New Zealand’s Neoliberal Drift
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Date published: 2:23 pm, May 20th, 2017 - 85 comments
In New Zealand, neoliberal reforms have widened inequality and undermined the country’s self-image as an egalitarian paradise.
Sitemeter is broken – no Open Parachute stats.
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Date published: 1:35 pm, May 20th, 2017 - 6 comments
Over months, the readings from Statcounter had gotten increasingly inaccurate. Since the other public site stats packages have significiant other flaws on highish volume sites, we stopped running any. That means that the blog rankings for this site at Open Parachute stopped. Bomber can claim a empty position because he can’t check his statistics.
Campbell on the TPP cargo cult
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Date published: 9:22 am, May 20th, 2017 - 17 comments
Gordon Campbell: “The TPP has literally become a cargo cult ritual that’s being performed in the hope that someday, one day, the Americans will return, bearing gifts.”
Assange and Manning
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Date published: 8:15 am, May 20th, 2017 - 36 comments
Swedish prosecutors are dropping their seven year old preliminary investigation into an allegation of rape against Julian Assange. Chelsea Manning has been released from prison after serving seven years of a 35-year sentence.
Open Mike 20/05/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 20th, 2017 - 52 comments
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Daily Review 19/05/2017
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Date published: 5:28 pm, May 19th, 2017 - 16 comments
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Little replies to property specualtors
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Date published: 1:21 pm, May 19th, 2017 - 60 comments
Good piece by Andrew Little where he addresses the arguments of the property speculators. “It’s common sense. Taxpayers shouldn’t be subsidising speculators and helping them outbid home buyers.”
The possible privatisation of Ports of Auckland
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Date published: 8:59 am, May 19th, 2017 - 134 comments
The Government is attempting through coercion and cajoling to get Auckland Council to privatise Ports of Auckland.
Suicide, Mike King, and mental health services
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Date published: 7:59 am, May 19th, 2017 - 38 comments
On the issues of suicide and mental health, the choice is pretty clear. Bungling and abuse from National, a positive plan for action from Labour.
Hey Kids: Voting’s Fun!
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Date published: 7:05 am, May 19th, 2017 - 30 comments
The Jonathan Pie guide to voter engagement.
Open Mike 19/05/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 19th, 2017 - 46 comments
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Daily Review 18/05/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 18th, 2017 - 60 comments
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Someone please give Patrick Gower a hug
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Date published: 12:12 pm, May 18th, 2017 - 62 comments
Poor wee chap is obviously desperate for some attention, if this latest incoherent thrashing on the dead TPP is anything to go by – Bill English has saved TPP.
Armstrong demolishes Nats on housing
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Date published: 10:13 am, May 18th, 2017 - 28 comments
John Armstrong is not impressed: Government’s handling of housing crisis lurches from chaotic to shambolic
How to rescue Trump – and make up with Putin
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Date published: 8:24 am, May 18th, 2017 - 22 comments
What can the U.S. security collective do to work with their government and achieve something positive with Donald Trump?
The other conference
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Date published: 7:05 am, May 18th, 2017 - 26 comments
Richard Harman on the Politik blog: “Overall, to use a favourite Government saying, it was an ‘untidy’ weekend capped by a flat speech from English which saw delegates ignore placards they’d been given to wave when he finished speaking.” The B-team is missing John Key.
Open Mike 18/05/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 18th, 2017 - 29 comments
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Daily Review 17/05/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 17th, 2017 - 38 comments
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Four eyes and an arsehole
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Date published: 9:06 am, May 17th, 2017 - 40 comments
NZ with its various operations around this end of the Pacific really doesn’t need its own intelligence gathering operations blown by the current incompetent blowhard of the White House. Nor does anyone else who shares information with the US. That is the problem with Trump childishly boasting about the intelligence gathered by others merely to boost his ego.
Compare two housing plans
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Date published: 8:41 am, May 17th, 2017 - 186 comments
It must be election year, because National has admitted that the market has failed, and swallowed the dead rat of state building. A useful graphic summary in The Herald lets you compare National and Labour’s housing plans…
UK Labour manifesto – for the many not the few
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Date published: 6:28 am, May 17th, 2017 - 29 comments
UK Labour unveils a plan that is both radical and responsible.
Open Mike 17/05/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 17th, 2017 - 82 comments
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Daily Review 16/05/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 16th, 2017 - 49 comments
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Nat housing announcement – far too little far too late
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Date published: 1:16 pm, May 16th, 2017 - 83 comments
Useful but – mostly re-announcing existing developments, far too little, far too late, and open to property speculators…
National’s long history of intimidation
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Date published: 9:27 am, May 16th, 2017 - 37 comments
It isn’t just third term arrogance. Ngaro is merely the latest example of National’s long history of attacking, intimidating, and trying to silence critical voices and facts. Take a stroll with me down memory lane…
National’s messy Israel position
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Date published: 8:31 am, May 16th, 2017 - 20 comments
National’s shifting position on Israel suggests all is not happy within National’s ranks.
Ngaro’s “apology” and National’s third term arrogance
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Date published: 6:13 am, May 16th, 2017 - 23 comments
Lloyd Burr has some more quotes from Ngaro before he was forced to apologise, and Stuff writes on the Nats third term arrogance.
Open Mike 16/05/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 16th, 2017 - 98 comments
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English savaged by John Oliver
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Date published: 9:10 pm, May 15th, 2017 - 15 comments
You know that old saying about not picking a fight with someone who buys printer’s ink by the barrel? If not, Bill, you really should look it up…
Daily Review 15/05/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 15th, 2017 - 20 comments
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