Feed the Kids Bill – act today

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Date published: 2:03 pm, November 4th, 2014 - 9 comments

Only one day to support the Feed the Kids Bill.

Bilateral mobility a bad idea

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Date published: 8:21 am, November 4th, 2014 - 166 comments

Who wouldn’t want the option of easy access to Britain, and hence Europe? But, hang on…

Campbell & Gould on neoliberalism

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Date published: 7:20 am, November 4th, 2014 - 49 comments

Yesterday’s Werewolf contained a fascinating discussion between Gordon Campbell and Bryan Gould on neoliberalism and the economy. It should be required reading for Labour leadership contenders!

Open mike 04/11/2014

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Date published: 6:45 am, November 4th, 2014 - 120 comments

Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …

ImperatorFish: A plea for help

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Date published: 11:24 pm, November 3rd, 2014 - 35 comments

I don’t usually ask for help, but this is different. I have made a lot of enemies, and some of them are determined to destroy me. I have managed to clad some of the roof of my house with aluminium foil, but funds are tight. If you don’t give me money it will make you a bad person

 

Polity: Newsflash: Houses are assets

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Date published: 8:23 pm, November 3rd, 2014 - 34 comments

Prime Minister John Key, in his capacity as Prime Minister, promised no asset sales this term in the run up to the last election. But now they are selling assets – state houses.

About climate change …

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Date published: 1:11 pm, November 3rd, 2014 - 162 comments

The IPCC has released a further report refining previous research and announcing with practical certainty that climate change is happening because of the production of greenhouse gasses.  It proposes that we stop burning fossil fuels, and change the electricity generation system so that by 2050 the vast bulk of the world’s power is produced by renewable means.  The diagnosis is clear as are the remedies.  And meanwhile Tim Groser thinks the Greens are to blame for the recent drop in the milk price …

Where would you spend $26 million?

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Date published: 8:25 am, November 3rd, 2014 - 52 comments

If you were the NZ government, with $26 million to spend, what would you spend it on?

Labour leadership hustings video

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Date published: 7:30 am, November 3rd, 2014 - 12 comments

In case you haven’t been able to make it to any of the leadership hustings, here’s the speeches from the Nelson meeting last week.

Open mike 03/11/2014

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Date published: 7:00 am, November 3rd, 2014 - 170 comments

Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …

Moving away from the politics of fear

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Date published: 8:30 pm, November 2nd, 2014 - 53 comments

Politics from a position of fear is never going to be successful. Politics based on conviction and the ability to put forward a sound argument is a much better strategy. Yes, anyone selected is going to be subject to attack. But there’s no point in allowing that to cloud our judgement.

Grant Robertson live Q&A

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Date published: 5:59 pm, November 2nd, 2014 - 135 comments

Grant Robertson will be joining us live here tonight at around 7:30pm. As usual all comments / questions will be strictly moderated.

The bad blogger

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Date published: 5:27 pm, November 2nd, 2014 - 183 comments

It looks like Cameron Slater has finally woken up to the costs of walking over legal boundaries. Rather than dealing with the numbers of people who don’t like him or his actions. He instead has concocted a paranoid conspiracy theory. Oh, and he wants others to pay for his mistakes. Typical.

Should Right-wing newspapers just shut up?

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Date published: 1:12 pm, November 2nd, 2014 - 75 comments

In the spirit of Philip Matthews

Conservation Week

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Date published: 11:07 am, November 2nd, 2014 - 2 comments

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How much is too much?

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Date published: 9:48 am, November 2nd, 2014 - 43 comments

In England there is a couple who own nearly 1,000 houses, who previously evicted beneficiaries in favour of Eastern European immigrants but who have recently taken to evict immigrants with too many children. And in Uruguay there is a former President who used to give most of his salary to charity, who lived in a farmhouse rather than a palace and who drove a VW Beetle rather than a limousine. Which particular form of humanity should be in charge?

Open mike 02/11/2014

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Date published: 7:11 am, November 2nd, 2014 - 179 comments

Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …

Chat with Grant Robertson Sunday 7:30

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Date published: 5:00 am, November 2nd, 2014 - Comments Off on Chat with Grant Robertson Sunday 7:30

Labour leadership contender Grant Robertson will be joining us here at The Standard live on Sunday around 7:30pm for a chat.

The future of work, income

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Date published: 9:22 am, November 1st, 2014 - 188 comments

Automation is changing everything – faster than we think…

The exciting sexy selloff of our State housing

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Date published: 8:18 am, November 1st, 2014 - 78 comments

Paula Bennett thinks that selling off much of the country’s housing stock is exciting and sexy and that the market and a group of charities will be able to resolve the country’s housing issues.

EEO Commissioner blasts employment law changes

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Date published: 7:33 am, November 1st, 2014 - 43 comments

Workers have lost the statutory right to meal breaks and smokos. Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) Commissioner Jackie Blue – who happens to be an ex Nat MP – pulls no punches in setting out the consequences.

Open mike 01/11/2014

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Date published: 7:00 am, November 1st, 2014 - 113 comments

Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …

Labour leadership events this weekend

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Date published: 5:54 pm, October 31st, 2014 - 19 comments

Meet the candidates.

NRT: Long past time

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Date published: 5:20 pm, October 31st, 2014 - 4 comments

How long has it been since homosexuality as a crime was removed from the the law books? It passed into law on the 8th of August 1986. The government is finally considering wiping past convictions under the strange previous laws. It is an action that is more than 18 years overdue.

Weekend social 31/10/2014

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Date published: 2:09 pm, October 31st, 2014 - 9 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?

No wonder Key wouldn’t say who Rawshark was!

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Date published: 1:43 pm, October 31st, 2014 - 50 comments

Another contender for John Key to confirm or deny the identity of…

“As authorities close in, I think it’s time to admit I’ve been harbouring Rawshark for 5 months now.”

Leadership carnage! Crisis! Farce! Civil war!

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Date published: 7:29 am, October 31st, 2014 - 112 comments

Last night I attended the Dunedin meeting of the Labour leadership traveling roadshow. Carnage! Crisis! Farce! Civil war!

Open mike 31/10/2014

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Date published: 6:50 am, October 31st, 2014 - 170 comments

Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …

Time for a real Police Tribunal?

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Date published: 4:30 am, October 31st, 2014 - 21 comments

Yesterday the “Independent” Police Conduct Authority released its report into the conduct of Police during the 2012 mass arrest of students at the “Blockade the Budget” protest. In the “About the Authority” section near the bottom the document claims that the IPCA is similar to a court

Lowly science

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Date published: 5:42 pm, October 30th, 2014 - 15 comments

I’m sure it’s true, but…

Meet the Candidates.

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Date published: 11:49 am, October 30th, 2014 - 3 comments

For those interested, a pre-hustings catch up with Labour Party leader contenders in Dunedin today.

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