Andrew Little on The Nation
A good interview with Andrew Little on The Nation. Among the many topics covered, Little stated that all pledges can be funded without raising taxes.
What should Labour and the Greens do in Ilam?
Christchurch Councillor Raf Manji has announced that he will be standing as an independent against Gerry Brownlee for the Ilam seat in Christchurch.
Community groups abandon Smith’s water forum
Will Nick Smith get the message and set in place a realistic consultation process and safe standards, or will he persist with a plan so bad that no one wants to be associated with it?
Open Mike 11/03/2017
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No Mana, Māori Party
The Māori King’s comments reveal a much bigger crisis within Māori politics.
Daily Review 10/03/2017
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Nick legged it
Remember how the move of Nick Leggett to National was supposed to be some big disaster for Labour?
TOP climate change policy
Morgan’s TOP climate change policy is out, and it commits to “net zero carbon emissions by 2050”. There’s lots to like…
Racist campaigns and attack ads
A couple of racist groups seem to be hawking their wares recently. Unfortunately this may herald the start of a dirty election, dragged down by well funded and unaccountable pressure groups.
Open Mike 10/03/2017
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Daily Review 09/03/2017
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Roads not health
A new coalition protests health under-funding, while the cost of the holiday highway blows out. Our government has its priorities all screwed up.
Who will Bill English attack next?
Fresh from insulting voters, English has now taken to insulting political parties. Perhaps he doesn’t want to be in government any more? Or is he just losing it completely?
Dick of the year
Yesterday, on International Women’s day David Seymour chose to attack Metiria Turei for what she was wearing.
Open Mike 09/03/2017
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International Women’s Day, 47 years on, how far have we come?
Test of a speech given by feminist icon Sandra Coney on the state of the feminist movement in 2017
Daily Review 08/03/2017
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Household debt
The IMF warns that our household debt is far too high, as desperate tenants start raiding the Kiwisaver accounts to pay the rent.
Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed
Some very quick initial thoughts on expected reactions.
2040? The robots will have taken over
Bill English’s new super plan falls between 2 stools. The super cost crisis that he’s trying to summon up, is before 2040 if it exists. The solution was the Cullen Fund. By 2040 you’re just adding yet another Baby Boomer cost onto GenX and the millenials, and there’s going to be a shortage of jobs anyway, without adding 65 & 66 year-olds to our dole queues.
The gender pay gap – grandstanding but no action
A new report has some really interesting findings on the gender pay gap. Paula Bennett engaged in a bit of grandstanding, but it rings completely hollow given National’s history on the issue.
Happy International Women’s Day.
Open Mike 08/03/2017
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Daily Review 07/03/2017
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Congratulations Jacinda Ardern!
Will Collins make a move?
The crisis around English’s amateur-hour handling of the super announcement is an opportunity for Judith Collins.
English a shambles
English isn’t going to be very happy when he opens the papers this morning.
Five ways Donald Trump is wrong about Islam
Donald Trump’s recently announced replacement policy in immigration is wrong. And this is why.
Open Mike 07/03/2017
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Daily Review 06/03/2017
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English proposes raising age of super to 67 (eventually)
In what seems to have been a panicked reaction to a disastrous series of interviews, English has just announced that the age of eligibility for super will rise from 65 to 67, phased in from 2037.
NRT: The banality of evil
I/S at No Right Turn: “This is where National’s cuts and austerity have taken us: to a place where Corrections tortures and abuses people because it is the “cheapest” way of managing them.”
Bowron on English’s ‘useless druggies’ smear
Bowron: “Prime Minister Bill English’s reputation as a safe pair of blands taking the reins after the mysterious disappearance of John Key took a dive last week when he ruthlessly and cynically turned on Kiwi youth.”
National accuses John Key of shying away from the hard issues
Shambolic scenes as Bill English’s twitter account tweets criticism of John Key not taking the hard decisions regarding superannuation eligibility, then the tweet gets deleted. And Bill did not know the tweet had been sent out.
White Man Behind a Desk – Indigenous Rights
We no longer need the Waitangi Tribunal because everything’s fine now. Right?
Open Mike 06/03/2017
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Future state abuse victims
What to do with the helpless anger generated by such a statement?