?
Call for Royal Commission into Banking
Sam Stubbs, a longstanding outspoken commentator in New Zealand’s financial industry, continues to advocate for a Royal Commission into banking and insurance.
Open Mike 23/05/2018
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Daily Review 22/05/2018
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Trouble within National’s ranks?
It looks like the National collective has doubts about Simon Bridges’ pulling power.
What’s happening inside UK Labour.
Factional infighting within UK Labour.