Nearly time for the Bionic Beaver
Like everyone these days, I live in a range of widespread cultures. There are always interesting shock effects when one culture runs into another. Like the Bionic Beaver…
Media Sprays and Leaves.
Fed up of being fed bullshit just so your opinions can be nurtured for harvesting? I am.
Everyone applauds Labour’s homelessness plan … except National
Labour’s announcement of $100 million spending on homelessness has attracted praise from everyone, except National.
Does this royal wedding mean anything?
Royal marriages have changed dramatically over the years. Now politicians are not invited to the wedding ceremony.
Open Mike 05/05/2018
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Daily Review 04/05/2018
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The Centre, the Left and UK local elections
Thoughts on a resurgent left and a collapsing centre.
So there was sewage leaking into Middlemore hospital’s walls
In further horror news about our health system the leaks of sewage into the walls of Middlemore Hospital has been confirmed and its discovery occurred in 2010. And in 2015 the chair of cash strapped Canterbury DHB signed a Ministry of Health drafted letter saying it did not need further funding despite an urgent need for further funds.
Open Mike 04/05/2018
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Daily Review 03/05/2018
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The real conspiracy facing New Zealand
Rhys Darby has discovered the real conspiracy facing New Zealand by judicious use of the Internet. And Clarke Gayford does not feature.
Trumping Obama?
A post on big boy’s scouting medals.
Open Mike 03/05/2018
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Daily Review 02/05/2018
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National wants to add to Auckland’s gridlock
National has promised to overturn Auckland’s Regional Fuel Tax. But has no proposal for how the funding will be replaced.
Police scotches dirty politics rumours about Clarke Gayford
The police have publicly scotched rumours that have been circulating about Clarke Gayford by saying that Gayford is not and has not been the subject of any police inquiry and has not been charged in relation to any matter.
The Australian banking system review
The review into Australia’s banking system really matters to New Zealand and is doing New Zealand an almighty good service.
Radical Socialism
‘nother guest post by Nick Kelly (Upper Hutt boy in London)
Open Mike 02/05/2018
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Daily Review 01/05/2018
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ACT’s failed charter school protest in tweets
Last weekend ACT had a protest against charter schools and spent in the vicinity of $10,000 to get maybe 50 people to attend. They should have gone to Labour Hire.
Open Mike 01/05/2018
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Daily Review 30/04/2018
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Then and Now.
Claims that “Russian bots” helped Labour during the 2017 UK General Election…
Does this Government have the money to deliver?
I’m sure all revealed at Budget 2018, but the financial management of this government is not surefooted.
National is yeah nah on climate change
National’s Blue Green conference on the weekend suggests that the party has moved on from outright denial that cliamte change exists to grudging acceptance that it is a phenomenon but “balance” requires that it is tolerated.
Open Mike 30/04/2018
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National’s fiscal ineptitude over Auckland transport
National has responded to Labour’s ATAP proposal by refusing to accept there is a problem, drumming up anti Auckland resentment in the rest of the country and claiming they would have done the same thing.
Open Mike 29/04/2018
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The Schnews.
Apologies to the Schnews that was actually a pretty good wee publication that came out of Brighton, England.
Feedback please
A minor moderation shake-up.
Doofus of the week – April 28, 2018
This week’s winner is a National MP who has perfected the ability of cutting and pasteing but has no idea about the dark art of social media.
New Zealand Is all right, at the end
Democracy’s permanence is not inevitable. Its imagining is not beyond imagining. And New Zealand is one of the shrinking number of democracies who really have it.
Open Mike 28/04/2018
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Daily Review 27/04/2018
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Grotesque.
People from Douma have been to The Hague and spoken of their experiences on the night of a supposed chemical attack by Syrian forces.