Archive for 2020
National is going low on law and order issues
Written By: - Date published: 7:48 am, February 27th, 2020 - 10 comments
Over the past week National has shown a willingness to take really base aggressive positions on law and order issues for political advantages no matter what principles are at stake. And at the same time show a complete lack of understanding of the issues that are involved.
UBI: what is it good for?
Written By: - Date published: 7:10 am, February 27th, 2020 - 122 comments
Please don’t let economists, lefties, the right, or TOP design a UBI until we start talking about bolting welfare on. Here’s why.
Open mike 27/02/2020
Written By: - Date published: 7:00 am, February 27th, 2020 - 55 comments
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Daily review 26/02/2020
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, February 26th, 2020 - 67 comments
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The right politicising the coronavirus
Written By: - Date published: 2:38 pm, February 26th, 2020 - 113 comments
NACT’s values are showing.
A Democrat Senate Majority
Written By: - Date published: 9:00 am, February 26th, 2020 - 21 comments
So many left-leaning people around the world are looking to the United States election in November this year. We need to pay attention to the thing that enables the Presidential winner to get things done: a Senate majority.
Someone should keep a Talley
Written By: - Date published: 7:51 am, February 26th, 2020 - 15 comments
Radio New Zealand has published details of Talley donations totalling $27,000 being made to the NZ First Foundation.
Open mike 26/02/2020
Written By: - Date published: 7:00 am, February 26th, 2020 - 138 comments
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Shattering
Written By: - Date published: 9:08 pm, February 25th, 2020 - 9 comments
When things fall apart, the disintegration can reach such a speed that it’s hard to keep an eye on everything that’s happening. Is liberalism on the cusp?
Daily review 25/02/2020
Written By: - Date published: 5:29 pm, February 25th, 2020 - 12 comments
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Postal voting – essentially dead
Written By: - Date published: 7:41 am, February 25th, 2020 - 62 comments
Stuff has an article up about last years local body elections in Auckland. As usual the interesting parts are at the end. But I have to reiterate – online voting isn’t the answer. As a programmer, I’d just call it stupid and dangerous.
Open mike 25/02/2020
Written By: - Date published: 7:00 am, February 25th, 2020 - 164 comments
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Daily review 24/02/2020
Written By: - Date published: 5:34 pm, February 24th, 2020 - 11 comments
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Open mike 24/02/2020
Written By: - Date published: 7:00 am, February 24th, 2020 - 54 comments
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The Wave Crashing In…
Written By: - Date published: 6:02 pm, February 23rd, 2020 - 67 comments
The race to win the most support from Democratic and Independent voters in the Democratic Primaries is over bar the shouting, but…
The real cause of New Zealand’s failing housing system
Written By: - Date published: 3:16 pm, February 23rd, 2020 - 139 comments
Simon Wilson has set out in a Herald article historical data which suggests that the cause of the housing crisis can be dated back to decisions made generations ago. But Steven Joyce thinks that the cure is actually the cause of the problem.
How To Get There 23/02/20
Written By: - Date published: 7:00 am, February 23rd, 2020 - 5 comments
Welcome to TS’s Sunday think piece. It’s a blank sheet, a tabula rasa, waiting for your thoughts on the future and How To Get There.
Open mike 23/02/2020
Written By: - Date published: 7:00 am, February 23rd, 2020 - 197 comments
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To Kill Democracy…
Written By: - Date published: 2:12 pm, February 22nd, 2020 - 12 comments
If major Democratic Party donors and ‘big business’ lobbyists wanted to monkeywrench democracy in the US, then here’s how they could go about it.
Open mike 22/02/2020
Written By: - Date published: 7:00 am, February 22nd, 2020 - 72 comments
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WTAF NZ First?
Written By: - Date published: 6:44 am, February 22nd, 2020 - 148 comments
It has been reported that NZ First will oppose the Green’s attempt to make the country’s car fleet more sustainable and that it may hold up proposed gun law changes designed to address the problems clearly shown by the Christchurch massacre.
Daily review 21/02/2020
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, February 21st, 2020 - 33 comments
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Sustainable NZ not so sustainable after all
Written By: - Date published: 2:42 pm, February 21st, 2020 - 23 comments
It appears that National’s dream of an alternative Green party that would drive the real Green Party below the threshold is in tatters with news that Sustainable NZ is on the skids.
Pure clear water
Written By: - Date published: 7:15 am, February 21st, 2020 - 44 comments
It’s probably time to notice why Jones’ Provincial Growth Fund had to step in and provide several million of funding to patch up the water supply emergency in Northland.
Open mike 21/02/2020
Written By: - Date published: 7:00 am, February 21st, 2020 - 73 comments
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Daily review 20/02/2020
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, February 20th, 2020 - 28 comments
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Moana Jackson on Bob Jones
Written By: - Date published: 9:56 am, February 20th, 2020 - 71 comments
“You cannot have free speech, if you make some people less free”
National has nothing to be afraid of
Written By: - Date published: 8:03 am, February 20th, 2020 - 54 comments
National has absolutely nothing to worry about the prosecution of four people for carving up a donation to the National Party.
Open mike 20/02/2020
Written By: - Date published: 7:00 am, February 20th, 2020 - 59 comments
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Daily review 19/02/2020
Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, February 19th, 2020 - 64 comments
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SFO: The National Party Four are Named
Written By: - Date published: 3:20 pm, February 19th, 2020 - 107 comments
Name suppression has been lifted for the four National Party associates charged by the SFO.
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