Daily Review 23/02/2018
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Arm me with
Teachers in America have responded to Donald Trump’s proposal to arm teachers in response to the Parkland School massacre with a request that they be armed with anything but guns.
Open Mike 23/02/2018
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Daily Review 22/02/2018
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National’s meh leadership contest
National’s leadership contest is one week old. The latest is a central edict that all candidates have to be nice to each other and a claim that candidates are not offering senior positions to MPs in exchange for their support.
Climate change is not an accident
Snippets from the first day of the 2nd Pacific Climate Change Conference and Cyclone Gita.
Open Mike 22/02/2018
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Daily Review 21/02/2018
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Democratic burn
“I’m joining whatever political party those kids in Florida just started”
It’s Our Future: Complete U-Turn by Labour and NZ First on TPP
The TPP might have been re-branded as the CPTPP but it’s still the same bad deal says Professor Jane Kelsey, New Zealand’s expert on international economic regulation.
“Calling it “Comprehensive and Progressive” doesn’t make it any better.
Hager posts Dirty Politics chapter on Mark Mitchell on web
Nicky Hager and the publishers of Dirty Politics have released into the public arena the chapter dealing with Mark Mitchell’s campaign to be selected as National’s Rodney candidate.
Open Mike 21/02/2018
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Tax Haven Man in Town
The Lord Mayor of the City of London is visiting New Zealand. Its not Sadiq Khan, Charles Bowman is a PwC partner leading London’s financial centre lobby. He’s here to talk to business and regulators. He’ll no doubt be talking up more deregulation.
Daily Review 20/02/2018
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Poll Watch: Colmar Brunton Poll 2018-2-19
In this second edition of Pollwatch, we note the impact of Jacinda Ardern at the height of her powers, track the likelyhood of current government support partners of clearing our high Party Vote threshold, and note the small likelyhood that English’s eventual successor will have of sneaking into the Beehive even if we held a snap election right now.
The battle of the five political midgets
Steven Joyce and Mark Mitchell have both thrown their hats into the ring for National’s leadership.
Us and them – what will Labour do about WINZ?
What we need is a government that shares power with beneficiaries.
Open Mike 20/02/2018
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Daily Review 19/02/2018
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The strange case of the Judith Collins support website
A Back Judith Collins website has been established. And Collins is denying involvement.
US kids fight back: you are either with us or against us
Four days after surviving a shooting massacre at her school, student Emma Gonzalez gave this stunning speech at an anti-gun rally in Florida. Other students are organising the National School Walkout and March for Our Lives.
Mueller v Russia
Robert Mueller has laid an indictment alleging that thirteen Russians and three Russian entities illegally interfered with the 2016 American Election campaign.
Open Mike 19/02/2018
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Strong and decisive
Judith Collins has picked on the campaign term strong and decisive for behaviour better described as brutal and obdurate.
ALRANZ: 16 reasons to change the abortion law
Labour are intending to change NZ’s abortion laws. ALRANZ has 16 good reasons why that’s important (and overview of the current laws).
Open Mike 18/02/2018
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Seymour is dancing with the stars
David Seymour has indicated his commitment to improving ACT’s plight by enrolling for Dancing with the Stars.
Labour to reform abortion law
Justice Minister Andrew Little has given the go ahead to change NZ’s archaic abortion legislation.
Dunedin City Council votes for carbon neutral target
“Offsets alone would not achieve the zero carbon target and a significant systematic and behavioural change would still be needed…”
Open Mike 17/02/2018
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Beetrooted
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce’s future in politics is on the line as he responds to allegations of infidelity, hypocrisy and misuse of Government resources.
TPPA-11 update and actions
The TPPA-11 is set to be signed on March 8. There are still huge problems with the agreement for NZ. Jane Kelsey provides an update.
Open Mike 16/02/2018
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Daily Review 15/02/2018
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An in Vogue Prime Minister
Our PM doing girly stuff is quite ok. It’s what else they’re doing that needs looking at.
