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Daily Review 12/05/2015
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Stop TPPA – clever placement
Full marks to these folk for clever protest placement.
Dear NZ Labour. Listen up.
For the sake of reference – Nye Bevan was a Labour mp and the architect of the British NHS. Michael Sheen’s speech was a defense of that institution, but the underpinning message is, well…
The unusual case of the disappearing blog
Giovanni Tiso has discovered that Cactus Kate’s blog is slowly disappearing from the Internet.
Uncomfortable reading for Key
Two opinion pieces yesterday make uncomfortable reading for Key.
Open mike 12/05/2015
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Elections in the Anglosphere
An excellent summary reposted with permission from Dim-Post. “Seems to me that one of Labour’s biggest problems – both here and in the UK – is that they’re faced with an opponent that is (a) better resourced than them and (b) uses those resources to make themselves far, far better at politics than their left-wing opponents.”
Daily Review 11/05/2015
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Rachinger on dirty politics 4 – Ben asks for help
Ben Rachinger was a dirty politics insider, he is telling his story. Ben has asked for help.
PM’s social media advisor lashes out on Twitter
PM’s staff threatening people on Twitter. Such a good look.
National’s innumeracy and Auckland’s Housing crisis
Radio New Zealand’s Todd Niall has investigated figures recently advanced by Simon Bridges and Nick Smith used to attack Auckland Council and has discovered that the figures are somewhat rubbery.
400ppm
A significant milestone has been passed.
Standfornz – when social media goes bad
The site www.standfor.co.nz is supposed to get us all excited about the flag distraction. It’s not turning out the way the Nats intended.
Open mike 11/05/2015
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Fear, Loathing and Denial.
There’s a major and rather obvious contributory factor to UK Labour’s failure in the UK general election that doesn’t seem to have drawn any comment. Until now…
Same sh*t different election
The English Election campaign and the results felt like a rerun of the New Zealand 2014 election campaign. Slick Crosby Textor designed attacks on Labour’s stability and on the leader and an imbalance of resources contributed to the result in both cases. How does the left counter this?
Hot Air
The award winning documentary Hot Air, on the politics of climate change in New Zealand, by Alister Barry & Abi King-Jones, is now free to view on Youtube.
Open mike 10/05/2015
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‘Forgot’ NSA spying
Well who among us hasn’t forgotten a massive illegal domestic spying programme?
The difference an electoral system makes
A generation betrayed
Everything that has been presented to the public about our elected governments’ concern for the environment, particularly in regard to climate change, has been a charade for 25 years.
Open mike 09/05/2015
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UK Election; the lessons.
Like a punch drunk boxer, the pollsters didn’t see it coming. Three leaders could be writing their resignation letters over night. David Cameron is pinching himself at how easy it all turned out. And Scotland had another referendum.
Some brief thoughts on the UK Election and what can be learned.
Update: Ed Miliband resigns. Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage have also quit.
Daily Review 08/05/2015
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Congratulations Mhairi Black of the SNP
One of the outstanding results in the UP election was the result in the seat of Paisley where a young 20 year old woman Mhairi Black defeated Labour heavyweight Douglas Alexander.
Weekend social 08/05/2015
Weekend social is for non political chat. What’s on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no […]
Hosking wants Auckland Council deposed
From the I kid you not files Mike Hosking believes that Auckland Council is to blame for the housing crisis, not immigration, not favourable tax conditions for landlords, not the global financial crisis and not the lack of restrictions on home ownership. And he believes that Nick Smith should step in and Roll Auckland Council.
More jobs gone at Solid Energy – thanks Bill English
113 more jobs to go at Solid Energy’s Stockton Mine. Bill English killed Solid Energy, these job losses are his.
The state housing sell-off
If National were serious about their “social housing” spin they would place restrictions on the use and resale of these houses. Without such protections its just another privatisation of public assets.
NSA bulk collection ruled illegal
In the US a federal appeals court has just ruled the NSA’s bulk collection of phone records is illegal.
Open mike 08/05/2015
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Daily Review 07/05/2015
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Caption competition
The Whisky’s In.
Before the turgid post-election hell that the British Establishment will undoubtably unleash…
#milifandom! Labour are going to win the UK Election. Fact!
Ed Miliband is dominating social media in the UK on the eve of the election. #milifandom is the meme of the day!
UPDATE: Exit Poll suggests Tory win, Lib Dem’s smashed. SNP dominate in Scotland, Greens may win 2 seats. UKIP stuffed, Farage to lose in his seat. Labour still a possibility to govern.
UPDATE 2: Rumours that both Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg will resign in the morning. George Galloway loses his seat, UKIP have flopped and it appears Nigel Farage will not be an MP. However, Tory win not yet confirmed.