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  1. Helen Kelly: Just plain good

    Written By:  Rob Egan -  Date published: 9:00 am, October 14th, 2016 -  41 comments
    Categories: health and safety, leadership, Left, Unions, workers' rights
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    I’m going to miss you, mate.

  2. The crime spike

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:30 am, October 12th, 2016 -  24 comments
    Categories: Judith Collins, national, national/act government, Politics, same old national, the praiseworthy and the pitiful
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    Who would have thought that a surge in homelessness would result in a spike in crime, and that a dramatic increase in the number of people with no or compromised housing situations would cause an increase in burglaries, robberies and assaults.

  3. Chloe King – John Key, I am a low waged worker, and neither “lazy” nor “drug addled”

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 2:39 pm, September 9th, 2016 -  254 comments
    Categories: business, class, jobs, john key, national, paula bennett, Politics, same old national, unemployment, wages, workers' rights
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    Blogger and social activist Chloe King, one of the hundreds of thousands of low waged workers in this country was devastated by John Key’s comments suggesting that she and others were lazy and had no work ethic. This is her response.

  4. Little’s Big Parliamentary ‘Member’

    Written By:  Ben Clark -  Date published: 11:18 pm, September 5th, 2016 -  32 comments
    Categories: Andrew Little
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    Andrew Little fully fronts up.

  5. Take the power back

    Written By:  Helen Kelly -  Date published: 10:26 am, September 5th, 2016 -  49 comments
    Categories: democratic participation, local body elections, workers' rights
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    The Jobs That Count campaign isn’t just about Talley’s AFFCO. It’s about getting local councils that work for all of us and make sure that the big businesses in our communities give back to us.

  6. Only unsustainable net migration fuels “growth”

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 10:22 am, September 2nd, 2016 -  107 comments
    Categories: accountability, im/migration, national, nz first, Politics, same old national, Social issues, wages
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    Our National dipshit ministers have decided to start a new growth industry. They importing low-skilled to extract their savings, using them to generate artificial heat in the service economy and to slow wage growth. On the way through they’re also screwing the housing market. Our current net permanent long-term migration is completely unsustainable. Perhaps it is time to vote NZ First?

  7. Free Petrol Pt IV

    Written By:  Bill -  Date published: 6:25 am, August 5th, 2016 -  92 comments
    Categories: climate change, energy, Environment, global warming, infrastructure, political alternatives, science, transport, vision
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    Part IV of IV

  8. Mama said

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 9:12 am, August 4th, 2016 -  1 comment
    Categories: blogs
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    Mama said was the top blog listed in NZ this month on Open Parachute. I have to say that I loved Emily Writes explanation about her long absence from writing blogs after writing a viral review of Tarzan. But it is just the essence of why most of us blog.

  9. The Unitary Plan will not solve the Housing Crisis

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 11:30 am, August 1st, 2016 -  9 comments
    Categories: Andrew Little, auckland supercity, bill english, housing, labour, local government, national, Politics, same old national
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    The Unitary Plan has been described as a panacea for the housing crisis by the Government.  But will it actually address this most acute of issues?

  10. DNC Day 3. Biden, Obama, and Trump Jumps the Shark

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 8:13 am, July 28th, 2016 -  88 comments
    Categories: capitalism, class war, us politics
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    Day 3 of the DNC. Biden and Obama to speak later, Trump wishes he hadn’t spoken earlier. In what looks to be an embarrassing gaffe, the candidate of the 1%ers has requested help from Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails. In a normal election, that would be political suicide. This year, who knows?

    UPDATE: Barack Obama LIVE STREAMING NOW.

     

  11. Labour’s Centenary History

    Written By:  Mike Smith -  Date published: 4:29 pm, July 26th, 2016 -  12 comments
    Categories: uncategorized
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    Covering 100 years in 250 pages, Unity Books’ Tilly Lloyd’s review described Labour’s centenary history by Jim McAloon and Peter Franks as a ‘coherent skim.’ Prefaces and prehistory take 50 pages to  get to the starting line. The 23 years from Helen Clark’s accession to the leadership to the present takes as many pages. Of the 32 persons interviewed 28 were Members of Parliament. Surprisingly Mike Williams, the second longest-serving President after Big Jim Roberts, was not included among them.

  12. Todd McClay gets thrown under a bus

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:22 am, July 26th, 2016 -  56 comments
    Categories: China, International, john key, making shit up, national, spin, you couldn't make this shit up
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    John Key has thrown Todd McClay under a bus and blamed him for dancing on the head of a pin and for no one telling Key that our second major trading nation wanted to dump sub standard steel on the local market.

  13. Has Hillary Clinton hired Bernie Sanders’ social media team?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:56 am, July 21st, 2016 -  18 comments
    Categories: International, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, us politics, video, youtube
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    Overnight Hillary Clinton’s campaign team has released a video that not only elegantly mimics and repeats the 1964 classic campaign ad “Confessions of a Republican” but involves the same actor who for exactly the same reasons has decided he cannot support the Republican candidate for the presidency.

  14. God Botherer

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 10:27 am, July 17th, 2016 -  462 comments
    Categories: climate change, Deep stuff, Ethics, Globalisation, human rights, International, science, Social issues, sustainability, war
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    God’s been a bit of a let down recently. Is it time for Him to retire?

  15. Aussie Aussie Aussie, oi oi oi …

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 7:00 pm, July 2nd, 2016 -  51 comments
    Categories: australian politics, International
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    Updating post to cover the Australian election results.

