Panama Papers fallout – trusts leaving NZ
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Date published: 10:16 am, June 13th, 2017 - 118 comments
Herald: “More than 1800 foreign trusts have told Inland Revenue they don’t want to register under new rules that require them to reveal financial information and their ultimate owners.”
Labour oppose visa scams – Nats would rather have the quick bucks
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Date published: 7:02 am, June 13th, 2017 - 35 comments
Labour is right to stress the many advantages that immigration brings to NZ, and right to address the major way in which it is being abused – student visa scams. Bill English has made National’s position clear, they would rather have the quick bucks.
Open Mike 13/06/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 13th, 2017 - 117 comments
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Daily Review 12/06/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 12th, 2017 - 30 comments
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Labour’s immigration policy
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Date published: 3:46 pm, June 12th, 2017 - 95 comments
On first impressions Labour has done a good job of trying to balance the needs: to acknowledge the positive role of immigration in NZ, slow down immigration while infrastructure catches up, and target immigration effectively.
Act’s Euthanasia Bill
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Date published: 10:05 am, June 12th, 2017 - 83 comments
Following the selection of David Seymour’s private member’s bill euthanasia will be debated this year in Parliament.
How to make medicinal cannabis laws based on the needs of ill and disabled people
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Date published: 9:48 am, June 12th, 2017 - 124 comments
The Greens’ bill would make medicinal cannabis easily accessible to those in need without hoop jumping or financial barriers.
Ratepayers vs affordable housing
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Date published: 9:25 am, June 12th, 2017 - 60 comments
The mess surrounding and “affordable” housing development in Manukau highlights a dilemma that sets ratepayers against those in need of a home. This needs leadership from central government. I won’t hold my breath.
Brownlee lying to the UN over Operation Burnham
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Date published: 6:36 am, June 12th, 2017 - 18 comments
The UN called for an investigation into Operation Burnham. Very inconvenient for the Nats who would rather sweep any dead civilians under the carpet and forget them. So naturally Gerry Brownlee responds with a lie.
Open Mike 12/06/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 12th, 2017 - 129 comments
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Owen Jones’ and the Guardian’s Corbyn mea culpa
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Date published: 2:30 pm, June 11th, 2017 - 57 comments
Owen Jones of the Guardian has posted a mea culpa about his pessimism that Jeremy Corbyn would succeed as Labour leader. But meanwhile blairites are claiming that Corbyn missed an open goal while at the same time calling for unity.
Northern Ireland
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Date published: 7:56 am, June 11th, 2017 - 58 comments
In the wake of the UK election hung parliament, issues are emerging with the Conservatives/DUP coalition and its effect the Northern Ireland peace process, that bring into question the Tories’ ability to govern.
Getting Corbyn
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Date published: 7:36 am, June 11th, 2017 - 30 comments
“An extremely large portion of the British people, particularly the young, are utterly disenchanted by the sclerotic and self-perpetuating political class that governs them”
Open Mike 11/06/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 11th, 2017 - 115 comments
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Hosking hasn’t aged well
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Date published: 9:36 am, June 10th, 2017 - 141 comments
“His policies are from another age, and so extreme that when push comes to shove, when people actually have to decide who runs their country, short of the small collective of Marxists who have never quite joined the real world, Brits know full well there is only one choice.”
Jonathan Pie on the UK Election
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Date published: 9:00 am, June 10th, 2017 - 13 comments
Jonathan Pie celebrates the UK election result.
The Freshwater Rescue Plan
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Date published: 8:17 am, June 10th, 2017 - 12 comments
Seven steps to reclaiming our lakes, rivers, streams and aquifers.
Lessons for NZ Labour?
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Date published: 7:02 am, June 10th, 2017 - 159 comments
Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour just reshaped the political landscape of the UK.
Lessons for NZ?
Open Mike 10/06/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 10th, 2017 - 51 comments
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Daily Review 09/06/2017
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Date published: 6:01 pm, June 9th, 2017 - 14 comments
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Labour excels in the UK
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Date published: 4:04 pm, June 9th, 2017 - 132 comments
Labour’s performance in the United Kingdom is phenomenal compared to expectations from even three weeks ago. What are the lessons for New Zealand Labour?
UN calls for investigation into Operation Burnham
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Date published: 1:59 pm, June 9th, 2017 - 23 comments
Well well. What will you do now Bill?
Tertiary education: keep it public
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Date published: 12:01 pm, June 9th, 2017 - 24 comments
Two public meetings are being held next week to shine a light on the government’s Education (Tertiary Education and Other Matters) Amendment Bill. It would allow the Minister for Tertiary Education – currently Epsom’s Paul Goldsmith – to take public funds away from universities, polytechs and wānanga and give them to private companies. It’s another […]
$2.3b Health funding shortfall
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Date published: 7:06 am, June 9th, 2017 - 45 comments
The Nats are under-funding the health sector to the tune of $2.3b. That’s a lot of real people not getting the care that they need.
UK General Election discussion post
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Date published: 6:14 am, June 9th, 2017 - 173 comments
General discussion thread for the UK election.
Open Mike 09/06/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 9th, 2017 - 38 comments
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We’ll see.
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Date published: 11:26 pm, June 8th, 2017 - 12 comments
There’s the heel of a boot, and then there’s the lifting of it.
Daily Review 08/06/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 8th, 2017 - 15 comments
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Dirty Politics 2017 style
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Date published: 4:05 pm, June 8th, 2017 - 27 comments
Latest polls and some anecdotal evidence from the doorstep are showing a move back to the Tories in Britain. If so it may in part be due to last-minute dark and dirty personally targeted Facebook advertising to voters in marginal seats. They cost so will need to be watched later on here.
Two faced English warned of the housing crisis in 2010
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Date published: 10:35 am, June 8th, 2017 - 23 comments
PM Bill English denies there is a housing crisis.
In 2010 he knew about and warned of the housing crisis.
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