Todd’s Odd Distress Signal
How odd of Todd! A condescending gesture turns into a cry for help.
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A chance to choose better
A brief extract from one of Jacinda Ardern’s speeches in Hamilton yesterday. Not just for the next three years but for the next ten – we have a chance to choose better…
Corbyn speech at Glastonbury
Jeremy Corbyn’s full speech to Glastonbury 2017. “Another world is possible…”
Andrew Little’s speech on housing
Excellent speech from Andrew Little in Parliament yesterday, on the government’s willful blindness to the housing crisis.
Andrew Little well received in Dunedin
(Photo – Peter McIntosh the Otago Daily Times)
Who said it better?
Michelle Obama or Melania Trump? The Republication convention descends further in to farce.
The housing crisis and Key’s combustible pants
2007 Key vs 2016 Key on the housing crisis. Someone is telling lies!
Key’s powerful speech on the urgent housing crisis
John Key has given a powerful speech on NZ’s housing crisis: “This is an issue that should concern all New Zealanders. It threatens a fundamental part of our culture, it threatens our communities and, ultimately, it threatens our economy.”
Little’s $50 a week message getting through
A great reception for Little’s speech, and a take-home message that resonates well.
Andrew Little’s pre-budget speech
“If there is one thing I am clear on it is this: the next Labour government will not tolerate poverty in New Zealand in the 21st century.”
Twyford on solutions to the housing crisis in Auckland
As Nick Smith flounders about uselessly, here are extracts from Phil Twyford’s speech on solutions to the housing crisis in Auckland.
Little’s speech – reaction
Pope Francis speaks
Pope Francis has given two important speeches recently.
Phil Goff: Contemporary China Research Centre
It isn’t that often that we put up speeches by politicians. They’re usually aimed at the general public and don’t really get into the guts of the issues in the way that our activist commenters like to argue at – they tend to be political and in this site preaching to the converted. However this speech by Phil Goff is exceptional. It was made at a centre looking at China, and looks at the benefits and risks of our current and future relationships with that country. Worth reading
Key’s speech explained
Reorganisation is busy-work for when you can’t think of anything useful to do.