Kia kaha, Pike River families
The Pike River families will be protesting tomorrow to get their men out of the mine that killed them.
Daily Review 11/11/2016
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Another postcard from the Brighter Future
In the midst of the cataclysmic big stories, we should not lose sight of the small personal ones.
Flogging the dead TPP horse
The Nats are determined to keep flogging the TPP horse in Parliament. Someone should buy them a newspaper.
Trump scooped up the white vote that Democrats abandoned
Trump laid siege to the Democrat’s “Blue Wall” and they didn’t respond to or recognise his strategem until far too late.
Don’t mourn, organise
What all good progressives should be doing in these POTUS Trump days.
Margins
1 in 100 US voters switch and the polls would have been right, and we’d be talking about progressive America, destroyed Republicans and the ‘blue wall’.
Post-Election Recovery Salon
Need a haven from the post-election fall out?
Open Mike 11/11/2016
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Post-US Election Discussion Post – day two
The daily general discussion thread about the US election.
Daily Review 10/11/2016
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Michael Moore’s Morning After To Do List
In trying times, it’s good to have something to do.
America what were you thinking?
Some thoughts on the US Presidential result.
Was Obama a good President?
How will history judge Barack Obama as president?
Open Mike 10/11/2016
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Post-US Election Discussion Post
The Day After.
Daily Review 09/11/2016
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RMA changes back on agenda
A good day to dump bad news. Looks like RMA changes are back on agenda, courtesy of the Maori Party.
Grant Robertson: Future of Work
At the Labour Conference over the weekend, Grant Robertson announced the results of the Future of Work Commission. Ideas for policy to cope with a new age of work.
The media double standard
Andrea Vance has attacked Labour’s Ready to Work policy and claimed that the policy does not add up, despite being told how the figures had been arrived at.
Gate-gate
Somehow Brownlee’s got away with it. Felix Marwick did good work on his OIA, to find out that Gerry Brownlee’s account of events […]
Donald Trump is good
Advantage suggests that there may be some good come out of the Trump campaign.
Open Mike 09/11/2016
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US Election Day Discussion Post 9/11/16
The day is finally here.
Daily Review 08/11/2016
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Andrew Little At Labour Conference
Here’s the video of his speech for you to get the full rousing impact.
Fairfax-NZME merger declined
Good call from the Commerce Commission.
There is no housing crisis
Paula Bennett has announced a new spend of $300 million to address the non existing housing crisis. But the announcement appears to be little more than a refinancing of Housing Corp and an admission that the Government should have stopped taking Housing Corp dividends years ago.
Rheumatic fever – treat the cause
Millions of dollars are being poured into reducing rheumatic fever in NZ. However rates of the disease in Auckland are at least double the target level – and rising.
Open Mike 08/11/2016
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US Election Discussion Post 8/11/16
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Hooray Henry!
Paul Henry is to leave TV3. Did two pairs of tits lead to him getting the arse?
Daily Review 07/11/2016
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Deficient newshrub
According to the deficient newshrub on Saturday night there was a distinct lack of support from Labour for the Mt Roskill campaign. In reality 4 buses carrying more than 200 door-knockers including all the Labour MPs other than Little, went to Mt Roskill on Saturday afternoon.
All the best to Michael Wood, who got a great reception on the doorstop.
So sheepgate was Key’s fault
According to Fran O’Sullivan the cause of Sheepgate was Key’s decision to abandon leadership of a business mission in 2010. As to the subsequent scandal – Watkin and Hooton voice the anger we should all be feeling.
The Greens on National’s data collection enforcement and Community Groups
Jan Logie addresses some of the problems with forcing community groups to share confidential information with the government, plus a link to the petition.