Open Mike 22/10/2016
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Daily Review 21/10/2016
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Guest post: Swipe right for sexism
Originally posted at Tangerina. This is in response to an earlier column Society, not rugby, needs to change its culture by Peter Jackson, Editor of […]
NZ Tech
The top 200 tech “exporters” are now turning over NZD 9.4 billion. This year revenue increased by more that NZD 1 billion. Which is pretty phenomenal bearing in mind the sluggish world economy. It meant that they grew an additional 3000 odd highly paid jobs in just those top companies. Even this intellectually bereft government isn’t proving to be too much of a hindrance to tech business.
Tax-cuts or… Housing
The government is proud of their surplus, which at 0.7% of GDP isn’t quite as dramatic as the 9% of GDP deficit they […]
Darren Watson 2 John Key 0
The Court of Appeal has ruled that Darren Watson’s Planet Key song should not have been banned during the 2014 election campaign.
Open Mike 21/10/2016
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The US election daily discussion post 21/10/16
Today’s post for all random comments and links on the US election.
Daily Review 20/10/2016
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Clinton vs Trump: Debate 3
We’re almost there, folks! The third and final presidential debate kicks off this arvo. Will Trump turn it around? Will Hillary bother turning up? Will Fox News beome a legitimate news outlet now that they’re allowed to run a debate? All will be revealed at 2 PM this arvo.
Peak Oil Demand
A decade ago peak oil, or the capping of supply was thought to be an imminent problem. Now it is looking more likely that demand will peak, and soon.
Open Mike 20/10/2016
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The US election daily discussion post
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Daily Review 19/10/2016
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DHBs telling porkies about junior doctors’ strike
Junior doctors are speaking out against the misinformation being spread by DHBs.
Heck Yeah! Hekia Parata to Leave Parliament
Hekia Parata is to leave Parliament next year. The bad news is that she is probably going to stay on as education minister till then.
Vincent O’Malley: wars we choose to remember and forget
Vincent O’Malley writes at The Guardian about how we should, or don’t, remember the New Zealand wars.
Bernie Sanders on…
Excerpts from a lengthy Bernie Sanders interview published in the ‘New Republic’.
Protecting the seabed and foreshore
With the sudden departure of deep sea drilling company Statoil from Northland here’s a timely look the role of community action in that, the state of play in NZ and what is next.
Tax cuts hard to sell
Herald: “…the Government ought to be banking surpluses, just as Sir Michael Cullen did during the boom of 2000-2007”.
Key could still win and here’s why
Deep into its third term and despite its many transgressions National still remains relatively popular. What gives?
Open Mike 19/10/2016
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The US election daily discussion post
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Fifth Labour Govt – Challenges and Lessons
Michael Cullen and Margaret Wilson will speak at the Fabian Society Seminar “5th Labour Government – Lessons from a time of Challenges” at Owen Glenn Centre, Auckland University, Grafton Road on Sunday October 30 from 1-5pm. Mike Williams, Dot Kettle and David Parker will be on the panel. Everyone welcome to discuss and debate. Guaranteed to be interesting – details inside.
Daily Review 18/10/2016
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One Billion Dollars
Treasury papers just released show National’s Housing Infrastructure Fund to be everything you expected it to be: a quickly cobbled together headline.
Tax-cuts or… Health
Health – particularly mental health – is underfunded, resulting in strikes over patient safety and units shutdown due to staff shortages. And unnecessary deaths. So why is the government even thinking about tax-cuts when our services need investment?
There goes the surplus
The media last week reported extensively an operating surplus of $1.8 billion dollars. But they missed the not so good news that the value of ACC’s assets took a $5.1 billion hit, the Super Fund lost $2 billion, the Crown’s liability under the ETS increased by $1.5 billion and net Crown debt increased by $1.3 billion.
The US election discussion post
Today’s post for all random comments and links on the US election.
Open Mike 18/10/2016
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Daily Review 17/10/2016
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The Age of the Bitch.
– time for misogynists to feel our anger.
unCOOL
In August Hekia Parata announced her new COOL solution, that distinctly isn’t what it says on the tin.
Now’s your chance to submit your feedback on her proposal.
‘Too busy’
National ministers have a habit of not wanting to turn up to the ‘hard’ questions, but Paula Bennett has been severely caught out by RNZ
Poverty is too difficult in Key’s New Zealand
Key is out of touch. But not so out of touch that he doesn’t know about the poverty crisis in NZ. The denial and evasions are deliberate.
Open Mike 17/10/2016
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