Trump trashes chance of Middle East peace for giggles and a diversion
Donald Trump is expected to controversially announce the movement of the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Open Mike 07/12/2017
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Daily Review 06/12/2017
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English still whining
Surprise surprise – Bill English is still whining that 44.4% should really be counted as 50.1% – and other snippets from Parliament’s post election conference.
Guest Post: Monbiot, Attenborough and Soper on environmental collapse
Guest post by Ed about the intellectual rigour of George Monbiot and David Attenborough and the rater strange response of Barry Soper.
Sport, politics and equality
Ok, so I know I’m rather late to the party on this but I figured that equality is timeless and it would be […]
Gareth Hughes: When gaming becomes gambling
Loot boxes have opened up a debate about gaming fairness and what constitutes gambling.
Open Mike 06/12/2017
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Daily Review 05/12/2017
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First year of study free launched by Prime Minister Ardern
Jacinda Ardern has formally launched the Government’s free tertiary education policy.
Australian Parliament votes to accept New Zealand’s Manus Island offer
The Australian Parliament voted yesterday, against the Government’s wishes, to accept New Zealand’s offer to take refugees from Manus Island. At least for a short time.
Open Mike 05/12/2017
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Daily Review 04/12/2017
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Making official Information flow again
“Ministers realised they had a device through which they could reduce the surprises they suffered. And, as it went on, the surprises ministers no longer wanted to experience became greater in number and smaller in significance.Increasingly, it placed on the public service a political imperative which it had never had to shoulder. “
Shane Jones and work for the dole
Shane Jones has muddied a perfectly good job creation policy by talking about work for the dole.
Flynn cuts a deal while Trump scrambles
Donald Trump’s response to news of the arrest of Michael Flynn suggests that charges closer to the office of the President may be close.
Open Mike 04/12/2017
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Deranged Golriz Syndrome
David Farrar has continued his crusade against Golriz Ghahraman with a claim of 15 instances where she has by implication deceived us.
Phil Twyford: the future of housing in New Zealand
The text of an important speech from Phil Twyford where he talks about the 6th Labour Government’s plans for housing.
Corbyn vs bankers
“When bankers like Morgan Stanley say we’re a threat, they’re right.”
Open Mike 03/12/2017
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National’s benefit sanctions – the wolf is not your grandma
The tories seem to have found a new angle on the government’s removal of benefit sanctions that punish the children of beneficiaries who […]
Tenancy Stuff.
How’s about private tenants in New Zealand were warm, dry and secure? Too big an ask?
Marama Davidson – Honouring Influential Women
“Our role in Government is to protect and support the work that these grassroots influential women are doing. Our role is not to continue to create and place barriers in their way.”
Open Mike 02/12/2017
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Daily Review 01/12/2017
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The chaos of the Trump White House
From tweeting fake anti muslim videos to supporting the Senate race of an alleged child molester who was banned from a mall because he was so creepy to acting to remove his Secretary of State for thinking that he is a moron to passing a bill that will help the rich and hurt the poor while denying this is the case the Donald Trump White House is a chaotic place.
The NZ Government passes Health Homes Guarantee Act
“Every New Zealander deserves a warm, healthy home to live in, and the Health Homes Guarantee Act will help ensure that”
Open Mike 01/12/2017
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Daily Review 29/11/2017
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All aboard for awesome public transport
What’s actually behind the employment discontent in New Zealand’s public transport? Turns out its the rule changes National brought in. CTU Secretary Sam Huggard blogs from Together.
Progress from the Labour led government
Just over one month in the new Labour led Government and it is time to measure progress.
Open Mike 30/11/2017
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Introductory ramble to save you Googling me
Hi. I’m Enzo (yes that’s my real name) and I write for The Standard now. Just thought I should introduce myself and tell […]
Key and Mass Surveillance: Was this the reason for the Golriz distraction?
David Fisher has written an in-depth article for the Herald that suggests that John Key’s promise, three years ago, that the Government had cancelled the Speargun project which would have allowed for the mass surveillance of New Zealanders was not actually correct.
Daily Review 29/11/2017
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