Open mike 07/03/2016
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Medical cannabis review
With Martin Crowe’s sad death we now learn that he too was self-medicating with liquid cannabis. The time for political timidity is past – make cannabis legally available for medical purposes.
Keep our flag – lest we forget
‘ Lest We Forget There’s a whole lot of talk About changing of our flag. They’ve already spent a ransom On new fangled […]
Open mike 06/03/2016
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John Oliver on John Key
“John Key is nothing if not a gigantic clown.”
The destruction of the Republican Party
It appears that the party of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Regan are having problems.
Jeanette Fitzsimons calls to scrap the emissions trading scheme
When National took over in 2008 they gutted the Emissions Trading Scheme, and now we’re at the point where it is used to launder essentially fraudulent carbon credits. Jeanette Fitzsimons has reached the obvious conclusion.
Young Nats run away from public debate on TPP
Surprisingly and refreshingly, the Young Nats initially agreed. A date was set, a venue booked, and promotion of the debate under way.
Open mike 05/03/2016
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Daily Review 04/03/2016
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Crowdfunding for Bradley Ambrose’s defamation case against John Key
Teapot tape cameraman Bradley Ambrose plans to take a defamation case against John Key. A crowdfunding campaign has been set up to help him raise the $38,000 required.
John Key lies about staying out of the flag debate
<sigh> . . . yet another addition to the constantly growing list of John Key’s lies. Which is kind of a shame really; he’s actually been doing quite well on the lying front lately.
intersections
You can talk all you like about the economy and the 1% and the capitalist system and the environment and growing inequality, but if you can’t include an intersectional analysis into your description of the problem and into your solutions, then all that talk does not include me and will not be of any use to me.
Hickey on Auckland housing
Bernard Hickey’s piece from last Sunday on Auckland Housing is a depressing read.
Open mike 04/03/2016
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What a picture’s worth…
Turnout may be very important in the US presidential election – not good news for Hillary though.
Daily Review 03/03/2016
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Key on cyberbullying
Any campaign against cyberbullying is going to need a more plausible figurehead than Key.
TPP submissions closing soon
The current closing date for public submissions on the TPP is Friday March 11th. Labour’s David Clark is calling for an extension.
Why Hillary is the only candidate to beat Donald Trump
Why Hillary Clinton should be the Democratic nomination for this year’s American Presidential elections.
On the flag debacle and John Key’s supposed popularity
Key is running from the flag debacle, further evidence that “preferred PM” and “popular” are not the same thing.
Open mike 03/03/2016
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Daily Review 02/03/2016
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Iain Lees-Galloway: We’re winning on zero hour contracts
Iain Lees-Galloway on Labour offering tentative support for the Employment Standards Legislation Bill.
Labour and the Keytruda campaign
In a shock horror expose Andrew Little has been exposed as having had dinner with people who work for drug companies. Clearly according to some it is better for him to never meet these people. Or to stop having dinners.
Super Tuesday
Strange days indeed.
Imperator Fish: On that restaurant guy’s bid for mayor
Imperator Fish analyses the implications of that restaurant guy’s announcement that he will also seek to become Auckland super city’s next mayor.
Supercity IT cost blowout
The real costs of the Auckland IT merger are at least six times higher than National’s original $200 million estimate. This significantly alters the economic case that was made for the “supercity”. Was National’s estimate deliberately wrong, or was it just incompetent?
Open mike 02/03/2016
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Daily Review 01/03/2016
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Boots Theory: What is going on with the local-government Right?
Stephanie Rodgers analyses two mayoral races and asks why the right in Auckland is so messy. And why Wellington looks more settled.
Medicines New Zealand on Pharmac funding
A media release from Medicines New Zealand: “While New Zealanders wait for 81 medicines, PHARMAC gives money back”…
Key Derangement Syndrome
A term made up by the usual suspects to mock and belittle any criticism of their primary asset.
The minimum wage is not a living wage
Credit where it’s due for an increase in the minimum wage – but the gap between that and a living wage keeps growing…
Open Mike 01/03/2016
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