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Only unsustainable net migration fuels “growth”
Our National dipshit ministers have decided to start a new growth industry. They importing low-skilled to extract their savings, using them to generate artificial heat in the service economy and to slow wage growth. On the way through they’re also screwing the housing market. Our current net permanent long-term migration is completely unsustainable. Perhaps it is time to vote NZ First?
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Free Petrol Pt IV
climate change, energy, Environment, global warming, infrastructure, political alternatives, science, transport, visionPart IV of IV
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Mama said
Mama said was the top blog listed in NZ this month on Open Parachute. I have to say that I loved Emily Writes explanation about her long absence from writing blogs after writing a viral review of Tarzan. But it is just the essence of why most of us blog.
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The Unitary Plan will not solve the Housing Crisis
Andrew Little, auckland supercity, bill english, housing, labour, local government, national, Politics, same old nationalThe Unitary Plan has been described as a panacea for the housing crisis by the Government. But will it actually address this most acute of issues?
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DNC Day 3. Biden, Obama, and Trump Jumps the Shark
Day 3 of the DNC. Biden and Obama to speak later, Trump wishes he hadn’t spoken earlier. In what looks to be an embarrassing gaffe, the candidate of the 1%ers has requested help from Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails. In a normal election, that would be political suicide. This year, who knows?
UPDATE: Barack Obama LIVE STREAMING NOW.
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Labour’s Centenary History
Covering 100 years in 250 pages, Unity Books’ Tilly Lloyd’s review described Labour’s centenary history by Jim McAloon and Peter Franks as a ‘coherent skim.’ Prefaces and prehistory take 50 pages to get to the starting line. The 23 years from Helen Clark’s accession to the leadership to the present takes as many pages. Of the 32 persons interviewed 28 were Members of Parliament. Surprisingly Mike Williams, the second longest-serving President after Big Jim Roberts, was not included among them.
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Todd McClay gets thrown under a bus
John Key has thrown Todd McClay under a bus and blamed him for dancing on the head of a pin and for no one telling Key that our second major trading nation wanted to dump sub standard steel on the local market.
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Has Hillary Clinton hired Bernie Sanders’ social media team?
Overnight Hillary Clinton’s campaign team has released a video that not only elegantly mimics and repeats the 1964 classic campaign ad “Confessions of a Republican” but involves the same actor who for exactly the same reasons has decided he cannot support the Republican candidate for the presidency.
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God Botherer
climate change, Deep stuff, Ethics, Globalisation, human rights, International, science, Social issues, sustainability, warGod’s been a bit of a let down recently. Is it time for Him to retire?
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Aussie Aussie Aussie, oi oi oi …
Updating post to cover the Australian election results.
Morning update: the Electoral Commission has Labor leading in 72, 67 ahead for the Libs, with 7-9 seats still in play. The Greens and others may have up to 5 seats. Pauline Hanson and Derryn Hinch have hoovered up the redneck vote and will both be elected to the senate. Counting has stopped for the time being.
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C’mon Aussie C’mon!
The Ocker Election is coming down to the wire. The polls are neck and neck and the senate looks set to be a mess. Labor need 19 seats and the Liberal party needs a miracle in the upper house. C’mon, Aussie, C’mon!
Update: Early results have the coalition down, but not down enough. Currently 57-56 to the coalition. 76 needed.
Update 2: Labor doing unexpectedly well in Queensland, Nick Xenephon wins in SA.
Update 3: Lib deputy Julie Bishop is reduced to calling Labor “liars” over Medicare. The fear is showing.
Update 4: Coalition 62. Labor 60. West Australia about to start reporting.
Update 5: Coalition 69, Labor 62, Greens 1, Others 4.
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1/3 of Nobel Laureates say Greenpeace is “anti-science”, must now embrace GMOs
Unless you are scaremongering and “anti-science” you should embrace GMO foods. Say 107 Nobel Laureates.
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Political carnage in England
Deep divisions in both Labour and the Conservatives and a possible breakup of the UK. Interesting times.
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The politics of dumb anger
There are some pretty depressing political trends going on.
