Open mike 18/09/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, September 18th, 2019 - 54 comments
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Daily review 17/09/2019
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Date published: 5:30 pm, September 17th, 2019 - 30 comments
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The strange case of Oravida and the rupturing of the Ruakaka jet fuel line
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Date published: 1:17 pm, September 17th, 2019 - 16 comments
An independent inquiry has concluded that an Oravida associated company was most likely responsible for the rupturing of a jet fuel line in 2017.
An unfortunate rush to judgment by the media?
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Date published: 8:55 am, September 17th, 2019 - 124 comments
A release of information from Labour Council member Simon Mitchell has raised issues about what members of the Labour Party knew about recent sexual abuse allegations and when.
The Race to be the Democratic Party’s Presidential nominee
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Date published: 7:35 am, September 17th, 2019 - 38 comments
Breaking it down.
Open mike 17/09/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, September 17th, 2019 - 80 comments
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Daily review 16/09/2019
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Date published: 6:01 pm, September 16th, 2019 - 73 comments
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Legitimate target, daft war
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Date published: 10:04 am, September 16th, 2019 - 30 comments
The war that Saudi Arabia and its allies has been waging against the Houthi side in the civil war in Yemen took a interesting turn yesterday. Houthi claimed an attack on Saudi oil processing facilities using drone strikes. It is likely to significantly reduce the output of the Saudi exports for a while as the […]
Monorail!
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Date published: 9:08 am, September 16th, 2019 - 26 comments
Auckland mayoral candidate Craig Lord has announced a policy that may turn the campaign on its head. Or may not.
How This Government Can Still Win
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Date published: 8:13 am, September 16th, 2019 - 91 comments
Some suggestions on how Labour can retain power at the next election.
Open mike 16/09/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, September 16th, 2019 - 61 comments
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National’s double standard
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Date published: 9:31 am, September 15th, 2019 - 100 comments
National has a rather murky past when it comes to dealing with issues relating to the behaviour of its Members of Parliament.
How To Get There 15/9/19
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Date published: 7:00 am, September 15th, 2019 - 31 comments
Welcome to TS’s Sunday think piece. It’s a blank sheet, a tabula rasa, waiting for your thoughts on the future and How To Get There.
Open mike 15/09/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, September 15th, 2019 - 127 comments
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Open mike 14/09/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, September 14th, 2019 - 245 comments
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National advertisements ruled misleading
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Date published: 7:38 am, September 13th, 2019 - 32 comments
National has recently had two different advertisements ruled misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority.
Open mike 13/09/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, September 13th, 2019 - 123 comments
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Accused Labour Party Staffer Resigns
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Date published: 5:32 pm, September 12th, 2019 - 252 comments
A second resignation has swiftly followed that of Labour Party President Nigel Haworth. The person from the Labour Party Parliamentary team accused of sexual assault has today quit his job.
Daily review 12/09/2019
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Date published: 5:26 pm, September 12th, 2019 - 17 comments
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Trump it up
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Date published: 3:22 pm, September 12th, 2019 - Comments Off on Trump it up
Found on facebook and featuring the work of an anonymous genius …
Open mike 12/09/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, September 12th, 2019 - 244 comments
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BoJo plot foiled – for the time being
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Date published: 1:47 am, September 12th, 2019 - 57 comments
Phil Syrpis, Professor of EU Law at Bristol University, tweeted in July Johnson’s plan to force a general election as the defender of the people’s decision against the UK Parliament’s indecision and Brussels bureaucratic intransigence and be in power for the next five years. It was rumbled and it failed.
Daily review 11/09/2019
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Date published: 5:30 pm, September 11th, 2019 - 78 comments
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Trump sacks Bolton – oil price nosedives!
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Date published: 7:01 am, September 11th, 2019 - 26 comments
This has been rumoured for some time now. It’s good news – peace now has a chance, as Trump has woken up to the fact that a shooting war would not be good for his re-election. Also Bolton’s hard-line strategy was failing everywhere.
Open mike 11/09/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, September 11th, 2019 - 188 comments
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Daily review 10/09/2019
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Date published: 6:22 pm, September 10th, 2019 - 33 comments
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The biggest loser
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Date published: 2:15 pm, September 10th, 2019 - 21 comments
Boris Johnson has lost a sixth Parliamentary vote in six days as Britain lurches into a constitutional crisis.
Open mike 10/09/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, September 10th, 2019 - 140 comments
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Daily review 09/09/2019
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Date published: 6:02 pm, September 9th, 2019 - 28 comments
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National attacks Labour for not cleaning up National’s mental health crisis quickly enough
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Date published: 11:30 am, September 9th, 2019 - 37 comments
National has complained that the Government is not fixing up the problems with the Mental Health system created by National quickly enough.
Open mike 09/09/2019
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Date published: 7:00 am, September 9th, 2019 - 238 comments
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