Some Thoughts On Socialism As Jeremy Corbyn Loses The UK General Election.
WHAT BETTER DAY to assess the latest contribution from The Daily Blog’s resident Marxist than Election Day in the UK?…
Chris Trotter
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Grant Robertson Spends Up Large – On The Establishment!
I think it’s safe to say that after Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s announcement of the Government’s proposed infrastructure spend-up, the New Zealand Establishment will be plotting nothing more dangerous that inviting the Minister to celebratory end-of-year drinks.
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Delusional And Irrational: The Rise Of Paranoid Politics
WHAT IF EVERYTHING we currently think about politics in New Zealand is wrong?
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Adrian Orr – The Reserve Bank’s Revolutionary Governor?
I’M BEGINNING to suspect that Reserve Bank Governor, Adrian Orr, is, at heart, a revolutionary. The decision of the Reserve…
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The Birth Of Israel: Wrong At The Right Time
IN ANY DISCUSSION about the morality of Israel’s conduct, the most important question is: “When did you start your clock?” Meaning? In assessing the ethics of the Israeli state, exactly when, historically-speaking, do you begin?
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“Not The Labour Party We Once Knew.”
THIRTY YEARS AFTER he quit the party in disgust, a man called Mark has re-joined Labour. That’s remarkable. It’s also a tribute to the power of Jacinda Ardern, and to the strength of the hopes she has kindled.
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Authoritarian Friends and Democratic Enemies
ACCEPTING AUTHORITARIANISM is challenging. For New Zealanders especially, raised in one of the world’s oldest democracies, official hostility to political liberty is difficult to comprehend.
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A Bloody Great Political Story (From A Parallel Universe)
MAX DIDN’T HEAR Malcolm calling his name. The contents of the box file in front of him were dynamite. Exactly what he’d been hoping for from his informant. Names, dates and amounts – everything he needed to bring Peters to book. He had in his hands the sort of story that turns an unknown young journalist into a household name. Eat your heart out Nicky Hager!
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The Second (and Final?) Crucifixion of Winston Peters.
AND SO IT BEGINS. Once again, the enemies of Winston Peters are manoeuvring to eject him and his NZ First Party from Parliament. Once again the primary vector for their attack is the news media. And, once again, Peters is making it easy for them.
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MUST READ: Democracy “A Bit Bonkers” – thoughts on Lizzie Marvelly & friends
THE EXPRESSIONS of stunned horror that greeted the news that Donald Trump had won the 2016 Presidential Election spoke volumes.