What should Labour do in the next three years?
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Date published: 10:01 am, October 25th, 2020 - 74 comments
With the hand brake gone and the Government’s policy platform already complete what should the Labour Government set out to achieve this term?
Kelvin for DPM
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Date published: 9:13 am, October 25th, 2020 - 16 comments
Some thoughts on who the country’s Deputy Prime Minister should be.
Open mike 25/10/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 25th, 2020 - 150 comments
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Rangitata and the Future of the National Party
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Date published: 8:49 am, October 24th, 2020 - 42 comments
As National reels from the disastrous 2020 election result could a policy based on high tech agriculture represent a way back?
Open mike 24/10/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 24th, 2020 - 126 comments
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Daily review 23/10/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 23rd, 2020 - 20 comments
Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
The Trump Biden debate
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Date published: 2:02 pm, October 23rd, 2020 - 21 comments
Discussion post for this afternoon’s live US Presidential debate.
Why Can’t The Ministry of Works Just Build Houses Like 1935?
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Date published: 7:34 am, October 23rd, 2020 - 32 comments
We don’t have a government like the Labour government that formed in 1935.
Open mike 23/10/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 23rd, 2020 - 28 comments
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Daily review 22/10/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 22nd, 2020 - 16 comments
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Show us the plan Labour
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Date published: 10:19 am, October 22nd, 2020 - 154 comments
Labour want to govern based in stability for all New Zealanders, but how does that work when your grand narrative has massive plot holes around ending poverty?
Some consequences of Chloe Swarbrick’s win
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Date published: 9:49 am, October 22nd, 2020 - 41 comments
What are the lessons to be learned from Chloe Swarbrick’s election night win of Auckland Central.
Open mike 22/10/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 22nd, 2020 - 60 comments
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Daily review 21/10/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 21st, 2020 - 52 comments
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Will Labour go it alone?
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Date published: 7:42 am, October 21st, 2020 - 99 comments
Tova O’Brien has suggested that a Labour Green joined at the hip coalition is not going to happen. So what will the next Government look like?
Will consensus building paralyse Ardern?
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Date published: 7:14 am, October 21st, 2020 - 33 comments
Jacinda Ardern aims to bet both ways on our future – transforming Aotearoa to rid us of inequality and poverty, and building consensus. She has won a mandate with her historic, landslide victory but can she do both? My question is whether Labour are willing to do that because of her desire to maintain consensus and not rock the waka.
Open mike 21/10/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 21st, 2020 - 83 comments
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Daily review 20/10/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 20th, 2020 - 29 comments
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Open mike 20/10/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 20th, 2020 - 102 comments
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NZ election 2020: Labour win is a watershed moment in the country’s history
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Date published: 12:27 am, October 20th, 2020 - 47 comments
The 2020 election was more than just a victory for Labour and more than a crushing defeat for the National Party (New Zealand’s main centre-right political party). This result marks a significant watershed in New Zealand politics which will likely have implications long after this parliamentary term.
Daily review 19/10/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 19th, 2020 - 21 comments
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Later Jami-Lee
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Date published: 11:21 am, October 19th, 2020 - 43 comments
It appears that this election will be the swan song of Jami-Lee Ross’s political career with his final political act being eviscerated publicly by Tova O’Brien in an interview.
Open mike 19/10/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 19th, 2020 - 147 comments
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Left/Green/Indigenous
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Date published: 12:32 pm, October 18th, 2020 - 135 comments
What kind of government might New Zealand have?
Dr Shane is in trouble
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Date published: 11:51 am, October 18th, 2020 - 27 comments
Shane Reti is in major strife in Whangarei and special votes may overturn his slim election night majority. And National may have further problems with its list entitlement and Maureen Pugh and Nick Smith are not safe.
O Winston I love you
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Date published: 9:25 am, October 18th, 2020 - 50 comments
Some reasons for us to miss Winston’s exit from politics.
Labour crushes election – now what?
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Date published: 8:58 am, October 18th, 2020 - 79 comments
Labour’s crushing victory in yesterday’s election and the Green’s strong result means that the Government has a unique opportunity to emulate the fundamental change to New Zealand that the first Labour government achieved.
Open mike 18/10/2020
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 18th, 2020 - 66 comments
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Your Preliminary Parliament for 2020
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Date published: 2:33 am, October 18th, 2020 - 58 comments
On the preliminary results, we have our expected MPs. While Parliament may change a little, we now know its shape, and its likely members- with about three exceptions.
Election Night 2020
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Date published: 7:06 pm, October 17th, 2020 - 190 comments
A post for election night discussion on the Standard (and links for where to watch).
Natwatch election night post
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Date published: 7:05 pm, October 17th, 2020 - 19 comments
This has been an incredible year for the National Party. Will it implode publicly tonight with a series of attacks on the leadership and campaign by disgruntled MPs or will Judith perform better than expected and minimise the carnage. This post is to follow National’s leadership and MP response to election night results. Stay tuned […]
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