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National’s Judith problem
Judith Collins has landed herself in trouble for publicising details of a young couple who just bought a Kiwibuild home.
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An Ineffectual Opposition Is Bad News
broadcasting, clickbait, Deep stuff, democracy under attack, democratic participation, elections, internet, jacinda ardern, journalism, leadership, making shit up, Media, news, newspapers, Parliament, politicans, Politics, radio, spin, tvAn ineffectual Opposition creates a vacuum that will be filled by the Mainstream and Social Media as they will assume the role of unelected and non-representative opposition in effectuo.
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Eye of the storm
Dirty Politics, internet, Judith Collins, Media, national, paula bennett, same old national, Simon Bridges, twitter, you couldn't make this shit upSimon Bridges thinks that he is past trouble caused by the Jami-Lee Ross incident. But the way things are developing he may be in the middle of things.
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Duped?
Were you just taken for a ride?
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Everything is awesome
Abuse of power, articles, Dirty Politics, labour, Media, national, Politics, same old national, Simon Bridges, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upNational is trying to say that everything is fine with Simon Bridges’ leadership, that he has handled the Jami-Lee Ross crisis well and that his leadership is assured. I beg to differ.
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Jami-Lee Ross: But Wait, There’s More!
Abuse of power, class war, Deep stuff, democracy under attack, Politics, Simon Bridges, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upJami-Lee Ross has twisted the knife a little further into Simon Bridge’s back this arvo, releasing a second tape and announcing he won’t be quitting Parliament. Turns out he may need the income to fund a divorce.
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No smoking gun but plenty of sunlight from Bridges tape
Maybe not a smoking gun, Jami-Lee Ross’s tape recording of Simon Bridges sheds plenty of sunlight on the influence that money can buy within the National Party, casual racism endemic within National, the manipulation of ethnic communities and, most importantly, insights into the wielding of “soft power” by China.
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The Jamilee tweets
Abuse of power, Dirty Politics, internet, Media, Politics, Simon Bridges, you couldn't make this shit upJami-Lee Ross has released the tape of his talking with Simon Bridges where the suggestion was made that two Chinese MPs would be more valuable than two Indian MPs. And Melanie Reid has published an article containing the allegations of four women against Ross of inappropriate behaviour.
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The Taxpayers’ Union’s identity problem
Abuse of power, David Farrar, Dirty Politics, dpf, john key, Media, Politics, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upDavid Fisher in the Herald has reported that the Taxpayer’s Union has used numerous fictitious identities to make Official Information Act requests.
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The Meka leak
The Herald claims to have been leaked a draft copy of the report into Meka Whaitiri. And the indications are that it may have come from a National Party source.
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Ghahraman speaks out about online trolls
Green MP Golriz Ghahraman has talked to the New Zealand Herald about the online treatment she has received and described the nature of the attacks and the absurdity of the allegations made against her.
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The Greens. Do We Need ’em?
class war, election 2020, Environment, greens, james shaw, labour, marama davidson, national, nz first, Politics, Unions, workers' rightsWhat’s the point of the Green party? Do we really need them? Really?
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Of course Judith should #DeleteTheTweet
clickbait, Judith Collins, making shit up, Media, national, same old national, Simon Bridges, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, twitter, you couldn't make this shit upThe Project has called on Judith Collins to delete her tweet retweeting a link to a fake news story falsely claiming that France had legalised paedophilia at the behest of an international network of liberal activists determined to normalise paedophilia.
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UK Labour’s Big(otry) Issue
Ahead in the polls and with the Tory Government on the Brexit rack, the UK Labour Party should be prepping for victory at the next election. Instead, the party and leader Jeremy Corbyn are under attack for perceived bigotry. Do Labour have a case to answer?
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Трамп; проследить за деньгами!
Is Donald Trump’s grovelling to Vladimir Putin in Helsinki proof that he is some how fatally compromised or even a long term Russian intelligence asset? There seems to be growing suspicion that it’s Moscow gold not golden showers that’s at the heart of the American President’s Putin problem.
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Nurses deserve our support
Perhaps the Labour-led coalition might choose to reflect on it priorities – the sufficient funding of essential public services or buying billion-dollar war machines from the Donald Trump regime.
