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Anatomy of a plonker
“Anyone else feeling for Harvey Weinstein?” – Sean Plunket
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Guest post: Deconstructing yet another National has moral right to govern argument
election 2017, greens, internet party, labour, mana, national, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upA guest post by Swordfish on the implausibility of the claims by Dr Claire Robinson’s odd claim that the 2017 election result was a win for the status quo.
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Arrival
Incognito writes about the need for a new narrative in politics and how the Green movement is providing one that takes us beyond neoliberalism and unfettered capitalism.
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Election night coverage
Some places for lefties to follow the counting and take part in the talking.
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Two ticks red
Who I am going to vote for and why.
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Campbell: Ten Reasons For Not Voting National
Gordon Campbell sets out ten reasons not to vote National. Well referenced and compelling. Standardistas may wish to add their own entries to the list.
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David Farrar has no idea about business nor apparently the role of government for business.
I see that David Farrar, the National parties favourite paid polling poodle, is trying to spin up the old line about politicians not being business people. He sounds like a blithering idiot. He also obviously knows bugger all about real business and I’m not sure that he really understands what government is about for businesses. Perhaps he should get some training in running a business?
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The Herald reverts to type
election 2017, jacinda ardern, john key, labour, Media, Politics, superannuation, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upJohn Armstrong has come out in the Herald swinging wildly and claiming without evidence that Jacinda Ardern’s campaign has stalled, and criticized her policy positions but because he thinks they are only a bit better than National’s.
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Greening the place up
It’s a simple equation; Labour plus The Greens equals real progress, real change, real hope.
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National MP Jian Yang was investigated by SIS for possible ties to Chinese Government
Newsroom and the Financial Times have reported that National MP Dr Jian Yang was educated at a Chinese University specialising on training spies and was investigated by the SIS for possible links to the Chinese Government.
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This is how you change the Government – electorate vote Goldsmith if you are on the Epsom roll
Abuse of power, act, budget 2017, campaigning, Deep stuff, democracy under attack, national, Politics, same old national, vote smartFor progressive Epsom voters the best way to change the Government may be to give your electorate vote to Paul Goldsmith.
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Liar Joyce’s shifting goal posts and zero budgets
Hopelessly compromised Steven Joyce is trying to shift the goalposts from his thoroughly exposed $11.7bn lie to Labour’s “zero budgets”. He’s clutching at straws…
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Even Kiwiblog won’t defend Joyce’s $11.7 billion claim
bill english, blogs, David Farrar, dpf, election 2017, making shit up, Media, national, Politics, same old national, spin, Steven Joyce, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upDavid Farrar has put up and then amended a post suggesting that there is a $11.7 billion hole in Labour’s policy financials. It appears that even he does not believe there is a $11.7 billion discrepancy in Labour’s accounts.
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National’s 18 new taxes
A dose of reality on National and taxes, and wise words on the media circus surrounding tax.
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Challenging the divine right of kingmakers
23 days to go. We’re now this close to changing the government, and have a real chance at a truly progressive government with a Labour/Green coalition. For that we need strong Green representation.
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Tegg Talk – Second Climate Change Report Withheld By Government
climate change, election 2017, Environment, global warming, national, paula bennett, same old nationalDenis Tegg reports that the Government is hiding a second critical report on climate change until after the election.
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Blue Dragons
Mark Jennings: ‘A hundred or so young Chinese wearing blue T-shirts with “Blue dragons” written on the front marched in to the stadium in a highly-organised fashion. I randomly asked two of them why they had come. They seemed to find the question confusing but told me they were overseas students.’
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Middle East Changes
If there is a change of Government what should Labour do about requests for military assistance in the Middle East?
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Strewth Cobbah
australian politics, election 2017, International, jacinda ardern, labour, making shit up, Politics, spin, you couldn't make this shit upOver the ditch the Australian Government has accused New Zealand Labour of using Parliament to undermine Barnaby Joyce. But an analysis of the claim suggests that anyone claiming this should be regarded as being a whacka because the media was onto the claim two days before the questions were asked.
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The subversive power of joy
The subversive power of collective joy is maximised when it occurs in public, politicised spaces as an affirmation of collective identity.
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Corbyn-esque NZ
Abuse of power, class, democracy under attack, election 2017, elections, greens, journalism, Media, Metiria Turei, Politics, the praiseworthy and the pitifulThis post was written and ready to go and then news of Metiria Turei stepping down hit. Some of it might read a little strangely because of that. I’ve changed some of the tenses used.
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The Kelvin Davis effect
Much has been written about the Jacinda Ardern effect that has put Labour so enthusiastically back in the game. But the appointment of Kelvin Davis as deputy is also looking like a very smart move.
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ACT wants to subdivide the Waitakere Ranges (or at least the foothills)
Act has announced a policy that would undermine current protection given to the Waitakere Ranges. If it gets a chance …
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The big mo #LetsDoThis
Jacinda Ardern’s ascension to Labour’s leadership appears to have given the Party that most important of campaign phenomena, momentum.
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#LeftwithEnough
Mary St George writes about participatory democracy in this year’s election and the new twitter chat #LeftwithEnough.
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State of emergency on the South Island’s east coast
Evacuations are now happening throughout Otago and Canterbury, with more rain expected over night and into Saturday.
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NZ’s climate change guinea pigs
The first round of climate change pass-the-parcel is about to knock some players out of the property investment game. The rest of NZ should be paying attention.
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The Catholic Church is urging its parishoners to vote
abortion, Conservation, crime, Deep stuff, democratic participation, election 2017, Environment, Ethics, families, housing, human rights, Left, Maori Issues, Politics, poverty, prisons, racism, religion, sustainabilityThe catholic bishops of Aotearoa have released a pamphlet urging parishoners to vote. And apart from conservative positions on euthenasia and drug liberalisation the policies they support have a decidedly progressive bent.
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Election 2017: the battle lines are drawn
class, climate change, don brash, Donald Trump, election 2017, greens, Jeremy Corbyn, labour, making shit up, marama fox, Media, national, nz first, Politics, polls, same old national, Shane Jones, winston petersThe 2017 election campaign has been set alight by the Greens adopting brave policies that Jeremy Corbyn would be proud of and NZ First adopting policies that would meet with Donald Trump’s approval.
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James Shaw Speech to the Green’s conference – Greening the Government
The text of James Shaw’s speech to the Greens Conference focussing on the Green’s policy response to Climate Change.
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Thiel shows commitment to New Zealand by spending 12 days in it
Abuse of power, national, Politics, same old national, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upFollowing an intervention by the Ombudsman the Government has been obliged to disclose the number of days that Peter Thiel spent in New Zealand in the five years leading up to his grant of citizenship. The answer is very few.
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Sarah v govt climate litigation – perspectives from court
What to do when your future’s at risk and your government doesn’t care.
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Police have reopened the Barclay investigation
Police has commenced a re-investigation of allegations that the private communications of an individual were intercepted by Mr Todd Barclay MP.
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National Ltd™ – Rotten To The Core From Top To Bottom
. . . And we have this state of affairs because John Key and now Bill English, in concert with the rest of the National Ltd™ crew, have been lying to us every day for the past nine years . . .
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Kiwis send a message to Tillerson
As Patrick Gower puts it, “English tries to hide from the reality of Trump’s America”. Fortunately ordinary Kiwis were not so supine.
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UK’s hung parliament?
The Tories’ supposed landslide trickles to a halt.
