UK Council Elections; A Referendum on Corbyn?

Written By: te reo putake
Date published: - 49 comments

Voting in the UK council, mayoral and assembly elections has just closed. The first results are coming in and there appears to be a big protest vote. In Scotland, the question is who will come second, Labour or the Tories. In London, Sadiq Khan was a shoo in for mayor until Ken Livingstone had a brain fart. In Wales, the Greens and UKIP are hoping to make significant gains.

Ultimately, all eyes are on Jeremy Corbyn. This is make or break for the Labour leader.

Peters vs Carter

Written By: Natwatch
Date published: - 17 comments

Winston Peters is already wielding his kingmaker powers. If National roll over over, I wonder what else Peters can get out of them over the next few months?

Open mike 06/05/2016

Written By: notices and features
Date published: - 151 comments

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Trump 41%, Clinton 39%

Written By: Colonial Viper
Date published: - 103 comments

A US-wide poll shows Trump leading Clinton 41% to 39%. The poll was taken before Trump won the nomination. His numbers will have strengthened now.

Daily Review 05/05/2016

Written By: notices and features
Date published: - 38 comments

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Key’s sloppy trust

Written By: Natwatch
Date published: - 7 comments

An editorial in The Herald today keeps the pressure on Key. Meanwhile his “lawyer” can’t be happy, and Key hits peak condescension.

A week is a long time in politics

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: - 17 comments

Over the past week the Government has gone from “there is no problem with the Overseas Investment Office” to announcing an urgent review and a staffing boost to make sure that approvals of foreign purchases of land are being properly processed.

Open mike 05/05/2016

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Date published: - 39 comments

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Daily Review 04/05/2016

Written By: notices and features
Date published: - 22 comments

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Key and McClay sorting out their lines

Written By: Natwatch
Date published: - 16 comments

On the nobbled IRD tax haven review Key has been sorting out his lines. Then he had to feed McClay his. The concept of just telling the truth probably never occured to either of them.

Open mike 04/05/2016

Written By: notices and features
Date published: - 117 comments

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Daily Review 03/05/2016

Written By: notices and features
Date published: - 28 comments

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Climate Change Change Pt 1: What are we waiting for?

Written By: Guest post
Date published: - 48 comments

Before government spending cuts there was The Riot for Austerity, a grass roots Climate Change movement that showed how it was possible for ordinary people to change and significantly reduce their carbon emissions without someone forcing them to.

Open mike 03/05/2016

Written By: notices and features
Date published: - 68 comments

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Daily Review – 02/05/2016

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Date published: - 32 comments

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Maybe stop dropping it…

Written By: Bill
Date published: - 151 comments

…the hot potato – stop dropping it. Maybe grow the fuck up and react intelligently to the blindingly obvious.

Budget month

Written By: Anthony R0bins
Date published: - 14 comments

National’s budgets are boring affairs, but they will be hoping for some distraction from current events.

Open mike 02/05/2016

Written By: notices and features
Date published: - 44 comments

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Open mike 01/05/2016

Written By: notices and features
Date published: - 85 comments

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