Open mike 25/06/2024
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Daily review 24/06/2024
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Open mike 24/06/2024
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Open mike 23/06/2024
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What the Aratere Grounding Means
The grounding of the ferry Aratere is potentially a political gift to National.
When you remove nuts & bolts, things tend to fall over
Nuts and loose screws are holding together this callous coalition government.
Open mike 22/06/2024
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Daily review 21/06/2024
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Open mike 21/06/2024
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Democracy in Dire Straits
Like an auto-immune disease, democracy can attack itself with dire consequences.
Daily review 20/06/2024
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Gotta pay for those tax cuts for landlords somehow
What is the lowest most disgraceful thing this Government has done? How about cutting funding for top ups of the wages of disabled workers aimed to get them to the living wage?
Open mike 20/06/2024
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Daily review 19/06/2024
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C Listers and tag alongs
Christopher Luxon has accused senior business leaders who travelled with a trade delegation with Chris Hipkins of being “C listers and tag alongs”.
Open mike 19/06/2024
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Daily review 18/06/2024
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Who would have thought that he used to run an airline?
Last year Christopher Luxon said that he would not use Defence Force planes to travel internationally if elected as prime minister. Turns out that this is not actually true.
Open mike 18/06/2024
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Daily review 17/06/2024
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Open mike 17/06/2024
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Safer streets or unsafer streets?
The Government is planning to reverse Labour’s previous policy relating to permanent safe speeds around schools. The change will decrease safety and walking and cycling and increase car use. And the upside is?
Do the EU elections matter in Britain?
Last weekend the EU elections saw a significant increase in support for the populist/alt-right in European elections.
I deliberately avoid using the term far-right. It would be too simplistic and inaccurate to paint a picture of Europe re-living the 1930s and entering fascism. It is not.
Open mike 16/06/2024
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Health & safety of workers is apparently about Cones
The Government’s latest announcement about worker safety is about business, not people.
Open mike 15/06/2024
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Daily review 14/06/2024
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Open mike 14/06/2024
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Daily review 13/06/2024
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National announced more subsidies in farming for capital gains
National and their minion parties just announced another massive $400 million R&D subsidy for agricultural greenhouse gases by taxpayers for the low profit industry of pastoral farming. This joins the other large and hidden subsidies levied on tax and rate payers to support rural and state roads capable of sustained heavy agricultural and forestry trucks.
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It was always going to happen but it still rankles that an attempt to get farming to at least confront the damage it causes to the climate is being put on hold.
Open mike 13/06/2024
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Daily review 12/06/2024
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Open mike 12/06/2024
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Daily review 11/06/2024
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Open mike 11/06/2024
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