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6:00 pm, September 15th, 2015 - 7 comments
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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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Matt Hooton wants to spend even more on the flag debacle, but any sane observer would say this is throwing good money after bad.
One wonders what the Taxpayers Union thinks of his comments.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/284285/better-to-wait-than-botch-it
Fuel that distraction, Matty does as expected being the consummate player he is.
Yep, he wants us to be mad all black supporters waving our “plain black flags” (lol) and slowly corporatising the world. Would have loved to have been around the 2011 World Cup seeing Hooten hootin and hollering with his Tongan brothers. Jokes aside that was the best part of the last cup seeing the pacific island supporters fully decking out their cars with their flags.
They probably think he’s a Faybeeyunn.
[1] Red peak flag: Politicians’ views.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/284208/red-peak-politicians-fling-flag-barbs
[2] Andrew Little’s RNZ interview re flag, options, Key etc….Audio:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/player/201770651
The reality here is most duty solicitors are run off their feet. And legal aid has to be paid back in most cases. That is if you even qualify.
Oh we become more and more like the USA.
Polly Toynbee absolutely nails it:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/15/jeremy-corbyn-labour-mps