The next government in Ireland will start the process of formal preparation for reunification. Whether it’s FF FG or SF there is a consensus to start that now. Many billions are being put aside to find the transition.
That old canard again. !!! The Gibraltar situation has changed (now in Schengen) and the Catalan situation has changed. Many senior Spanish politicians are on record supporting Scottish accession. But you probably knows that anyhow🏴
They use the Air Force jet, rather than commercial flights, because the cost of flying a bevy of jourmalists is not exposed. If they used commercial flights they either have to pay for the journos or risk no media coverage. The journos are complicit in the...
Starmer has been very clear on his intentions to fund growth in England with Scottish natural respources. He will do everything to block the Scottish Independence movement. Towards that end Strarmer will avoid any movement towards a Border Poll, which is ...
What is the effect of the EU Elections on Britain? Brexit is not even visible in Europe’s rear view mirror. England is now firmly a ‘Third Country’. Starmer’s Labour will not get any hearing in Brussels with their ‘Make Brexit Work’ strategy. Brexit will ...
Thanks for an excellent piece on the outcomes of the EU elections. Europe is holding its own against the efforts of the extremist right, which has much support from Putin and from American RW groups. EU support for reform in Poland worked and its pressure ...
It's chilling to be reminded that Simeon Brown has actual influence on policy.
Once Starmer has a massive majority he won’t need to be so coy. He has demonstrated phenomenal self control. Under the non-constitution of the UK he has absolute power. He will use it. Unfortunately his vision is that of a small c conservative English ...
England is not moving to the left. It’s more that the Tories have self-immolated and Labour have an open door at No10. With a majority of 200+ Starmer will be able to rule without any hinderance from factions. This is not good: it’s the antithesis of ...
Yes, it is an anglo-saxon push back. It is straight forward white supremacy. If we view Luxon as a Christian Nationalist then we should not be surprised.
National wants to paint New Zealand as a white anglo-saxon style ANZUS aligned ‘Western’ & ‘Christian’ country. This is about white supremacy. There will be more alignment: the Nuclear Ban will go; Abortion will be limited.
It has been clear for some time that Britain is colonising itself Last week’s market freakout was merely what happens when a Tory government’s chaosonomics meets reality. Una Mullally, Irish Times, gives an additional context to the stunts of the latest ...
Thanks. I’ll do that.
Britain is Colonising Itself. I post this piece on Truss & the Tories in full as it is behind a paywall. Una Mullally: It has been clear for some time that Britain is colonising itself [deleted]
Scotland is planning an Independence referendum on 19th October 2023. With Scotland exiting the Union, and Northern Ireland already half way out, the edifice that we call Britain and UK will become defunct. The argument to retain the Windsor monarchy as ...
Suspension of Sanity over yet? When are we allowed to discuss Aotearoa having a new Head of State that does not live here, takes millions in cash as backhanders from despots, has appointed an even more corrupt brother his deputy, married a 19yr old for ...
Suspension of Sanity over yet? When are we allowed to discuss Aotearoa having a new Head of State that does not live here, takes million in cash as back/handers from despots, has appointed an even more corrupt brother his deputy, married a 19yr old for ...
We’ve been told not to upset those who are in the 10 week mourning period for the late monarch. So I’ll focus on some interesting facts. I haven’t had a pint since the Elizabethan Period. Brian Tamaki was in Hotel Bonaparte in Paris during Elizabethan ...
Thanks for your thoughtful and rational contribution to debate. The pages of TheStandard wouldn’t be the same without you.
TVNZ have spent the last four days reinforcing the notion that Colonialism/Racism was/is a glorious endeavour and should be celebrated in glorious pageantry.
The successful HoS model that is most often suggested for New Zealand is that of Ireland. Look it up on wiki.
The Commonwealth org has a budget smaller than that of Invercargill council! What to we do through that org that we can’t do better directly?
Thank you for that posting, Peter. There is a well informed and well considered debate going on around the world at this time. One of the English Queens’s roles at the time of here accession was to continue the benefits and influence they had as a colonial...
It is disappointing that after all this time many on the left feel uncomfortable with criticising Russia. It suggests to me that some of us lefties either have weak foundation to our values or that some of us with a Marxist Leninist bent are now warm ...
The Commonwealth. A term used a lot in the coverage of the monarchy change. Up to now I viewed it as a silly pretendy thing. I now see it as a pernicious tool to whitewash colonial history and to frame racism as benign behaviour. Aotearoa must now exit the...
Matt Robson, formerly Alliance/Progressives, is the only Kiwi on a Ukrainian Government list of people pushing pro Russian propaganda. Can anyone point me to what he was up to?
vto is voicing Don Brash stuff. Not worth the effort, Molly.
I saw protestors (40+) up close today on both sides of the road by the lights in Silverdale around 1730 today. I know a Nat when I see one. These were not the faces we have seen on TV & SM. These were middle class pakeha with entitled faces. They are angry...
...=pay rise or bonus = rounds of drinks for your mates! Land it well and have fun along the way.
.....conversation today with an "Ex Pat": an English Migrant in NZ. He had picked up from FB or talkback..... "Jacinda Arder is hi-tailing off to Europe because NZ cannot export to EU anymore when England Brexits. " Why, I hear you ask. "Because NZ sells ...
The pro Brexit vote was a cry by a large section of English society that feels it had no voice in the institutions of state. First past the post: no proportional representation. 5m people vote UKIP and didn’t get a single seat. An unelected upper chamber ...
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