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.
Auckland 3rd most expensive for PT
The same study that trumpeted Wellington as the most liveable city in the world, has Auckland as the 3rd most expensive for Public Transport, behind London and Dublin.
The definitive voting guide for 2017
How to work out who you are going to vote for based on your response to the housing crisis. Borrowed from facebook …
Brownlee as Foreign Minister as successful as you’d expect
Brownlee’s run as Foreign Minister is already a mess. Such is the depth of National’s talent pool.
RNZ: The 9th floor – Clark
“We don’t have a written constitution so nowhere is it written down what are the powers of the Prime Minister. It’s partly your personality. It’s the skills that you’ve got and it’s how you use the office”.
Why Labour’s Maori MPs opted out of the list
In a facebook post Meka Whaitiri has explained why Labour’s Maori Electorate MPs decided not to stand for list placements.
Open Mike 05/05/2017
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Daily Review 04/05/2017
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NRT: Inflation and poverty
I/S at No Right Turn writes: “The CPI is out today, and it shows that the poor are getting poorer … This is a long-term trend. Since National took office, inflation for poor households has been nearly twice that of rich households.”
Bill English doesn’t get it – literally doesn’t get it – how messed up the “Brighter Future” is
“There are approximately 92,700 Kiwis aged between 15 and 24 who aren’t working, in education or training. That’s up 19 percent during National’s time in power, and Prime Minister Bill English admits he’s not sure why.” Could it be because…
Bringing Liberalism Down.
It isn’t always wise to tackle an adversary head on and sometimes, with a bit of smarts, two birds can be had with one stone. This post is about halting the march of liberalism and killing the potential of fascism.
A young person’s view on why we have to change the Government
At Labour’s North Shore candidate Romy Udanga’s recent campaign launch a fourteen year old young man spoke about why he wants to work to change the Government.
Open Mike 04/05/2017
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