Austria and Europe
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Date published: 2:07 pm, October 16th, 2017 - 20 comments
Europe is showing a worrying trend to the right as anti immigration parties are voted into office. Austria provides the latest example.
This is the day *
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Date published: 8:15 am, October 16th, 2017 - 120 comments
* but delays are possible.
Facebook and democracy
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Date published: 7:56 am, October 16th, 2017 - 27 comments
A long and interesting read in The Atlantic. “The very roots of the electoral system had been destabilized.”
The first 100 days of a Labour led government
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Date published: 7:32 am, October 16th, 2017 - 30 comments
Maybe Peters learned from history and is not doomed to repeat it. If we get a Labour led government, what should be its top priorities in the first 100 days?
Open Mike 16/10/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 16th, 2017 - 95 comments
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Nats – lousy at government – “brilliant” at opposition
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Date published: 9:57 am, October 15th, 2017 - 102 comments
Peters has the opportunity to put an end to this useless government (and turn National into “the opposition from hell”). I think he’s going to ’96 us, but I’d be happy to be proved wrong
Open Mike 15/10/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 15th, 2017 - 242 comments
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Helen Kelly – one year
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Date published: 1:25 pm, October 14th, 2017 - 11 comments
Helen Kelly died a year ago today. She is missed.
Happy Oompa Loompas?
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Date published: 12:48 pm, October 14th, 2017 - 9 comments
Dunedin hosts a celebratory graduation ceremony for discarded labour.
IMF: higher taxes for rich will cut inequality and won’t hurt growth
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Date published: 12:30 pm, October 14th, 2017 - 104 comments
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it now favours higher taxes on the rich and has demolished the myth this might adversely affect economic growth. The authoritative Washington-based think tank in its influential half-yearly monitor also argued for taxes on capital, suggesting a wealth and/or land taxes should be considered, something that will make Gareth […]
Into the Vortex of Confirmation Bias: why we won’t be able to figure out which way Winston will go…
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Date published: 9:30 am, October 14th, 2017 - 160 comments
Every morning, as the waiting for Winston to decide continues to fray my fragile psyche, I can look at myself in the mirror, contemplate my own frenzied speculative hopes for an Ardern Prime Ministership, and immediately think of a host of strong social-methodological reasons why all such speculation is futile.
Lefties on The Standard #3
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Date published: 9:05 am, October 14th, 2017 - 139 comments
Another post on The Standard providing a discussion space for left-wing and progressive people only.
Sean Plunket resigns from Broadcasting Standards Authority
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Date published: 9:02 am, October 14th, 2017 - 44 comments
Anyone feeling for Sean Plunket?
Open Mike 14/10/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 14th, 2017 - 117 comments
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Weekend social 13/10/2017
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Date published: 2:24 pm, October 13th, 2017 - 17 comments
Weekend social is for non political chat. What’s on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can’t we all just get along?
The Nobel Peace Prize
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Date published: 7:30 am, October 13th, 2017 - 12 comments
Last week, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). This is a coalition of NGO’s from over 100 countries, which has led the charge to convince nations to outlaw nuclear weapons. The committee honored ICAN for “its work to draw attention to the catastrophic […]
Another term of Nats bad news for democracy
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Date published: 7:01 am, October 13th, 2017 - 64 comments
It’s starting to feel a lot like 1996 all over again. Another term of the Nats would be bad news for the institutions of democracy. We’ve had recent warnings on the state of the justice system, press freedom, and the public service.
Open Mike 13/10/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 13th, 2017 - 83 comments
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Daily Review 12/10/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 12th, 2017 - 118 comments
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Passchendaele and Pyongyang
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Date published: 3:14 pm, October 12th, 2017 - 19 comments
The massive artillery barrage at Passchendaele was supposed to cut the German wire and make advance easy. All it did was churn up the mud though which so many doomed New Zealanders slogged and died. A monument to military incompetence and political disaster. These days they prefer bombs, which are equally deadly and equally futile. Its time we said no more.
First Past the Post nostalgia
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Date published: 11:22 am, October 12th, 2017 - 33 comments
A timely reminder that we replaced FPP for very good reasons.
Every body wants to rule the world
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Date published: 9:19 am, October 12th, 2017 - 195 comments
D day approaches. What will happen? Will we have a decaying toothless National Government moderated by coalition with New Zealand First or will we have something more exciting?
Last day of talks
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Date published: 7:40 am, October 12th, 2017 - 26 comments
It’s the last day of coalition talks (probably). Peters has certainly created big expectations of “change”, but what they will mean in practice is still anyone’s guess.
Green options
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Date published: 7:17 am, October 12th, 2017 - 12 comments
If the Greens prioritise change over power, then the whole ‘they have no leverage’ rhetoric becomes less important than the fact that the Greens are necessary to form government but still have choices in how they participate in that.
Anatomy of a plonker
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Date published: 6:39 am, October 12th, 2017 - 30 comments
“Anyone else feeling for Harvey Weinstein?” – Sean Plunket
Open Mike 12/10/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 12th, 2017 - 69 comments
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Daily Review 11/10/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 11th, 2017 - 29 comments
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Guest post: Deconstructing yet another National has moral right to govern argument
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Date published: 9:15 am, October 11th, 2017 - 41 comments
A guest post by Swordfish on the implausibility of the claims by Dr Claire Robinson’s odd claim that the 2017 election result was a win for the status quo.
Industrial dairying and blue babies
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Date published: 8:56 am, October 11th, 2017 - 165 comments
When you run an economy that sees harm to babies as acceptable risks that can be mitigated, then you are approaching society’s end game.
NRT: This stinks
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Date published: 8:40 am, October 11th, 2017 - 71 comments
Idiot/Savant points to the unfairness of the Government having forced Christchurch red zone families off their land and now trying to sell that land at a profit.
Peters policy priorities
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Date published: 8:36 am, October 11th, 2017 - 23 comments
Peters’ policy priorities are clearly anathema to National. Depending on the details Labour may be more accommodating, but it’s a risky path given signs that “the economy” is already flatlining.
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