    Morning update: the Electoral Commission has Labor leading in 72, 67 ahead for the Libs, with 7-9 seats still in play. The Greens and others may have up to 5 seats. Pauline Hanson and Derryn Hinch have hoovered up the redneck vote and will both be elected to the senate. Counting has stopped for the time being.

  16. C’mon Aussie C’mon!

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 9:37 pm, July 1st, 2016 -  13 comments
    Categories: australian politics, International
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    The Ocker Election is coming down to the wire. The polls are neck and neck and the senate looks set to be a mess. Labor need 19 seats and the Liberal party needs a miracle in the upper house. C’mon, Aussie, C’mon!

    Update: Early results have the coalition down, but not down enough. Currently 57-56 to the coalition. 76 needed.

    Update 2: Labor doing unexpectedly well in Queensland, Nick Xenephon wins in SA.

    Update 3: Lib deputy Julie Bishop is reduced to calling Labor “liars” over Medicare. The fear is showing.

    Update 4: Coalition 62. Labor 60. West Australia about to start reporting.

    Update 5: Coalition 69, Labor 62, Greens 1, Others 4.

     

  17. 1/3 of Nobel Laureates say Greenpeace is “anti-science”, must now embrace GMOs

    Written By:  Colonial Viper -  Date published: 7:56 pm, June 30th, 2016 -  181 comments
    Categories: business, capitalism, Economy, Environment, farming, food
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    Unless you are scaremongering and “anti-science” you should embrace GMO foods. Say 107 Nobel Laureates.

  18. Political carnage in England

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 6:12 am, June 27th, 2016 -  131 comments
    Categories: Europe, uk politics
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    Deep divisions in both Labour and the Conservatives and a possible breakup of the UK. Interesting times.

  19. The politics of dumb anger

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 6:05 am, June 20th, 2016 -  113 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, activism, capitalism, class war, International
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    There are some pretty depressing political trends going on.

  20. Mike Hosking should not be TVNZ’s frontman

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 8:00 am, June 19th, 2016 -  128 comments
    Categories: democracy under attack, Media, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Liz Gunn sets out why Mike Hosking needs to be removed as TVNZ’s frontman.

  21. Double the quota

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 7:25 am, June 16th, 2016 -  3 comments
    Categories: human rights, im/migration, john key, war
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    The Nats’ quota increase has now been described as “shameful and inhumane”, “stinks of a Government that doesn’t care”, “pathetic”, “mean-spirited and callous”, and more. Will they get the message?

  22. Where is Paula?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:00 am, June 11th, 2016 -  120 comments
    Categories: housing, journalism, Media, national, newspapers, paula bennett, radio, same old national
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    In the middle of a housing crisis the Minister of Social Housing Paula Bennett is nowhere to be seen.

  23. Robert Reich’s letter to Bernie Sanders

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 3:41 pm, June 9th, 2016 -  47 comments
    Categories: International, Left, political alternatives, us politics, vision
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    The text of an open letter written by Ribert Reich to his friend Bernie Sanders.

  24. Boots Theory: On the M.O.U.

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 3:28 am, June 7th, 2016 -  64 comments
    Categories: labour, national, nz first, Politics
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    Reposted from boots theory

    The M.O.U. had to happen. And the sooner the better.

  25. The Greatest; Muhammad Ali Dies.

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 5:14 pm, June 4th, 2016 -  19 comments
    Categories: International, us politics
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    Muhammad Ali, three times heavyweight boxing champion of the world, has died aged 74. Farewell, the Greatest.

  26. UBI gathers momentum in Europe

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 10:28 am, June 3rd, 2016 -  51 comments
    Categories: benefits, employment, human rights, jobs, leadership, welfare
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    Practical trials of an Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) are taking place or are under consideration across Europe. Given the increasing automation of work it’s difficult to see a practical alternative to a UBI in the medium to long term.

  27. John Key used to be ambitious about dealing with poverty in New Zealand

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:30 am, May 27th, 2016 -  23 comments
    Categories: budget 2016, john key, national, same old national, spin, you couldn't make this shit up
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    1. A read of John Key’s state of the nation speech from 2007 suggests that he was really ambitious to do something for the poor in New Zealand.  And something weird is happening to his speeches on his website.  They are disappearing.

  28. Matthew Hooton and the Radio New Zealand post

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:29 am, May 15th, 2016 -  192 comments
    Categories: broadcasting, john key, journalism, Media, national, radio
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    Radio New Zealand recently published a piece penned by well known supporter of the right Matthew Hooton.  What has happened to the concept of balance?

  29. Interview with William Black

    Written By:  Guest post -  Date published: 7:15 am, May 15th, 2016 -  30 comments
    Categories: Economy
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    William Black consented to a rare interview with a young New Zealand local radio host and longtime Standard commenter.

  30. Competition lapdog a cert to approve newspaper monopoly

    Written By:  Simon Louisson -  Date published: 7:43 am, May 14th, 2016 -  43 comments
    Categories: capitalism, Media
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    “The newspaper market is buggered anyway. I wouldn’t expect we will have any daily newspapers in ten year’s time,” says Brian Gaynor.

  31. NZ – The underarm bowlers of climate change

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 8:34 am, April 23rd, 2016 -  18 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, climate change, corruption, ETS, global warming, john key, national
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    NZ under the Key government has hit new depths of ignominy as per capita the world’s biggest climate change cheat. And we plan to keep using the fraudulent “credits” we have purchased.