How to rescue Trump – and make up with Putin
What can the U.S. security collective do to work with their government and achieve something positive with Donald Trump?
The other conference
Richard Harman on the Politik blog: “Overall, to use a favourite Government saying, it was an ‘untidy’ weekend capped by a flat speech from English which saw delegates ignore placards they’d been given to wave when he finished speaking.” The B-team is missing John Key.
Open Mike 18/05/2017
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Daily Review 17/05/2017
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Sledge of the day
Four eyes and an arsehole
NZ with its various operations around this end of the Pacific really doesn’t need its own intelligence gathering operations blown by the current incompetent blowhard of the White House. Nor does anyone else who shares information with the US. That is the problem with Trump childishly boasting about the intelligence gathered by others merely to boost his ego.
Compare two housing plans
It must be election year, because National has admitted that the market has failed, and swallowed the dead rat of state building. A useful graphic summary in The Herald lets you compare National and Labour’s housing plans…
UK Labour manifesto – for the many not the few
UK Labour unveils a plan that is both radical and responsible.
Open Mike 17/05/2017
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Daily Review 16/05/2017
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Nat housing announcement – far too little far too late
Useful but – mostly re-announcing existing developments, far too little, far too late, and open to property speculators…
National’s long history of intimidation
It isn’t just third term arrogance. Ngaro is merely the latest example of National’s long history of attacking, intimidating, and trying to silence critical voices and facts. Take a stroll with me down memory lane…
National’s messy Israel position
National’s shifting position on Israel suggests all is not happy within National’s ranks.
Ngaro’s “apology” and National’s third term arrogance
Lloyd Burr has some more quotes from Ngaro before he was forced to apologise, and Stuff writes on the Nats third term arrogance.
Open Mike 16/05/2017
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English savaged by John Oliver
You know that old saying about not picking a fight with someone who buys printer’s ink by the barrel? If not, Bill, you really should look it up…
Daily Review 15/05/2017
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Property speculator panic
Labour has set the cat among the property speculator pigeons, and they don’t like it at all.
The looming battle over property
Housing may be the issue that decides this year’s election. And if Labour wins Andrew Little will have a major crisis to deal with, one that he has to solve.
Alfred Ngaro reprimanded for being “naïve”
Alfred Ngaro has apologised to the Prime Minister for threatening the funding of voluntary organisations critical of the Government, not for expressing the views or even thinking them but for being naïve.
Forty or bust!
It’s the right target, and the right reason, the left really does not want to end up dependent on Winston Peters for a shot at forming a government.
Open Mike 15/05/2017
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Andrew Little’s speech – the next four and a half months are a fight for a better New Zealand
The text of Andrew Little’s speech delivered today to the Labour Party congress.
Labour Congress so far
Speeches and policies from Congress so far.
National threatens Government critics with loss of Government contracts
Alfred Ngaro has told a National Conference that critics of the Government can expect to lose Government support for proposed contracts. And that Labour prompted concern about families living in cars.
Open Mike 14/05/2017
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NZDF changes story on Operation Burnham photos
Why did the NZDF wrongly claim that there were no photographs of the mission? Intelligence analyst Dr Paul Buchanan has a suggestion.
Labour’s Congress 2017
Labour’s Congress in Wellington is underway, with a great speech by Grant Robertson, a farewell to Annette King, and more…
How much information is being withheld from us?
Covering up inconvenient truths is an old pattern for this government. What percentage of their effort goes in to obfuscating and hiding the facts?
Open Mike 13/05/2017
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Daily Review 12/05/2017
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Nats propose centrally planned economy
Not even joking.
Labour’s mental health policy
Labour’s mental health policy has had a good reception, especially in contrast to National’s systematic under-funding and arrogant response to the issue.
The Trump White House descends into chaos
Recent events suggest that Donald Trump has lost control of his administration.
MSD tried to shut down housing providers
An attempt to gag emergency housing providers got quickly withdrawn when Checkpoint started making enquiries. Given this government’s record, it’s not beyond the bounds of possibility that there will be further attempts to shut down bad news.
Open Mike 12/05/2017
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