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The current rise of populism challenges the way we think about people’s relationship to the economy.We seem to be entering an era of populism, in which leadership in a democracy is based on preferences of the population which do not seem entirely rational nor serving their longer interests. ...
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Linking to Pirated Content Is Not Copyright Infringement, Says EU Court Adviser
And interesting finding and one, IMO, that will have a significant influence over the years on IP law.
Same argument used by Kim Dotcom. He was not the one loading “pirated” works. Wouldn’t the EU Court Advisers advice be the opposite to the USA plan?
Sir Henry van der Heyden.
Further proof that knighthood is a reward for crime.
Yeah – this is the second time there’s been a recent outing of a prominent NZer being caught NOT looking after their farm animals properly. I wonder how many more there will be.
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Chicken Farms?
and dairy cows in Lake Taupo waters – also owned by two prominent NZers
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/301009/chicken-farm-owned-by-foodstuffs-director's-family
“Models have been systematically underestimating the amount of liquid in clouds, meaning that we aren’t fully appreciating the feedback,” she said. “It could mean our higher limit of warming is now even higher, depending on the model, which means serious consequences for us in terms of climate change.”
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/07/clouds-climate-change-analysis-liquid-ice-global-warming
URL of the week from Stuff:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/78648257/Fomer-Northland-MP-Mike-Sabin-to-take-stand
Sadly, the link is dead, so I guess we’ll never know why Mike Sabin has to take the stand and I suppose we shouldn’t speculate. But well done, Stuff. Getting rid of all your sub editors has really paid off 😉
Wow!
might have to do with this?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/78634658/prominent-accused-these-girls-are-no-shrinking-violets
Sounds about right. Blame the victims.
Britain’s to blame for the tax haven monster
bold mine
Definitely time to deal to the tax havens – starting with us.
did you not read the bit you yourself put in bold.
Being a tax haven is merely a symptom of much deeper issues.
something like this perhaps…
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/apr/08/global-inequality-may-be-much-worse-than-we-think
which may lead to….
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/07/panama-papers-taxes-universal-basic-income-public-services
” Because the truth is that we have all been robbed, systematically, by the world’s wealthiest people, for decades. They have used those stolen dollars to build yet more wealth for themselves, and all the while we have been arguing with ourselves over what to do with the leftover pennies.”
Precisely