Open mike 27/05/2024

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 27th, 2024 - 14 comments

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What is that word that starts with “C” and ends with “orruption”?

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Date published: 11:11 am, May 26th, 2024 - 46 comments

The past fortnight has seen a number of breaking stories each of which raises concerns about the motivations and goals of this Government. It makes you wonder whether the pursuit of self interest is an embedded feature as opposed to a bug.

Open mike 26/05/2024

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 26th, 2024 - 32 comments

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Is Shane Jones Right About Mining?

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Date published: 10:58 am, May 25th, 2024 - 36 comments

Maybe Shane Jones is at least partially right about mining.

The Luxon Government’s War on Nature

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Date published: 6:10 am, May 25th, 2024 - 10 comments

“But the truth is that real gains only ever come out of a mobilised civil society and achieving a mobilised civil society is exactly what we have to do.”

– Russel Norman

Open mike 25/05/2024

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 25th, 2024 - 62 comments

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Daily review 24/05/2024

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 24th, 2024 - 1 comment

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Open mike 24/05/2024

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 24th, 2024 - 57 comments

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Daily review 23/05/2024

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 23rd, 2024 - 9 comments

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“It’s the end of the Tories…”

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Date published: 12:13 pm, May 23rd, 2024 - 27 comments

“and they know it”

Open mike 23/05/2024

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 23rd, 2024 - 93 comments

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Daily review 22/05/2024

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 22nd, 2024 - 4 comments

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Making up for lost time

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Date published: 8:34 am, May 22nd, 2024 - 39 comments

Guest post by Nigel Haworth where he discusses Labour membership’s desire for taxation reform and why it is important that Labour decides on its position as soon as possible.

Open mike 22/05/2024

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 22nd, 2024 - 66 comments

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Daily review 21/05/2024

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 21st, 2024 - 16 comments

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National MP *forgets* to declare $178,000 in donations

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Date published: 11:23 am, May 21st, 2024 - 21 comments

In breaking news New Plymouth National MP David MacLeod apparently *forgot* to declare $178,000 in declarations to the Electoral Commission.

Speech time

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Date published: 9:02 am, May 21st, 2024 - 6 comments

In the past week Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins have both delivered future vision themed speeches. With some dramatic contrasts.

Open mike 21/05/2024

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 21st, 2024 - 46 comments

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British politics – hurry up and wait for a general election

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Date published: 4:58 am, May 21st, 2024 - 16 comments

While I do not pick elections, I think it is safe to make this point. If Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party are holding on for a dramatic change in polling numbers, they are unlikely to see this happen. On current polling, even a 7% swing in their favour would not be enough to stop them from losing the election. Labour should not be complacent, but it is increasingly obvious that the voter coalition that helped the Conservatives win in 2019 has collapsed.

AUKUS. We “share values” with people committing genocide??

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Date published: 11:29 pm, May 20th, 2024 - 46 comments

Western leaders like to talk about values, shared values, common values.  The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) says the US and Israel have a partnership based on shared values. I believe them.

Daily review 20/05/2024

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 20th, 2024 - 9 comments

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A Deliberate Recession

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Date published: 1:00 pm, May 20th, 2024 - 51 comments

It is sickening to see how economic power is being used against ordinary New Zealanders right now.

Open mike 20/05/2024

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 20th, 2024 - 77 comments

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Fonterra’s Brand Sale Continues to Drag New Zealand Down

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Date published: 10:16 am, May 19th, 2024 - 26 comments

Fonterra is a complete construct of the New Zealand state, but it is pulling our entire country down.

Open mike 19/05/2024

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 19th, 2024 - 31 comments

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Bonnie Jenkins: US ignores China proposal for no-first-use of nukes

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Date published: 5:47 am, May 19th, 2024 - Comments Off on Bonnie Jenkins: US ignores China proposal for no-first-use of nukes

Questioned by Senator Van Hollen re US response to China’s February 2024 offer of no-first-use, Assistant Secretary Bonnie Jenkins told the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee they would have to think about it, but at this point had no intention of changing to a no-first use policy.

Are we drifting away or falling apart?

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Date published: 1:53 pm, May 18th, 2024 - 16 comments

What is the antidote for our socio-economic problems and how do we deal with this coalition government?

Open mike 18/05/2024

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 18th, 2024 - 25 comments

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Daily review 17/05/2024

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 17th, 2024 - 15 comments

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Open mike 17/05/2024

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 17th, 2024 - 38 comments

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Daily review 16/05/2024

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 16th, 2024 - 2 comments

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