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Mike Hosking should not be TVNZ’s frontman
democracy under attack, Media, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upLiz Gunn sets out why Mike Hosking needs to be removed as TVNZ’s frontman.
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Double the quota
The Nats’ quota increase has now been described as “shameful and inhumane”, “stinks of a Government that doesn’t care”, “pathetic”, “mean-spirited and callous”, and more. Will they get the message?
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Where is Paula?
In the middle of a housing crisis the Minister of Social Housing Paula Bennett is nowhere to be seen.
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Robert Reich’s letter to Bernie Sanders
The text of an open letter written by Ribert Reich to his friend Bernie Sanders.
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Boots Theory: On the M.O.U.
The M.O.U. had to happen. And the sooner the better.
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The Greatest; Muhammad Ali Dies.
Muhammad Ali, three times heavyweight boxing champion of the world, has died aged 74. Farewell, the Greatest.
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UBI gathers momentum in Europe
Practical trials of an Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) are taking place or are under consideration across Europe. Given the increasing automation of work it’s difficult to see a practical alternative to a UBI in the medium to long term.
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John Key used to be ambitious about dealing with poverty in New Zealand
- A read of John Key’s state of the nation speech from 2007 suggests that he was really ambitious to do something for the poor in New Zealand. And something weird is happening to his speeches on his website. They are disappearing.
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Matthew Hooton and the Radio New Zealand post
Radio New Zealand recently published a piece penned by well known supporter of the right Matthew Hooton. What has happened to the concept of balance?
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Interview with William Black
William Black consented to a rare interview with a young New Zealand local radio host and longtime Standard commenter.
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Competition lapdog a cert to approve newspaper monopoly
“The newspaper market is buggered anyway. I wouldn’t expect we will have any daily newspapers in ten year’s time,” says Brian Gaynor.
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NZ – The underarm bowlers of climate change
NZ under the Key government has hit new depths of ignominy as per capita the world’s biggest climate change cheat. And we plan to keep using the fraudulent “credits” we have purchased.
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Who is behind the New Zealand Initiative?
The New Zealand Initiative has produced a research paper attacking the proposal for a sugar tax. But who is it and who is it speaking on behalf of?
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Coming Down To Beijing
Our Glorious Leader John Key Il is considering a formal extradition treaty with China. No doubt some genuinely bad people will be sent back, but China’s definition of ‘criminal’ is very, very broad. Why are we sucking up to a country lacking both democracy and a legitimate judicial system? Could it be the money? Could it be the pandas?
We used to be better than this. And not so long ago. Where did we go wrong?
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Holding back our productivity
Our “business leaders” are doing an objectively poor job. Perhaps instead of insulting Kiwi workers as “pretty damned hopeless”, Bill English should be taking aim at these captains of industry.
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Can we trust John Key?
John Key’s relationship with Antipodes Trust Group Limited will need some explaining.
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Which National Party muppet appointed Peter Boshier to be Chief Ombudsman?
One of the few things the Nats normally excel at, is selecting a suitably unqualified flunkey to ensure an office they have no […]
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Deborah Russell: What’s going on with foreign trusts?
Abuse of power, International, john key, national, national/act government, Politics, same old national, slippery, taxDeborah Russell provides expert analysis and commentary on the treatment of foreign trusts in New Zealand and how there is actually a loophole.
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Global poverty. Global oligarchy.
The west continues to hold a lock on global wealth. Africa and India remain desperately poor. China has built a burgeoning working class and middle class.
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Imperator Fish: The terrifying cost of Labour’s UBI
Imperator Fish warns us of the terrifying cost of Labour’s UBI.
It’s even worse than you think.
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The sock puppets, the media and the UBI
benefits, grant robertson, john key, labour, making shit up, national, national/act government, paula bennett, same old national, slippery, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upLabour’s discussion of a possible UBI is still generating debate.
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Fear is a Man’s Best Friend
accountability, activism, Andrew Little, campaigning, democratic participation, Dirty Politics, election 2017, greens, labour, leadership, maori party, Media, nz first, PoliticsIt’s been an intense day or two for Andrew Little. But he’s still feeling better than John Key. Why? Because Key’s got the fear.
