Daily Review 13/12/2017
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National’s Standards
It’s great to see Chris Hipkins abolishing ‘National Standards’ as a matter of priority. This policy was nothing but an unfortunate bit of populism […]
The Alabama senate race
The Alabama Senate election results are starting to feed through with Democrat Doug Jones slightly ahead of Republican Roy Moore in the Republican stronghold after very early results.
The Herald thinks Jacinda Ardern is a Marxist
The Herald has equated Jacinda Ardern’s desire to temper the worst excesses of capitalism with the full embrace of marxist communism.
Open Mike 13/12/2017
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Daily Review 12/12/2017
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Moving on after FJK
One year after resigning as Prime Minister and nine months since leaving parliament, a look at FJK’s fine legacy.
It was one year ago today
It was one year ago today that John Key formally resigned as Prime Minister.
Sea level rise: coming to a town near you
From Newsroom:
“We now see building new suburbs on land prone to liquefaction in much of the country as foolish … We should see allowing new subdivisions on vulnerable coastal land as equally foolish.”
– Commissioner for the Environment, Jan Wright
National needs a friend
National is pondering one of the realities of MMP. Without friends its chances of becoming Government are very limited.
Why Malcolm Turnbull is nearly right
Malcolm Turnbull is proposing law changes in Australia to try and minimise the effect that China is having on Australia’s democratic system. He may not be wrong in doing so.
Open Mike 12/12/2017
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Daily Review 11/12/2017
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The failure of “right to buy” policies
Not only did National’s policy to sell off state houses fail, but now we’ve found out a similar Thatcher policy in the UK just handed many social houses to private landlords. Should we consider making it harder to sell off state houses in New Zealand?
#WeAreBeneficiaries fundraiser
Artist activist group We are Beneficiaries are writing a report to share the stories they’ve been collecting from beneficiaires with the new Ministers to help make a case for change.
Shaking the Tree
When an apple tree is shaken, pips can fall to the ground and germinate. And then things grow back more or less as before.
Nine years of National rule brought us …
One of the worst consequences of nine long years of National rule presented by that well known left wing periodical the Financial Times.
Open Mike 11/12/2017
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Latest Comar Brunton poll result
The latest Colmar Brunton results just released suggests that support for the Government parties is stable and support for Jacinda Ardern is surging.
Open Mike 10/12/2017
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Brain Curdle.
If ever anyone needed a reason to insist on secularism…
Doofus of the week
Bill English claims the award for doofus of the week with his incredible statement that the country being 72,000 houses short is not a crisis and Labour should just deal with it anyway.
Economy 2018
It’s that time of year where we start making predictions for 2018. I see it looking not too hot, not too cold.
Voltairine de Cleyre
When history buries treasures, those treasures don’t have to remain buried.
Twyford reverses National’s flawed methamphetamine housing policy
Phil Twyford has shown this new Government has a brain as well as a heart by halting National’s ridiculous state house methamphetamine policy where the presence of minuscule traces would result in eviction even though there was no proof the tenant was responsible and he has apologised to Robert Erueti for the harm caused.
Open Mike 09/12/2017
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Daily Review 08/12/2017
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Another day, another piece of bullshit from someone in the MSM
Misleading the NZ public about a political party, its policy, and how government works actively harms democracy.
“Such inexcusable neglect”
The Auckland housing crisis in graph form.
Open Mike 08/12/2017
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Authentic participation underpins a safe workplace
The CTU has consistently identified our culture of work and the style of management as a real challenge for New Zealand firms to improve their health and safety record. Health and safety is an inseparable part of the wider workplace culture.
Daily Review 07/12/2017
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Caption contest
Keep it seemly.
People of the Year
Time has named participants of the #MeToo campaign its people of the year. So why hasn’t the movement taken hold in New Zealand the way it has in the United States?
4 just became the new 2.
Someone just did something sensible, and it’s frightening.
National Standards causes decline in educational levels
The latest Progress in International Reading Literacy Study results suggests that National Standards has been a failure.