Daily review 28/10/2022

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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 28th, 2022 - 27 comments

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Male privilege is a fragile thing

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Date published: 8:15 am, October 28th, 2022 - 22 comments

Golriz Ghahraman wanted Parliament to condemn the Iranian Government’s oppression of women’s rights.  David Seymour moved to block the motion because Golriz had raised points of order against him during a previous speech.  Fancy putting your hurt feelings in front of making a statement of support and principle.

Open mike 28/10/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, October 28th, 2022 - 96 comments

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Daily review 27/10/2022

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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 27th, 2022 - 23 comments

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Fair Pay Agreements: Thank you Helen and thank you Michael

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Date published: 10:14 am, October 27th, 2022 - 43 comments

Yesterday was a big day for the Progressive movement in Aotearoa New Zealand as the Fair Pay Agreements Bill made its way through Parliament.  Many should be thanked but especially Michael Wood and Helen Kelly.

Open mike 27/10/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, October 27th, 2022 - 117 comments

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Daily review 26/10/2022

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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 26th, 2022 - 25 comments

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Why won’t Labour help disabled people out of poverty?

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Date published: 9:02 am, October 26th, 2022 - 93 comments

The sheer waste of so many people’s talent, energy and lives is staggering. It doesn’t have to be that way. So why is it?

Open mike 26/10/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, October 26th, 2022 - 87 comments

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Bruce’s Reckons: The increased speculation about Chris Luxon quitting

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Date published: 8:45 pm, October 25th, 2022 - 109 comments

Leader of the Opposition Christopher Luxon turned up to Parliament today and his media spin doctors will be hoping for some good photo opportunities to lift his popularity. But they will be asking a lot.

Daily review 25/10/2022

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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 25th, 2022 - 1 comment

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Open mike 25/10/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, October 25th, 2022 - 134 comments

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Labour day

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Date published: 12:34 pm, October 24th, 2022 - 13 comments

Enjoying your weekend? Thank a unionist!

Open mike 24/10/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, October 24th, 2022 - 136 comments

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What are National’s constituent tribes?

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Date published: 10:06 am, October 23rd, 2022 - 25 comments

Russ Jones has described the five tribes of the UK Conservative Party as including One Nation Conservatives, xenophobic English nationalists, wild-eyed libertarians, scatty populist bullshitters and machine politicians.

Open mike 23/10/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, October 23rd, 2022 - 43 comments

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Open mike 22/10/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, October 22nd, 2022 - 202 comments

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Daily review 21/10/2022

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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 21st, 2022 - 63 comments

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Wind Farms Need Mines

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Date published: 9:57 am, October 21st, 2022 - 32 comments

We need more mines if we are to transition to low carbon. There’s a field of industry that National and Labour could readily agree to if they put their minds to it, and it’s one of the highest paid industries in the world: mining. Electric cars, wind turbines and solar panels are made with a […]

The lettuce won

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Date published: 8:19 am, October 21st, 2022 - 20 comments

Over in the UK Liz Truss has bowed to the inevitable and has announced her resignation as leader of the Conservative Party.

Open mike 21/10/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, October 21st, 2022 - 82 comments

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Daily review 20/10/2022

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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 20th, 2022 - 19 comments

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Groundswell or Deep Earth?

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Date published: 10:22 am, October 20th, 2022 - 42 comments

Groundswell want degenerative agriculture.

Wayne Brown’s letters

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Date published: 8:52 am, October 20th, 2022 - 50 comments

Wayne Brown (or is that Matthew Hooton) has over the past few days released a series of letters that are astonishing in their audacity.  His latest on transport proposes business as usual at a time when dramatic change is required.

 

Open mike 20/10/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, October 20th, 2022 - 99 comments

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Daily review 19/10/2022

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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 19th, 2022 - 28 comments

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Stand up and fight

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Date published: 11:19 am, October 19th, 2022 - 19 comments

Don’t give up. Don’t retrench into reactionary blocking politics. We have more choices for action and transition, and creating regenerative and sustainable systems, than ever before.

Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Chameleon

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Date published: 8:31 am, October 19th, 2022 - 74 comments

Gaurav Sharma has announced his immediate resignation from Parliament and that he will contest the by election as leader of a new centrist party.  He also claims that the Government was going to waka jump him six months from the next election but unless National agrees this is impossible.

Open mike 19/10/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, October 19th, 2022 - 116 comments

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Daily review 18/10/2022

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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 18th, 2022 - 45 comments

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The Auckland Mayor’s powers

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Date published: 9:29 am, October 18th, 2022 - 72 comments

Wayne Brown has by Mayoral decree ordered Watercare to stop working on the Three Waters reform.  But he should take legal advice because his decree has absolutely no legal force.

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