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The extent of the right to free speech
Abuse of power, blogs, clickbait, internet, law, law and "order", Media, Politics, racism, scoundrels, sexism, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, twitterLauren Southern’s cancelled lecture has caused some debate about what freedom of speech is, is it absolute, and if not where is the line to be drawn?
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The Stuart Nash fundraiser
Stuart Nash this week withdrew from a fundraiser organised for him by Matthew Hooton.
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Where have our rights gone?
Deep stuff, democracy under attack, democratic participation, Dirty Politics, Left, national, police, same old nationalGreat to see that the State Services Commissioner has widened the investigation into the use of private investigators hired by the state against its citizens. But. They should go further.
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Bottom feeding fish redux
Deep stuff, democracy under attack, Dirty Politics, jacinda ardern, journalism, labour, Media, newspapers, the praiseworthy and the pitifulNewsroom has released details of media emails sent to the police about the Clarke Gayford rumours.
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Police agree to apologise to Nicky Hager and pay substantial damages
Text of a statement issued by Nicky Hager indicating that police have settled his claim for a breach of his rights by payment of costs and significant damages and the issuing of an apology.
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Winston sues
bill english, Deep stuff, Dirty Politics, election 2017, national, paula bennett, Politics, same old national, Steven Joyce, winston petersWinston Peters has commenced legal proceedings against Anne Tolley and Paula Bennett because of the leaking during last year’s election campaign of private information about a superannuation overpayment he received.
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Fairs fair : how to complain, how not to and why not
Phil Quin has been his usual dickheaded self on the net. Trying to bully people about material that they probably didn’t write on this site is not a way to get it looked at. For that everyone need to follow the procedures detailed in our contact page and the pages linked to it. The alternatives aren’t nice. Ask Dermot Nottingham. Updated
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Everyone applauds Labour’s homelessness plan … except National
housing, jacinda ardern, labour, making shit up, national, phil twyford, same old national, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, uncategorized, you couldn't make this shit upLabour’s announcement of $100 million spending on homelessness has attracted praise from everyone, except National.
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Then and Now.
Abuse of power, accountability, Dirty Politics, International, journalism, Media, Politics, Propaganda, Spying, the praiseworthy and the pitifulClaims that “Russian bots” helped Labour during the 2017 UK General Election…
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Bottom feeding fish
clickbait, Dirty Politics, making shit up, Media, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upYesterday the Herald said something stupid about Clarke Gayford, reported his response and then reported at how the country was divided by the article.
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Regrets, John Key’s had a few *
brand key, capitalism, climate change, disaster, Environment, global warming, john key, national, poverty, Privatisation, same old national, sustainability, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upor more accurately one. A failed vanity flag referendum.
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Doofus of the week Easter 2018 edition
This week the award goes to a Fairfax reporter for writing as fawning a review of a political career as you can imagine.
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Talking about sexual assault
As news unfolds about the sexual assaults that took place at Labour’s Summer School last month, it’s time for political communities to look at how they talk about sexual assault and rape culture.
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The battle of the five political midgets
Steven Joyce and Mark Mitchell have both thrown their hats into the ring for National’s leadership.
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Strong and decisive
Amy Adams, Judith Collins, national, same old national, Simon Bridges, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upJudith Collins has picked on the campaign term strong and decisive for behaviour better described as brutal and obdurate.
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Sticking with Bill is the right move for National
National knows what to expect with Bill.
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What will 2018 bring for National?
act, bill english, election 2017, Gerry Brownlee, greens, jacinda ardern, labour, national, nick smith, Nikki Kaye, nz first, paula bennett, Politics, same old national, Steven JoyceWhat are National’s prospects this year? Will Bill English survive as leader? Will there be resignations and a clean out of the front bench? Stay tuned …
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The ten most popular Standard posts of 2017
The ten most read Standard posts of 2017.
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Doofus of the week – Christmas edition
Doofus of the week Christmas edition is awarded to Jordan Williams for criticising Jacinda Ardern for entering into the spirit of Christmas through #nzsecretsanta and for comparing socialism to Father Christmas.
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National brings its B game to social media
Dirty Politics, internet, Judith Collins, Media, national, Politics, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, twitter, you couldn't make this shit upA couple of recent examples suggests that National’s social media game is well below standard. And Judith Collins is no longer the Parliamentary Queen of twitter.
