The Daily Blog Open Mic – Thursday 23rd November 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Author: The Daily Blog
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Communist In All But Name! Is Jacinda About to Oversee the Second Peaceful Transition to Kiwi Socialism?
For my money, that’s the most heart-warming endorsement of our new Labour Prime Minister that I have read to date. If Jacinda, with just two words, can shake the very foundations of Wall Street, then it’s possible that a “return to the bad old days of the 70s” may turn out to be something more than this old socialist’s pipe dream.
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Labour’s New Student Allowance Destined for Failure – Aotearoa Students’ Alliance
Responding to news of Labour’s new $50 boost to student allowances and living costs, Jack Close, spokesperson for the Aotearoa…
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Union Condemns ‘Amateurish’ Approach to Public Safety – Rail And Maritime Transport Union
The Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU), which represents Locomotive Engineers and on-board crews on Auckland’s passenger trains, today slammed…
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Political Caption Competition
TAME: A moment ago, you said that you ordered Lt. Kendrick to tell his men that Santiago wasn’t to be touched.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Wednesday 22nd November 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Building an “Active Democracy” through “Constructive Engagement”. Chris Trotter responds to John Minto.
In spite of the fact that barely thirty days have passed since Winston Peters anointed Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand’s first progressive prime minister in nine years, John is ready to call the Left onto the streets in protest at her government’s refusal to walk away from the CPTPP.
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GUEST BLOG: Willie Jackson – Bringing dignified work back for our people
New Zealand has an employment crisis that the last National Government has refused to engage with and this denial has left tens of thousands of Kiwi workers without the wages, job security and dignity that employment can give them.
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GUEST BLOG: Deirdre Sims – Mainland Poultry expose
Mainland want to build their mega factory farm in a small Waikato valley called Orini and many of the neighbours are already mobilising to stop them. The locals are worried about stinky odour from the farm, increased heavy traffic, potential pollution of their local river and many simply just don’t want a ginormous animal prison in their back yard.
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Pike agency a huge step forward – Stand With Pike
Bernie Monk, who lost his son Michael in the disaster, says the agency represents a huge step forward for truth…