Relentless negativity
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Date published: 8:22 am, March 18th, 2020 - 57 comments
Simon Bridges has been criticised for his relentless negativity towards the Government’s urgent Covid-19 budget response and for playing politics as usual at a time when unity is required.
Open mike 18/03/2020
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 18th, 2020 - 56 comments
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Daily review 17/03/2020
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Date published: 5:50 pm, March 17th, 2020 - 52 comments
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Is this the next GFC?
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Date published: 4:27 pm, March 17th, 2020 - 24 comments
The Minister of Finance says that we are facing the worst of any of the scenarios that they had been preparing for. In response the government’s rescue package is bigger than anything New Zealand has ever seen.
Covid-19 Gov’t Support; Live updates from 2pm
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Date published: 2:01 pm, March 17th, 2020 - 156 comments
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the coalition Government will announce a multi-billion dollar economic package at 2pm today. Livestream details are in the post and live updates will be made as the announcement rolls out.
Covid-19: Back home again
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Date published: 1:49 pm, March 17th, 2020 - 2 comments
As a programmer, I’ve had a lot of experience with working from home for work, last time was about 13 years ago. Yesterday we got shifted to working from home. The toolkit has changed a lot even in the last few years. What is going to be interesting for me is to see how companies disperse their employees out in the same way over this pandemic – that will be a real test of productivity.
The right become socialists as Covid-19 bites
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Date published: 7:52 am, March 17th, 2020 - 38 comments
The right, elements of which have thought the best thing to do to the state is weaken it that badly that they could then drown it in a bathtub, are rethinking and now realise that a well resourced, active and engaged State is actually a life saver.
Open mike 17/03/2020
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 17th, 2020 - 79 comments
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Daily review 16/03/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 16th, 2020 - 32 comments
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Jacinda Arden’s request of New Zealanders
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Date published: 10:51 am, March 16th, 2020 - 49 comments
An update from Labour on covid prevention.
Different responses to the Covid virus pandemic
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Date published: 10:11 am, March 16th, 2020 - 105 comments
It has been disclosed that Donald Trump has attempted to buy exclusive rights to a German vaccine in development. But only for the use of the American people. Meanwhile in New Zealand there is agreat anticipation about the Government’s announced package due to be released tomorrow.
Open mike 16/03/2020
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 16th, 2020 - 109 comments
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Covid-19 and a digital democracy
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Date published: 7:30 pm, March 15th, 2020 - 20 comments
Government has for the last decade been pushing for as many government services as possible to be primarily accessed digitally rather than face-to face. Funnily enough, the one public service they forgot to push to digital is themselves. Now’s the time Trevor.
Remember March 15
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Date published: 8:34 am, March 15th, 2020 - 9 comments
Today marks the first anniversary of the Christchurch Mosque shooting.
How To Get There 15/03/20
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 15th, 2020 - 2 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 15/03/2020
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 15th, 2020 - 136 comments
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Covid-19 – a political problem
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Date published: 11:08 pm, March 14th, 2020 - 103 comments
Juice Media on the essential facts about the spread of Covid-19. It concentrates on the United States, where personally I’m picking the US, by the end of the year, as being the biggest medico-political screw up world wide after Iran. Early wishful thinking and a lack of transparency cost lives. Pathetic bullshitting simply doesn’t help.
No Right Turn: Ghost homes should be used to house the homeless
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Date published: 7:05 am, March 14th, 2020 - 100 comments
Idiot/Savant writes about empty houses and the homeless.
Open mike 14/03/2020
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 14th, 2020 - 135 comments
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How does the government handle a pandemic induced world recession?
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Date published: 8:54 am, March 13th, 2020 - 152 comments
With the world’s economy in turmoil and infection rates continuing to surge the responses of different countries to the crisis shows markedly different results. And the issue could be the determining issue of this year’s election.
Open mike 13/03/2020
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 13th, 2020 - 134 comments
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Daily review 12/03/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 12th, 2020 - 40 comments
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It’s time for Auckland to work
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Date published: 8:44 am, March 12th, 2020 - 12 comments
2020 will now be the year that New Zealand will now rely on Auckland to get its shit together.
Open mike 12/03/2020
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 12th, 2020 - 90 comments
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Daily review 11/03/2020
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Date published: 5:52 pm, March 11th, 2020 - 10 comments
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Workers 1, Bridges 0: Minimum Wage Rise to Go Ahead
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Date published: 3:31 pm, March 11th, 2020 - 23 comments
Labour have confirmed that they will lift the minimum adult wage on April 1st. This is great news for workers and SME’s!
Coronavirus and the State
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Date published: 2:52 pm, March 11th, 2020 - 37 comments
A few weeks ago I slagged off the Chinese government for its response to the Corona virus and presumed that authoritarian states could never be as good as democratic states in responding to a pandemic. I want to revisit my opinion.
Open mike 11/03/2020
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 11th, 2020 - 129 comments
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Corrupt US
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Date published: 8:21 pm, March 10th, 2020 - 60 comments
That’s not a request by the way. This post is a kind of “confessions of a cynic who allowed optimism to creep up and have a hand in thought processes” post.
Daily review 10/03/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 10th, 2020 - 64 comments
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My reaction to a new Commissioner of Police
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Date published: 8:24 am, March 10th, 2020 - 15 comments
Previous readers of this site will be aware that I’m not a particularly enthusiastic supporter of the police. I’m more in the order of regarding our current police of a necessary burden on society that could do with having considerable improvement. While I find most police members to be what I can respect. I find the organisation protects some real idiots. I pity a commissioner having to deal with this.
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