Weekend social 18/09/2015
Weekend social is for non political chat. What’s on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no […]
WMBAD: The TPP
The White Man Behind a Desk takes on the TPP.
Herald gets it wrong on flag referendum
The Herald editorial this morning suggests that Andrew Little is handling the flag referendum poorly but makes some stunningly simple mistakes that undermines its conclusions.
Refugees Welcome celebration Aotea Square this Saturday
For all progressives in Auckland Tamaki Makaurau this Saturday the left is running a fundraiser for the Auckland Refugee Council.
Nat insider condemns flag jack-up
Grant McLachlan (a former Parliamentary researcher and a Nat campaign director) calls National’s flag process “a jack up”, and says “Everything the National Party has done around the flag debate is dodgy”.
Open mike 18/09/2015
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Daily Review 17/09/2015
Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other.
Sale of Lochinver Station declined
The government has overruled the Overseas Investment Office and turned down a bid to buy Lochinver Station. It’s the first time a bid for a significant landholding has been rejected since 2012.
Tsunami warning
Tsunami warning for the East Cape, Chatham Islands, Coromandel and Banks Peninsula after #chile quake. http://rnz.to/1UVX5BY
The strip mining of Housing Corp is accelerated
Not only is Housing Corp planning to pay a $118 million dividend to the Crown this year but hidden away in its accounts is the payment of a further capital contribution of $336 million. Talk about strip mining …
Paid parental leave bill progresses – towards veto
Last night in Parliament Labour MP Sue Moroney’s bill extending paid parental leave to 26 weeks passed its first reading by one vote, with only National and ACT opposed.
Open mike 17/09/2015
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Daily Review 16/09/2015
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NRT: The Great WINZ ripoff
I/S at No Right Turn on the WINZ underpayment fiasco.
Corbyn rides a commie bike!
The subtle and not so subtle demonisation of Jeremy Corbyn by England’s establishment media is going to be something to behold.
Good question
This Government’s priorities
In recent news it has been stated that the Government has let Serco off fines totalling hundreds of thousands of dollars while at the same time it is sneaking through retrospective changes to the law to deny thousands of beneficiaries money they are otherwise entitled to.
Open mike 16/09/2015
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Daily Review 15/09/2015
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Paid leave for Victims of Domestic Violence
UPDATE You can read the non gender specific Bill here
Hot hotter hottest
Plenty of distractions in the political circus at the moment, but meanwhile…
The Attack
And they’re off!
All the left wants is a clean contest of ideas
Josie Pagani yesterday chose as a left wing commentator to condemn Jeremy Corbyn’s politics as being based on narcissism where hard decisions never need to be made, and the unpopularity of a policy was evidence not of its failure but of its virtue. She should have analysed his history before making these claims. And in the interests of balance the media really needs to choose left wing commentators who will proudly stand up and support progressive ideals rather than repeat right wing attack lines.
Open mike 15/09/2015
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Daily Review 14/09/2015
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Breaking: Abbott leadership challenge
Seems to be a leadership challenge against Abbott in Australia, a conference at 6pm our time…
Update: Abbott is gone, Turnbull won 54-44.
Making Like Private Frazer
Political awakenings.
Young on Little
While Labour leaders are in the spotlight, a good piece on Andrew Little by Audrey Young in the weekend.
Guest Post – Hawkes Bay is GE free
A guest post by Ad on the Hawkes Bay’s decision to prohibit under its District Plan the release or the conducting of field trials of GM crops and animals.
UK – Cameron loses his shit, new members flood to Labour
Open mike 14/09/2015
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Does the left win by tacking to the centre or by being principled?
Jeremy Corbyn’s election provides a further opportunity to discuss if elections should be won by tacking to the centre or adopting a principled approach to politics.
Stuff piece on Red Peak
Anti TPP ad (Australian)
An Australian TV ad on the downsides of the TPP – “We just received word that Channel 9 banned our new TV ad from airing during the evening news”
Open mike 13/09/2015
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Jeremy Corbyn wins!
Jeremy Corbyn wins the UK Labour leadership contest with nearly 60% of the vote on the first ballot.