Daily Review 11/05/2017
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Morning Report up – Mike Hosking down
Perhaps we the people want real news after all? Time for a change?
Labour’s Manifesto
Old school Social Democracy. (Remember that?)
There is no housing problem!
But only in Nick Smith’s head. See the finally released government Housing Affordability Measure (HAM).
Nats deny women pay equity transparency
As usual National proves itself to be no friend of women. They have voted the Equal Pay Amendment Bill down because they will always choose employers over people.
Open Mike 11/05/2017
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Daily Review 10/05/2017
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Mental health problems are a figment of our imagination and the work of anti government protesters
according to Health Minister Jonathan Coleman
Trump fires Comey
So much for checks and balances.
Seymour on Nat properties and policy
The right in court
The political right wing has been kicking itself in the head all over the courts recently. For those of you keeping score at home we have…
A lesson from South Korea
South Korea has responded to corruption allegations by electing a new president who plans to dump their equivalent of the SIS and oppressive security laws, greatly tax the wealthy, clean out corruption, and hugely strengthen the public sector.
Open Mike 10/05/2017
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Daily Review 09/05/2017
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Brownlee admits he’s struggling
English: “in this world of diplomacy each word matters”. Brownlee expresses regret that he “used some language that perhaps made that less than clear” – and is getting schooling from his Ministry.
Right place wrong reason
Photo: M Wilson
Prefigurative politics: being the change you want to see
In election year, we have some choices about how to proceed.
Rod Oram told the truth once too often?
Seems that our media no longer has room for balanced voices.
Māori prison?
Andrew Little is not ruling out the ‘radical’ suggestion of a prison run on Maori values: ‘Whatever we’re doing now is wrong’.
Jin An – Why I am running for Labour
In this guest post Jin An states what made her decide to be the Labour Candidate for Upper Harbour and the list.
Open Mike 09/05/2017
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Daily Review 08/05/2017
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Caption contest
Little on immigration
A good piece by Andrew Little in The Herald, setting out Labour’s position on immigration (with policy to come).
Chester Borrows in court
With the Eminem case on the go too its a busy time in court for National.
More love for Labour’s list
Herald: “It is a fresh-looking line-up, led by MPs who have been in opposition long enough to have won their spurs and feel they are more than ready to move into the Beehive.”
Macron and Trudeau mean yes for Ardern
The election of Trudeau in Canada and Macron in France suggest that the path to electoral success may be with younger fresh faced and untainted candidates.
Open Mike 08/05/2017
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Rivers of poo protest
Photo: Fairfax / T Manch
Still spinning “social investment”
Directing welfare spending where it will do most good makes sense. But let’s make sure that that is what it is, not an excuse to simply cut funding, stigmatise, and target “undesireables”. National’s record does not inspire confidence, to say the very least. Then there’s the hypocrisy…
Open Mike 07/05/2017
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Targeting deceased estates, divorcees and dummies
Good work by Lane Nichols in The Herald, a window into the minds of what we must hope is small subset of “property investors”.
Fuck the homeless
Those compassionate conservatives of the National Party have a message for the increasing number of homeless who occupy our Brighter Future.
Open Mike 06/05/2017
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Daily Review 05/05/2017
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NRT: This is why we can’t have nice things
I/S highlights National’s new net debt target of 10-15% of GDP – and specifically, what it will cost us.