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  1. Labour Conference

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 7:10 am, November 30th, 2019 -  97 comments
    Categories: election 2020, housing, jacinda ardern, labour, poverty
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    It’s a weird moment for the Labour Party at Conference this weekend.

  2. Just another typical week in US politics

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:50 am, November 17th, 2019 -  38 comments
    Categories: Donald Trump, Media, Russia, spin, uncategorized, us politics, you couldn't make this shit up
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    The last week in US politics has seen the Trump Impeachment Hearing go public, Trump confidant Roger Stone convicted of lying to Congress, Alex Jones ask for the Presidential pardon to be used to free him, and details revealed of multiple meetings between Trump and Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas who are charged with campaign rule violations. Trump says he does not know them. Just another week in the Trump Presidency …

  3. Learning to win fast

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:45 am, November 12th, 2019 -  53 comments
    Categories: australian politics, climate change, Environment, science, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, uncategorized
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    While Australia burns its conservative politicians still refuse to accept the enormity of the climate crisis and are acting to hinder and prevent measures that need to be taken to address what is a clear threat to the country’s future.

  4. National’s fundamentals

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 7:15 am, November 6th, 2019 -  87 comments
    Categories: Christopher Luxon, election 2020, national
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    Are National parachuting in a fundamentalist Christian as a Prime Minister hopeful?

  5. Small start to inflated bullshit.

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 11:05 am, October 29th, 2019 -  14 comments
    Categories: articles, blogs, Kelvin Davis, Media, Politics, uncategorized
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    I was reading one of Chris Trotters reflections which looked at the Corrections Amendment Bill 2018, that just passed its 3rd reading. “Putting The Check In Right-Wing Prisoners’ Mail”. It sounded odd and oddly lacked detail. I came to the conclusion taking press releases at face value without thinking was a very bad idea.

  6. Farmers given a chance. I think National will screw it up for them.

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 8:11 am, October 24th, 2019 -  21 comments
    Categories: bill english, Economy, jacinda ardern, Judith Collins, nz first, politicans, Politics
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    One of the less endearing traits of National is their ability to screw almost anything up for short-term advantage regardless how it impacts long-term. Usually this comes from the results of in-fighting within the party. The agricultural emissions deal is likely to get caught again.

  7. Burning down the house

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 5:03 pm, October 15th, 2019 -  28 comments
    Categories: australian politics, climate change, Donald Trump, national, Politics, same old national, science, uk politics, uncategorized, us politics
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    Why is it that conservative politicians throughout the world engage in rhetorical attacks on laws that in many situations actually serve important purposes?

  8. One News Colmar Brunton Poll Oct 2019

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 6:21 pm, October 14th, 2019 -  121 comments
    Categories: class war, economy, greens, jacinda ardern, labour, Media, national, nz first, political parties, Politics, Simon Bridges
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    The October TV One/Colmar Brunton poll is out. Like yesterday’s devastating TV3 poll result showing National not waving, but drowning, today’s poll confirms that NZ is still heading toward an historic Labour/Green Government, despite the Tories flirting with numbers in the high fifties.

    UPDATE: Some weirdness with the numbers: they add up to 101% and 47% does not actually give National 60 seats, so the ‘Poll Says National Can Govern’ headlines are a wee bit optimistic.  TRP.

  9. John Key 2.0

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:00 am, October 11th, 2019 -  120 comments
    Categories: election 2020, elections, john key, national, same old national
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    Chris Luxon has announced he will be seeking National’s nomination for the Botany seat next year.  john Key is pleased.  But Jami Lee-Ross is not … Update: Nor is Matthew Hooton …

  10. Fonterra, again

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 9:15 am, September 29th, 2019 -  24 comments
    Categories: climate change, Economy, Environment, farming, Free Trade, global warming, Globalisation, trade, uncategorized
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    Why New Zealand – and its government – need to engage much harder about Fonterra.

  11. Battery power gets way more interesting

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 10:10 am, September 27th, 2019 -  35 comments
    Categories: Economy, tech industry
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    Anyone who has been around tech for the last couple of decades will be aware of the liberating and industry disruptive effect of batteries. This caught my attention – “Tesla May Have Invented a Million-Mile Electric Car Battery”. It was well worth the read.

  12. An example Single Transferable Vote ballot

    How to vote in STV

    Written By:  Matthew Whitehead -  Date published: 12:15 pm, September 26th, 2019 -  21 comments
    Categories: local body elections
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    It’s local voting time again, and more councils are using STV- while the Electoral Commission will tell you how to rank candidates, they won’t tell you how to vote effectively. Should you leave candidates off your list if you know what relative order they would go in?

  13. Climate choices

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 7:15 am, September 24th, 2019 -  16 comments
    Categories: climate change
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    There’s good news and there’s bad news in the landmark United in Science report.

  14. The Race to be the Democratic Party’s Presidential nominee

    Written By:  Bill -  Date published: 7:35 am, September 17th, 2019 -  38 comments
    Categories: elections, International, Left, liberalism, social democracy, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, us politics
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    Breaking it down.

  15. How This Government Can Still Win

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 8:13 am, September 16th, 2019 -  91 comments
    Categories: economy, education, election 2020, elections, grant robertson, jacinda ardern, labour, police, sport, tax, tertiary education, uncategorized
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    Some suggestions on how Labour can retain power at the next election.

