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MUST READ: The Incredible Lightness of Being Green
How different is today’s Green caucus from the “magnificent seven” Green MPs who entered the House of Representatives so triumphantly in 1999. The New Zealand establishment recognised those Greens for what they were: enemies of the status-quo and certainly not the sort of people this country’s capitalists (not even those in the Labour Party!) felt the least bit comfortable about doing business with. Red-Greens they were called: a label which MPs Sue Bradford and Keith Locke wore with pride. Today, to be branded a Red is simply embarrassing: proof only of outdated thinking.
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GUEST BLOG: Gerard Otto – Kate Hawkseby Village Idiot
The Speaker is allowed to maintain links with their political party and in the past it has been up to the Speaker whether they attend caucus or conferences.
A fact lost upon the NZME resident half wit Kate Hawkesby in her article titled “What a dag! Is this really how Labour Party MPs dress for a retreat?”
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – Are the ‘politics of kindness’ and a ‘well being budget’ just words?
The Prime Minister is talking up the politics of kindness at Davos and we’re hearing a lot about an upcoming “well being” budget, but last September the Government released its interim tax rerport that frankly does little to address some of the main drivers of inequality in our country
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GUEST BLOG: Rod Oram – NZ in Internationalised supply chains
The second panel at the hui in October 2018 on What an Alternative and Progressive Trade Strategy for New Zealand Should Look Like was on the Internationalised Economy. This contribution is from Rod Oram.
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Never enough: Milliennials have TOO much choice
“They might not be able to buy houses, but it won’t stop them buying avocados!” moan the baby boomers, for…
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Political Caption Competition
Grant Robertson thinking to himself…
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 1st February 2019
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Standard & Poor’s just sabotaged Simon Bridges’ tax bribe announcement
Poor Simon Bridges.
Since becoming Leader of the National Party, he has been dogged by embarrassing leaks (which appear to be ongoing even after Jami-Lee Ross’s departure from caucus); a once-trusted MP turned feral; another MP accused of bullying her staff; allegations of a culture of sexual harrassment in the Party; travel expenses that make him look profligate with taxpayers’ money; assorted bed-hopping; and a potential contender for his job breathing down his neck as his poll ratings continue to languish in single figures.
Never mind “it’s not easy being green” – being Blue right now is positively diabolical for Simon Bridges. The only thing missing is a National MP who is revealed to be an agent for a foreign power. Oh…
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Claire Slatter: Trade & Women
The first panel at the hui in October 2018 on What an Alternative and Progressive Trade Strategy for New Zealand Should Look Like was on the Big Picture, with an overview on foreign policy, labour and women’s perspectives. This exchange discusses gender and development.