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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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How about that Nick Smith eh? Twisting and turning, blaming anyone else for his abject incompetence. Thanks a bunch, Nelson voters.
One of many electorates you could slap a blue ribbon on a donkey and it’d get voted in.
Jamie Less Ross, Todd Barclay, Maggie Barry, Barbara Krueger spring to mind
quite. the shaving rash on the monkey is showing.
Chilled-out entertainer gets his Python on: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/69451692/housing-shambles-has-john-key-reaching-for-explanations
His performance in the house was a thing to behold. This “its all Labour’s fault” is definately wearing off …
https://youtu.be/FRzJ6oqt9r8
Seems like the speaker of the house is revelling in Key’s ‘non’ answers.
Impartiality? Yeah right!
The latest must-avoid fart-worthy replacement show in place of Campbell Live :
http://thestandard.org.nz/open-mike-16062015/#comment-1030798
This is a hoot!! A must watch- especially at the end. 😀
http://www.inthehouse.co.nz/video/37750
Yep. I posted it above! Key is struggling with this one …
Interesting to see the right wanting to skewer Smith. I think he is toast …
The NAT right wing want Smith gone as he is in the English old provincial conservatives crowd and is not a supporter of the Collins neolib faction
Agreed. National will happily eat their young if there is political advantage. The last couple of weeks we have seen McCully and Smith both being hung out to dry.
The motivation is interesting. There seems to be an expectation that individual Ministers can be skewered but National Inc can continue to dominate. There is also clearly some within their caucus willing to sacrifice the common good for individual career gains.
Bloody righties eh?
A corporate power struggle in other words…they see the 1st year of a new term as being a safe time to sort these matters out.
Probably is given a docile MSM and an opposition lacking bite.
Enjoy:
https://youtu.be/HiT2FGOID50
Scoop roll out the next part of their transformation of online news. Over the next 16 days they’re seeking support membership or corporate accounts,
https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/3711-16-days-of-scoop-building-a-sustainable-news-company-for-the-people-of-new-zealand
Fatted Freebooting fu*kwits.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/69453073/crown-looks-to-trade-in-its-luxury-limo-fleet
New twist in the smuggling saga involving Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia :
Stacks paid to smugglers to send asylum seekers on a ‘suicide mission’
Too many questions, too few answers!
Interesting to see where all this will lead to.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/69452968/stacks-paid-to-smugglers-to-send-asylum-seekers-on-a-suicide-mission
“A major new global financial report finds that investors who remain ignorant of or deny climate science will be big money losers compared to those who are climate-savvy.”
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/06/11/3668115/climate-change-deniers-money-losers/
Ok, but aren’t there always going to be losers because investment is about some people winning and some losing?