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.
David Tamihere was framed
The identity of the secret witness who assisted in the conviction of David Tamihere for the murder of two Sweedish tourists has been revealed. And the incident shows the danger of using secret witnesses.
Open Mike 27/04/2018
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The Big Auckland Transport announcement
Minister Phil Twyford and Mayor Phil Goff announced the ATAP, the transport programme for Auckland for the next ten years. At $28 billion it is the largest civil infrastructure programme since World War II.
Guest Post: How many working groups did the last National Government create?
A Guest Post from Luke C where he analyses National’s creation of working groups in the last Goverment and comes up with a surprising conclusion.
Open Mike 26/04/2018
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Thank you Metiria.
Some movement on social security (a thing we all deserve)
Anzac Day 2018
A post to commemorate Anzac day.
Open Mike 25/04/2018
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Daily Review 24/04/2018
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Workers’ Rights. Our Rights. And a Government Breaking Bad.
Time for the government to pull its head in.
Freedom of Speech and Expression
Bollocks and bullshit lands on shits and giggles.
Bottom feeding fish
Yesterday the Herald said something stupid about Clarke Gayford, reported his response and then reported at how the country was divided by the article.
Open Mike 24/04/2018
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Daily Review 23/04/2018
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Today in schadenfreude
For those who occassionally enjoy dark laughter at the truly deserved pain of others, today brings supremely ironic news in the continued culture war on queer people in New Zealand.
Is capitalism obsolete?
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has given a speech where he has stated that capitalism is coming to an end because it is making itself obsolete.
Open Mike 23/04/2018
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