Open mike 23/03/2024
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Daily review 22/03/2024
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F*ck
We can see NACTF’s current fuckery as being part of the same dynamic. The job cuts, mining and oil drilling, attacks on disabled people and beneficiaries, the threat to news media, stealing from the poor to give to the rich, the war on nature, all of these are contained within the climate/ecology crises, and arise out of the same condition
Open mike 22/03/2024
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Daily review 21/03/2024
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Hoatu he tumanako ki a rātou
Grant Robertson has given his valedictory speech in Parliament.
Open mike 21/03/2024
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Daily review 20/03/2024
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This is what happens when you give landlords a big tax cut #1
No funds to continue to give families of disabled people
Peters gets knocked down but may not get up again
Chumbawamba have threatened legal action against Winston Peters for NZ First’s use of their song “I get knocked down” and have described him as having divisive, small-minded, and bigoted policies.
Open mike 20/03/2024
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Daily review 19/03/2024
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Uber Drivers in Court of Appeal
Uber Drivers are in the Court of Appeal today. Uber is appealing against Employment Court decision they they are employees with worker rights. Its a no-brainer, so they are and should have them.
Open mike 19/03/2024
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Daily review 18/03/2024
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Tell Auckland Council don’t privatise the Port
The Maritime Union of New Zealand has set up an online petition urging Auckland Council not to privatise Auckland Port and also a very helpful web page allowing people to make submissions on Auckland Council’s draft long term plan, where the privatisation proposal is being considered.
Open mike 18/03/2024
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Open mike 17/03/2024
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Amateur hour
Government members of the Transport and Infrastructure Committee have managed to vote to support a Labour amendment that would make electric vehicles more attractive but submit a report to Parliament that suggested that the amendment had been lost.
Open mike 16/03/2024
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Daily review 15/03/2024
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National’s Overseas Gambling Levy policy figures are not rock solid
The IRD has estimated that National’s proposed Overseas Gambling Levy Policy will bring in $500 million less than it promised during the election campaign.
Open mike 15/03/2024
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Daily review 14/03/2024
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Luxon on rents – another National economic idiot
I was incredulous that this lummox Christopher Luxon had ever paid attention during even a basic economics course. Landlords aren’t going to pass any cost reductions on to tenants in rent values. They charge new tenants the rental rates that the market can bear. In the absence of significiant new housing or a reduction in population, that is directly related to what tenants can afford to pay
Open mike 14/03/2024
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Daily review 13/03/2024
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Rock Solid Financial Geniuses
The right has this belief that they are economic geniuses. Occasionally this belief is shown to be faulty. Like this week when National’s costings for tax cuts to Landlords was $800 million more than previously estimated.
Catherine, Princess of Wales
meanwhile…
Open mike 13/03/2024
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Daily review 12/03/2024
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Open mike 12/03/2024
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Daily review 11/03/2024
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Tax cuts for landlords will not reduce rents
Recently the Government has been working out how to cut funding for school lunches for poor kids while at the same time it has also announced that it will restore interest deductibility for landlords.
Open mike 11/03/2024
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Chloe Swarbrick’s first words as new Green Party Co-Leader
In her first speech as Green Party Co-Leader, Swarbrick brings the party’s Charter to the fore, and talks about mobilising citizens to be part of democracy.