GUEST BLOG: Lois Griffiths – Creative Boldness Needed
Simon Bridges has announced the National Party’s Foreign Policy. “National will prioritise our relationship with the United States, and leverage…
Month: May 2019
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Sean Plunket’s Working Group with Bomber Bradbury & Damien Grant: THIS WEEK: Coalition party, It’s ok to be white t shirts, Relaxation of debt to GDP ratio, Bullying in Parliament, David Seymour vs Golriz
Sean Plunket’s Working Group with Bomber Bradbury & Damien Grant: THIS WEEK: Coalition party, It’s ok to be white t shirts, Relaxation of debt to GDP ratio, Bullying in Parliament, David Seymour vs Golriz
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Political Caption Competition
When I said life raft Alfred, I was being figurative. How much have you spent on these canoes and crosses?
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Saturday 25th May 2019
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Brian Bishop’s Bad Boys vs Alfred’s Anti-Abortion Angels: Get your invisible magical flying Wizard out of our politics and NZs collective uterus!
There is a story behind the Herald’s Paywall suggesting that Alfred’s Anti-Abortion Angels might consider cutting A deal with Brian Bishop’s Bad Boys. I think that’s what it says because I don’t have a paywall subscription and while I prayed to god to part the Paywall, he didn’t.
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GUEST BLOG: Ben Morgan – Beware the Puritans
Alfred Ngaro and Brian Tamaki’s recent announcements that they intend to form right-wing Christian conservative parties should give us all pause for thought. Shit, already we are fighting the modern Puritanism of ‘woke’ Millennials. Now we have to sound the drums to battle an older foe, one we thought had long since collapsed under Reason’s onslaught.
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Nightmare in Queensland
Queensland results decimated the Labour vote in key seats and gave the LNP a clear parliamentary majority. What, then, explains the ALP’s Queensland nightmare? My answer can be summarised in four words: preferences, Adani, Murdoch and condescension.
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – Is there really “no more money” for teachers, and other essential social spending ? Or should we stop running austerity budgets and do something about untaxed wealth?
I am hosting New Zealand Public Television’s first Budget and Economy Event at the Otahuhu Town Hall Friday May 31st @ 6.15 pm
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Political Caption Competition
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Friday 24th May 2019
5: HERE ARE THE GOP’S SECRET TALKING POINTS DEFENDING ALABAMA’S ABORTION LAW
4: Egyptian court orders the release of Mahmoud Hussein
3: PIPELINE OPPONENTS STRIKE BACK AGAINST ANTI-PROTEST LAWS
2: Allan Nairn: Deadly Protests Erupt in Indonesia as U.S.-Trained Generals Wage a War on Democracy
1: Theresa May to hold talks with ministers in bid to stave off exit