Daily review 28/06/2023
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Proper Race Politics In Your Face
Who has the better take on the Treaty of Waitangi? Julian Batchelor or Sir Apirana Ngata?
Sepuloni 1 Luxon 0
Yesterday in Parliament National attempted to embarrass Carmel Sepuloni in question time by asking her detailed economic questions. But the attempt backfired.
Climate: where we are heading
The United Nations University has released a sixteen minute film featuring world leading climate scientist and carbon budget specialist Professor Kevin Anderson talking about the utter catastrophe we are heading for if we don’t take radical action on climate now.
Open mike 28/06/2023
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Daily review 27/06/2023
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Hipkins in China
A weakened Russia is a Russia made more dependent on China. New Zealand is also deeply reliant on China.
Open mike 27/06/2023
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Daily review 26/06/2023
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NACT’s Law & Order Policies: Dog Whistle Or Proto-Fascism?
NACT’s Law & Order policies are a dog whistle and signs of proto-fascism.
National releases uncosted corrections policy
National has released a hotch potch policy of changes to Criminal Justice that is uncosted and seeks to achieve that which is already in force or proposed.
Open mike 26/06/2023
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Why selling Auckland Port Operations is a particularly silly thing to do
It is a given that the right in power want to sell public assets off and the left want to retain those assets. And it appears that the right’s eyes are on Ports of Auckland.
Why Public Ownership Is Great
In the absence of any political party stating clearly that public ownership of major infrastructure is a very good idea, here’s 10 good things public ownership of infrastructure does that private ownership doesn’t.
Open mike 25/06/2023
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Open mike 24/06/2023
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Daily review 23/06/2023
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China’s gift horse
It is good to see that there is a substantial business delegation accompanying Chris Hipkins to China, and that it is aimed at seeking to diversify into a wider range of issues. As China’s ambassador Wang Xiaolong noted in the Herald yesterday, there are significant opportunities for New Zealand on offer.
Brown wants to privatise Ports of Auckland Operations
Fresh from his success at selling off part of Auckland Council’s Airport shares Wayne Brown has proposed another privatisation, that of Ports of Auckland Operations by way of the granting of an operating lease for the Port’s activities.
Open mike 23/06/2023
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Daily review 22/06/2023
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Open mike 22/06/2023
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Daily review 21/06/2023
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You can never, ever, have too many Teslas
Fresh from news that Christopher Luxon ordered a State supplied Tesla when his household already owns one comes news that the household Tesla was upgraded, and that the clean car discount was obtained.
Winning ugly
Another week and another example of National using dog whistle racism to stir up hatred and try and gain political advantage. This time it is to attack the notion that our health system should be seeking to look after those most in need.
Don’t Stop
“Meanwhile, oil companies are enjoying record profits”
Open mike 21/06/2023
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Daily review 20/06/2023
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On a schism by the unrighteous and immoral
The latest from the fledgling Democracy NZ is a classic schism by people who don’t want to actually achieve anything useful. It has lost about a third of its senior candidates. Classic for those who prioritise their own personal freedom over cooperation and community in their pursuit of power.
Open mike 20/06/2023
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Daily review 19/06/2023
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Open mike 19/06/2023
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Dumber
New Zealand is not an intellectual or innovation powerhouse but the rapid decline of our entire tertiary education is a tragedy.
Open mike 18/06/2023
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When You Pay Peanuts, You Get Propaganda
Trust requires vigilant efforts to build and keep. This means time and money.
Open mike 17/06/2023
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