Open Mike 28/09/2017
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Daily Review 27/09/2017
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SaveMart shows why unions are vital for New Zealand
SaveMart employees were made to sort bales of filthy clothing dumped in Child Cancer charity bins without safety gloves. Unionized workers at New Lynn were sacked for contacting their union about it. Why did it require so much public pressure to get them reinstated? Why are our laws so inadequete?
Good work if you can get it
During the election campaign elements of the farming community protested the possibility of a water tax and of farming being in the ETS on the basis the sector could not afford it. In awkward news it has since come to light that the Chief Executive of Fonterra and senior executives are being paid huge salaries.
Peters campaigned against the Nats – his party wants him to do the right thing
Peters campaigned hard against the Nats, and for a change in government (check out the speech and video). To keep faith with democracy and with his party members he has to go with Labour Green (check out the feedback and polls). If Peters goes the other way NZF will implode.
Open Mike 27/09/2017
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Daily Review 26/09/2017
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The German Elections
On the other side of the world another western democracy with an MMP system has recently had an election which has thrown up a complex result.
Metiria Turei’s legacy
What she did wasn’t a mistake.
How a National/Green coalition could work
A plan for how the Greens could save the election.
National paying the price for cannibalising the political right
National have maintained their own vote but killed off all their political friends. Which is why their only route to power is now in the hands of an enemy, and why that enemy should be very wary of hitching his wagon to their fading star.
Peters hit list so far – Seymour – Eagleson – Carter
Peters has hardly cleared his throat yet and he’s already clearing out Nats and their proxies. Seymour, Eagleson, Carter – Peters won’t be stopping there. Bill English will agree to anything to cling to power. Peters is already enjoying humiliating him in public.
Open Mike 26/09/2017
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Daily Review 25/09/2017
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Labour won’t regain power until it wins the tax debate
Labour didn’t deserve to win on Saturday because, firstly, because it failed to bring a fully-fleshed tax policy to voters, and, secondly, it never attempted to win the ideological battle over tax. To succeed at the next election, Labour must begin work today to frame this debate.
No Right Turn: The only way is Winston
“Its not going to be a comfortable term. But it will probably be an exciting one.”
Establishment hysteria and MMP
The papers are full of the expected establishment hysteria today, trying to paint the election as a done deal for the Nats (I wonder what Peters will make of that?). Professor Richard Shaw: “Nobody’s won the election yet. The people who won the election are the people who form the government.”
Spare a thought for ACT and David Seymour
David Seymour and the ACT Party are back in Parliament but their role this term will be nothing other than nodding lap dog.
The vote for change
The Nats lost this election. It was a vote for change. NZF party members are calling on Peters to do the right thing.
Open Mike 25/09/2017
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Where did Labour gain its extra votes?
Some analysis of where the increase in party vote for Labour occurred.
Consider the people of New Zealand First
The political reputation of NZ First as being a one man band. It isn’t. It is a real political party with the classic volatile mixture of members, supporters, candidates and MPs, plus undercurrents of factionalism. They will take some time to negotiate how they should negotiate and with whom.
Where to now for the Greens?
Some post election thoughts on what James Shaw said last night, what the post-election options are, and that given the Left got a possible reprieve not an outright win, what are we going to do next?
Thank you Jacinda Ardern!
The fact that we could even hope for a Labour Green win is remarkable – was inconceivable just 2 months ago. Labour’s surge has been incredible. Thank you Jacinda Ardern, and thank you all who worked so hard! Now it’s up to MMP…
The election result
Some thoughts on the morning after a bitter sweet election result for Labour and the Greens.
Open Mike 24/09/2017
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Some election night notes
The timing of this election’s results, how NZ governments are formed, and election stress.
Election night 2017
Election night post for discussion. Updates during the evening.
Election night coverage
Some places for lefties to follow the counting and take part in the talking.
Open Mike 23/09/2017
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National rules itself out of coalitions with cynical BillShit.
National do a last ditch dirty politics effort. A few hours before it becomes impossible for anyone to refute this, Tracey Watkins publishes an opinion piece which sounds like the usual National BillShit. Another cynical lie designed to stop the horses from thinking rationally when they vote. This time it is a lie about things that the Greens can’t do – not without going to members. Who aren’t going to go for it.
Westie style campaigning
From the legendary Matafai family and West Auckland Labour how campaigning really should be done …
Daily Review 22/09/2017
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Go Green – the twitter version
Who are you going to wake up with on Sunday morning?
The final ads
The final election pitches – Ardern inspires – English in a hole.
If you haven’t voted already – vote wisely tomorrow!
The missing story on Collins and the fuel pipe fiasco
The rumours have been going round for a while – but this is an interesting development…