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Gender Critical Disputes

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Date published: 1:23 pm, February 5th, 2023 - 1 comment
Categories: feminism, gender, gender critical feminism, identity
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A selection of essays on the importance of feminism in gender critical debate has been published by UK-based, feminist collective The Radical Notion.

Open mike 05/02/2023

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Open mike 04/02/2023

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Daily review 03/02/2023

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A week in the life of Mayor Wayne Brown

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Date published: 12:09 pm, February 3rd, 2023 - 33 comments

The Mayor of Supercity this week has given a textbook example of how not to communicate in a crisis.

Protecting poor people: the call for a rent freeze in Auckland

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Date published: 10:47 am, February 3rd, 2023 - 151 comments

As property investors indicate an intention to raise rents, Renters United and 20+ community groups call for a rent freeze in Auckland.

Open mike 03/02/2023

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Daily review 02/02/2023

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National’s Brown problem

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Date published: 9:07 am, February 2nd, 2023 - 71 comments

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is providing National strategists with a rather large headache.

Open mike 02/02/2023

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Daily review 01/02/2023

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2023: Year of the Long Grind

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Date published: 10:39 am, February 1st, 2023 - 30 comments

There will be no respite for any of us this year; it’s a politics and a society of endurance.

The Cabinet Reshuffle

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Chris Hipkins has announced his cabinet reshuffle and there have been some dramatic changes.

Open mike 01/02/2023

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Daily review 31/01/2023

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Open mike 31/01/2023

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Two new polls …

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Date published: 6:24 pm, January 30th, 2023 - 78 comments

This evening two new political polls have been released both putting Labour ahead of National.

UK Labour – can they finally beat the Tories?

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Date published: 9:19 am, January 30th, 2023 - 18 comments

The left in the UK needs to accept they alone do not have majority support and need to work with what they term the “soft left” and more centrist factions to win. The current Labour leadership need to ensure that the left still has a stake in Labour winning, and give enough to motivate the left to vote and campaign for Labour. Look at the lessons learnt by the US Democrats.

Open mike 30/01/2023

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Super City’s handling of the storm event

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Date published: 1:40 pm, January 29th, 2023 - 135 comments

As Auckland slowly recovers but ready itself for further storms there is some attention being given to review Council’s response to the super storm. The initial impression, and this is held widely is that the response was sub optimal.

Open mike 29/01/2023

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Open mike 28/01/2023

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Take Care Auckland and Northland

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Date published: 9:22 pm, January 27th, 2023 - 129 comments

Heavy rain has caused severe flooding in Auckland, leading to evacuations, power outages, and high risk warnings of sewerage on beaches.

People are being urged to stay home if safe, and stay off the roads. Please also check on neighbours and people who may be struggling especially disabled people, elderly, those on their own, and those with young children and pets.

Daily review 27/01/2023

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National is showing its class prejudice

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Date published: 8:54 am, January 27th, 2023 - 26 comments

National Deputy Leader Nicola Willis said yesterday that it was a great shame that the minimum wage had increased by so much because it means the Government can’t do it now to help low-income Kiwis make ends meet without stoking inflation.

Open mike 27/01/2023

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Can Rishi Sunak save the Conservative Government?

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Date published: 12:26 am, January 27th, 2023 - 5 comments

Despite everything that has happened, it would be a serious mistake to underestimate the British Conservative Party which has proven time and again to be an electoral force to be reckoned with. In England, where over 80% of British voters live, Tory is the default option in many parts of the country. The polarisation within Britain is high with tensions from the Brexit debate and ongoing calls for Scottish Independence still simmering. The Tories can certainly play these divisions to their advantage in the hope of winning support

Daily review 26/01/2023

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Luxon blunders again

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Date published: 2:38 pm, January 26th, 2023 - 25 comments

Chris Luxon has provided another example of his ineptness by suggesting in an MMP environment that a vote in a Maori Seat is worth more than a vote in an European seat.

Open mike 26/01/2023

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Daily review 25/01/2023

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