Daily review 01/05/2019

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 1st, 2019 - 94 comments

Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …

May Day

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Date published: 11:49 am, May 1st, 2019 - 9 comments

Press release from the NZCTU celebrating May day and noting imminent changes to employment laws.

Climate change is this Government’s nuclear free issue

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Date published: 9:00 am, May 1st, 2019 - 50 comments

The results of the Zero Carbon Bill negotiations are due to be announced shortly.  This Government has a political imperative to make sure that the final proposal is resolute.

Death by a thousand cuts

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Date published: 7:20 am, May 1st, 2019 - 74 comments

It has been reported that John Key has shown some support behind the scenes for Judith Collins.  And someone in National’s caucus has leaked to Newshub that MPs were told not to leak to Newshub.

Open mike 01/05/2019

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Date published: 7:00 am, May 1st, 2019 - 105 comments

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Daily review 30/04/2019

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Date published: 5:30 pm, April 30th, 2019 - 76 comments

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Five people versus a billionaire

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Date published: 9:00 am, April 30th, 2019 - 36 comments

UK Labour has released a stunning advertisement on what happens if you give ordinary people more resources compared to if you give a billionaire a tax cut.

The ides of April

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Date published: 7:34 am, April 30th, 2019 - 87 comments

National’s first caucus meeting in a while is scheduled for today. And the leaks are continuing.

Open mike 30/04/2019

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Date published: 7:00 am, April 30th, 2019 - 59 comments

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Daily review 29/04/2019

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Date published: 5:30 pm, April 29th, 2019 - 23 comments

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Slushiegate

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Date published: 7:46 am, April 29th, 2019 - 101 comments

Simon Bridges has decided to attack Corrections management for installing slushie machines designed to help cool prison guards in full uniform and heavy stab proof vests on hot days.

Open mike 29/04/2019

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Date published: 7:00 am, April 29th, 2019 - 105 comments

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The Herald paywall

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Date published: 11:43 am, April 28th, 2019 - 59 comments

The Herald is getting ready this week to install a paywall.

Open mike 28/04/2019

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Date published: 7:00 am, April 28th, 2019 - 84 comments

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How To Get There 28/4/19

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Date published: 7:00 am, April 28th, 2019 - 46 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.  

Should white supremacists be preferred over ISIS?

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Date published: 7:30 am, April 27th, 2019 - 117 comments

According to media sources in the United States Twitter won’t autoban white supremacists because too many GOP Politicians would be banned.

Open mike 27/04/2019

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Date published: 7:00 am, April 27th, 2019 - 179 comments

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Daily review 26/04/2019

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Date published: 5:08 pm, April 26th, 2019 - 21 comments

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Splitters!

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Date published: 10:37 am, April 26th, 2019 - 34 comments

David Moffett, a Former board member of the New Conservative Party has announced the launch of a new new conservative party.

Regulating social media

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Date published: 7:48 am, April 26th, 2019 - 83 comments

Is it possible that the zeitgeist for global social media regulation is peaking at the right time, and the big tech giants will accede?

Open mike 26/04/2019

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Date published: 7:00 am, April 26th, 2019 - 192 comments

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Open mike 25/04/2019

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Date published: 7:00 am, April 25th, 2019 - 234 comments

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Daily review 24/04/2019

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Date published: 5:26 pm, April 24th, 2019 - 14 comments

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Letter From the United Kingdom

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Date published: 2:50 pm, April 24th, 2019 - 116 comments

 
Jeremy Corbyn’s class  performance has been driving the MSM, the Tories, and the Blairite remnants crazy

Sri Lanka

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Date published: 7:53 am, April 24th, 2019 - 13 comments

A junior Sri Lankan Minister has suggested that the recent bombings was an ISIS inspired response to the Christchurch mosque bombings.  But others are not so sure that this is right.

Everything Should Be Made As Uncomfortable As Possible, But No Less Comfortable

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Date published: 7:01 am, April 24th, 2019 - 26 comments

When providing a voluntary carbon-offset scheme, make it as simple as possible, but not simpler, and tell people about it.

Open mike 24/04/2019

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Date published: 7:00 am, April 24th, 2019 - 109 comments

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Open mike 23/04/2019

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Date published: 7:00 am, April 23rd, 2019 - 77 comments

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Kiwi Cultural Cringe is Alive and Well

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Date published: 4:00 pm, April 22nd, 2019 - 75 comments

New Zealand is too small for high-achievers and star-performers and does not offer enough challenges and rewards.

Open mike 22/04/2019

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Date published: 7:00 am, April 22nd, 2019 - 182 comments

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Confirmation bias

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Date published: 12:03 pm, April 21st, 2019 - 134 comments

The internet neatly divides us into separate isolated tribes with polarised views of what are the issues and what is reality.  How do we engage in a civilised discussion to educate each other and reach a consensus of what we should be doing?

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