Daily review 12/04/2023
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Open mike 12/04/2023
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Daily review 11/04/2023
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Open mike 11/04/2023
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Open mike 10/04/2023
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Open mike 09/04/2023
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What is UK Labour doing?
In the United Kingdom Keir Starmer’s faction are exerting their control by moving to the centre and adopting policy positions very similar to the Conservatives. And by refusing to allow Jeremy Corbyn to stand as a Labour candidate in the next election.
Open mike 08/04/2023
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An Easter Meditation
In his …and forgive them their debts, my favourite economist and Jubilee advocate Michael Hudson states that Jesus driving the money-changers from the Temple was “the act that inspired the city leaders to plot his death.”
Open mike 07/04/2023
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Daily review 06/04/2023
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Open mike 06/04/2023
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Jacinda’s Valedictory Speech
Video of Jacinda Ardern’s Valedictory speech given today in Parliament.
Daily review 05/04/2023
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Go well Jacinda
Today is Jacinda’s official last day on the job as a member of Parliament.
Open mike 05/04/2023
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Daily review 04/04/2023
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RMA reform will not solve the climate crisis
National has proposed RMA reform as the basis for accelerating the roll out of renewable energy generation. It appears that it has never met a problem for which the solution is either a tax cut or RMA reform.
Open mike 04/04/2023
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Daily review 03/04/2023
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Open mike 03/04/2023
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We should have a chat about Artificial Intelligence
As we adjust to the advent of civilisation threatening climate change there is a new threat that is emerging, the unregulated development of artificial intelligence.
Open mike 02/04/2023
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Open mike 01/04/2023
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Daily review 31/03/2023
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Trump indicted
Breaking news that Donald J Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury. More details to follow …
Open mike 31/03/2023
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Daily review 30/03/2023
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Open mike 30/03/2023
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Daily review 29/03/2023
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Nash is goneburger
Stuart Nash has been summarily sacked from Cabinet after an email to donors emerged indicating he had told them about sensitive Cabinet discussions on issues concerning them.
Open mike 29/03/2023
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Daily review 28/03/2023
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Open mike 28/03/2023
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Daily review 27/03/2023
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The real reason New Zealand’s literacy standards are tanking *
* the answer is National Standards, the effects of which are still being felt.