Key’s Slate of the Nation Speech
Usual dross served up with a thin promise of trains. Few media will even notice Key wants to expand more surveillance powers and headlines will focus on the window dressing.
Martyn Bradbury
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Whaleoil throws wobbly on Social Media over Police decision to back down over illegal Hager raids
The great man is down – but could he be out…of NZ?
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Last nights TPPA meeting
There’s nothing in this deal that benefits anyone other than the already wealthy. It locks NZ into being a garden for America’s food chain, which is fine for Farmers and the National Party, but kinda screws the rest of us.
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Metiria Turei’s Wonk of the Nation
Metiria Turei has just finished up the Greens state of the nation address and it was polished and safe.
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TPPA:Don’t Sign – Fill the Auckland Town Hall tomorrow (Tues) 7pm
Help us to fill the Auckland Town Hall tomorrow, Tuesday 26th at 7pm in the first TPPA: Don’t Sign public meetings.
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Does the NZ Herald have penis envy?
You can’t ban gambling, but by God you should put a stranglehold around their expansion and limit their social damage. 20 years of SkyCity has seen nothing but weak legislation watered down further by crony relationships with the current Government.
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Why National voters are angry with Key over TPPA signing
It’s not just activists, Maori, Unions, environmentalists or workers who are furious at Key signing the TPPA, it’s Key’s middle ground voters as well.
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The Orange Caesar: How Trump becomes the next President of the United States
Trump’s populism is so great because he is talking to those insecurities in a way none of the other candidates would dare to if they wanted a serious shot at winning over independents post winning the Republican nomination.
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2015 hottest year on record – the Planet didn’t get the Green Party memo on the success of Paris Climate Change Conference?
TDB will live stream an alternative Climate Change Conference on 14th February to begin that conversation.
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Dear NZ Police – about the TPPA 4th February protest
Which side are you on boys?