  16. The Far Right’s Winning Narrative Superiority

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 10:43 am, September 7th, 2019 -  132 comments
    Categories: australian politics, boris johnson, Donald Trump, Politics, uk politics, us politics
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    Why is the right winning so many elections?

  17. China Becomes Fascist

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 12:52 pm, August 26th, 2019 -  42 comments
    Categories: China, democracy under attack, International
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    Those who see fascism emerging under Trump can observe the full modern version in action now in Hong Kong’s contest of protesters with the Chinese government.

  18. National still does not get MMP

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:23 am, August 14th, 2019 -  62 comments
    Categories: making shit up, national, same old national, Simon Bridges, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, uncategorized, you couldn't make this shit up
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    National has shown that it does not understand MMP by being overly concerned that some electorates may be slightly bigger or smaller than other electorates.

  19. Taking out the trash – Whaleoil site sold to Blomfield

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 2:29 pm, August 9th, 2019 -  67 comments
    Categories: blogs, books, crime, David Farrar, dpf, Media, police, Social issues, uncategorized
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    Matt Blomfield has brought the Whaleoil site from the official assignee. This fulfills a long held wish of, not only Matt, but a whole pile of people that this arsehole-run paid-for defamation lying site have damaged over the years. Chapter 27 of the Margie Thompson’s Whale Oil book is now available online…

  20. Arnhem Land and Ihumātao

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 8:28 am, August 5th, 2019 -  44 comments
    Categories: auckland supercity, australian politics, Maori Issues
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    A Recent High Court decision in Australia suggests that protection of indigenous land rights may be better than we think.

  21. Simon – only good at the bottom of a cliff

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 8:03 am, July 31st, 2019 -  78 comments
    Categories: health, politicans, Politics, Simon Bridges, Social issues
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    The interview between Jack Tame and  Simon Bridges was revealing. Circumlocutions and the wheedling of a conniving prosecutor around the National party hypocrisy over cancer drugs. Making a token amount towards funding super-expensive cancer drugs – but don’t want to deal with root causes or prevention of cancer? It beggars belief that this fool is a politician.

  22. Ihumātao

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:32 am, July 31st, 2019 -  119 comments
    Categories: auckland supercity, national, nick smith, uncategorized
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    The background to the Ihumatao dispute is complex and problematic and resolving it may require the Government to review issues relating to privately held land and treaty claims.

  23. lumos helmet

    Watching the rain radar

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 8:46 am, July 16th, 2019 -  35 comments
    Categories: Environment, transport
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    Of all of the inventions that currently make riding bikes safer and more convenient in urban environments, I’d have to say that the rain radar would be number four on my list.

  24. D Day for ETS?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:32 am, July 16th, 2019 -  75 comments
    Categories: climate change, Environment, ETS, global warming, Judith Collins, national, same old national, science, todd muller
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    There are rumours that the Interim Climate Change Committee will propose that agriculture is included in the Emissions Trading Scheme as an interim measure to allow a levy/rebate system that can operate at a farm level.

     

  25. The return of Banks?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 11:47 am, July 14th, 2019 -  28 comments
    Categories: auckland supercity, john banks, local government, supercity
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    John Banks is reported to be considering another run at the Auckland mayoralty.

  26. Aussies – utterly predictable right down to the last words.

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 11:01 am, July 14th, 2019 -  30 comments
    Categories: Donald Trump, humour, Satire, sport
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    It isn’t often that I read a sports story. My view was that if you aren’t doing a sport, then what is the point in watching others doing it? Work on something that you can do. However a title on an aussie ABC article caught me – “New Zealand earn genuine respect”. Now that was unusual…

     

  27. Trump’s social media summit

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:57 am, July 13th, 2019 -  36 comments
    Categories: Deep stuff, democracy under attack, Donald Trump, jacinda ardern, Media, uncategorized
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    Donald Trump’s social media summit, a white house gathering of right wing extremists and media trolls, is the complete antithesis of the post Christchurch massacre gathering organised by Jacinda Ardern to address the damage that social media can cause.

  28. 5G flip flop

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 7:30 am, July 2nd, 2019 -  62 comments
    Categories: China, Deep stuff, Donald Trump, International, tech industry, us politics
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    Six weeks after banning China’s leading tech firm Huawei from contracts with U.S. businesses, U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have reversed it after meeting China’s Premier Xi Jinping.

  29. Results matter

    Written By:  Richard Wagstaff -  Date published: 9:34 am, June 21st, 2019 -  29 comments
    Categories: business, class, culture, employment, equality, human rights, jobs, Living Wage, minimum wage, quality of life, tax, Unions, wages, workers' rights
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    Everyone knows that getting employers to increase rates of pay and improve conditions of work takes real pressure and the only real way working people can exert pressure, in the unbalanced relationship that exists between individual employees and employers, is by acting together; collectively. And that’s what we’ve been doing week in, week out and getting real results.

  30. What have Unions ever done for freeloaders?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:39 am, June 16th, 2019 -  198 comments
    Categories: education, Media, spin, taxpayers union, uncategorized, Unions, workers' rights, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Two teachers who support individual contracts and performance pay are upset that they are not going to immediately get the benefit the Teachers Unions negotiated for their members.

  31. Farewell Mr Makhlouf

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 12:39 pm, June 13th, 2019 -  46 comments
    Categories: Economy, treasury
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    Gabriel Makhlouf will be remembered because of events surrounding the unauthorised access of Treasury information by National. History should result in him being remembered for more positive things, like the creation of a new framework that has restructured how the government spends public money from the ground up.

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