Barclay debacle recap
From twitter, Holy shit, someone in NZ did some journalism and all hell breaks loose.
Open Mike 21/06/2017
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Daily Review 20/06/2017
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Some random impertinent questions about Todd Barclay’s problems
Bill English has admitted that he knew about the tape that Todd Barclay says does not exist. And National have some serious questions to answer concerning Todd Barclay’s behaviour.
Oil and Water Mix.
Our economic paradigm (market capitalism) and oil don’t mix. False hope (BECCS) and survival doesn’t mix. Current political settings (Paris pledges produce 3- 4 degrees C warming with the US on board) and intelligent action don’t mix. Incrementalism (time is not on our side) and AGW doesn’t mix. Whatever can’t be mixed into some AGW solution needs to be flushed.
Scary, huh? Well, yes and no…
National’s Todd Barclay problem
Newsroom has released details about how National handled the police investigation into Todd Barclay’s alleged illegal wiretapping suggesting that Bill English thought it had occurred and that the complaint was dealt with in part by a payment from John Key’s Prime Minister’s fund.
Party donations analysis
Max Rasbrooke has done an analysis of donations to political parties, and raises the concern that donations buy influence. There is a solution to this problem.
Open Mike 20/06/2017
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Daily Review 19/06/2017
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Supporting racism
Calling on all kiwis to help support a very important cause…racism.
Why the America’s Cup is better than Rugby
And now for something completely different. Is the America’s cup a more potent example of New Zealand’s unique place in the world than the Rigby World Cup.
Lies, damn lies, and National’s housing affordability statistics
RNZ: The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment ignored advice from the Reserve Bank over its new housing affordability measure, and made houses appear to be more affordable than they actually were.
National release their Social Media Policy
How not to be a twit.
Open Mike 19/06/2017
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New Pike River footage
Tonight Newshub had new footage from deep inside Pike River mine. It showed no fire damage.
Greater Wellington Regional Council is harming public transport
The Wellington Regional Council has contracted its bus services but not protected its drivers’ incomes. They stand to lose an average of $200 a week.
And Wellington risks losing the great public transport system it is so proud of.
Skepta remix – Tory Magic Money Tree
A little bit of UK political parody grime…
Domestic Fire Sprinklers
For almost two decades there have been a number of perfectly acceptable domestic fire sprinkler solutions available in the NZ market. When building […]
National’s view of disability
The Minister for Disability Issues would rather be sailing.
The Nation on housing
The Nation did good work on the housing crisis yesterday. This is the Brighter Future that Bill English warned of in 2010.
Open Mike 18/06/2017
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Bridges and flouting the OIA
Simon Bridges tried to block the release of a report on a Kiwirail proposal. The Ombudsman warns against flouting the Official Information Act. But it’s a well established pattern of behaviour with this government.
Open Mike 17/06/2017
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Daily Review 16/06/2017
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Homeless Housing.
Did Jeremy Corbyn just cut through a whole pile of smash?
Health budget stuff up – incompetent
I guess English can’t be too angry at Coleman – just last year he stuffed up his own numbers to the tune of $160m per year when “explaining” why he was vetoing an extension to paid parental leave.
Our brilliant economy
We need new thinking on the economy – zero emissions, sustainable, a big redistribution from rich to poor. But the list of current economic woe shows that even on their own old conventional terms the Nats are useless economic managers.
UNICEF on our appalling child welfare record – but apparently we don’t care
UNICEF has another major report ranking the wellbeing of NZ kids 34th out of 41 developed countries. This is not new news, and apparently a lot of voters just don’t give a damn.
Signals
The politics of the Grenfell Tower fire.
Open Mike 16/06/2017
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Daily Review 15/06/2017
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Jonathan Pie – Socialism strikes back
One week after the UK election, how did we miss this one?…
100 Days
It’s 100 days to the election!
Young voters have the power…
Debt to Income Loan Limits
The possible introduction of debt to income lending ratios will potentially have an enormous effect on New Zealand’s housing market.
When immigration means exploitation
Those arguing for unrestricted immigration are – wittingly or unwittingly – fueling higher levels of exploitation in NZ.
Open Mike 15/06/2017
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