Haumaha & Rouxle Le Roux – 2 examples of the counter checks working
It’s good to see the lynch mobs don’t hold sway over process yet.
Year: 2018
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Kim Dotcom case goes to the Supreme Court – new twist
…but this time there will be an interesting twist. This week Justice Helen Winkelmann was appointed to the Supreme Court…
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TDB Political & Media Awards 2018 Part 2
As we spin on this tiny rock completing another circle around a medium sized sun at the arse end of the Milky Way Galaxy, these are insignificant ramblings trying to fish up some meaning for a 12 month period where nothing seemed to matter in the face of climate change while simultaneously everything managed to offend huge swathes of people you’ll never meet.
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Political Caption Competition
Ummm. This isn’t satire.
This was actually her Christmas card.
I know, I know, what can you say? What is to be done?
Sigh.
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Malcolm Evans – Auckland Council channels Israel
Malcolm Evans – Auckland Council channels Israel
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Thursday 20th December 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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National Party Leadership Coup set forJanuary?
The Daily Blog has heard that a leadership challenge against Simon Bridges is set for January.
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – Hunger is the measure of our Economy
GDP – Gross Domestic Product- is a figure politicians like to quote to tell you how wonderfully they are managing the economy, but it’s next to useless in that regard. A thief adds to GDP when he steals your car or your bike and you have to buy a new one.
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Facts refute critics of minimum wage increases – make the minimum wage a living wage
Many Employers and their paid servants in the so-called economics “profession” are already screaming about the proposed minimum wage hike in New Zealand to $20 an hour by April 2021.
Most of their objections amount to the repetition of dogma which they want us to believe is some sort of science. Usually, very few facts are ever advanced to support their views.
I want to look at what actually happened in New Zealand when we had a similar percentage minimum wage rise over a similar period, from 2004 to 2008.
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GUEST BLOG: Suzie Dawson – Thompson & Clark
For 6 years I have been publicly naming Thompson & Clark Investigations Limited for having been involved in the political targeting of me for my activism and journalism.