Why I will never call John Key Sir. Ever
This vacant optimism merchant banker whose laid back persona struck a chord with middle NZs anti-intellectualism made this country far worse for the poorest and most vulnerable amongst us.
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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Trump fiddles while Paris burns but is criticism cheap hypocrisy?
In short, Paris was a complete failure to begin with because it simply did not go anywhere near far enough. Trump pulling out is the least of our concerns.
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The two things we must tell Rex Tillerson when this American Corporate maggot comes to NZ
One of the most corrupt and damaging Politicians from America, Rex Tillerson is coming to New Zealand.
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Raped women punished, 18month olds living in shelters & hidden suicide rates – stare the horror of the mass surveillance neoliberal welfare state in the face
I challenge you to stare the horror of the neoliberal welfare state in the face and recognise it for the abomination that it has become and to demand radical change within our public services.
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Latest UK Poll – Labour cut Tory lead down to 3 points!
If Corbyn can do the impossible and pull off one of the great political wins of the 21st Century, he will remind every progressive political Left Party around the planet that an economically populist Left wing agenda can win the people over.
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Claiming this Budget is left wing and family friendly is the new Maori Privilege
The right wing punditry and biased mainstream media are all attempting to portray this abortion of a budget as ‘left wing’ and ‘family friendly’…
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Final Green Party List – powerful vote for the future
The final Green Party List is out and they have listened to some advice and promoted the young blood up the list as TDB suggested…
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Mainstream media trying to manufacture another Labour crisis before election
Here we go again. On top of the overt bias against Labour from Mediaworks, here’s the NZ Herald with a bullshit story trying to drum up a coup…
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Green Party in damage control
All in all, it’s another strategic cock up by the Greens who only ever seem to be able to strategically cock things up. After the election, when Labour sideline them in favour of a NZ First minority Government, heads must roll in the back room of the Greens.
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I wish Peter Dunne could have been so enlightened on cannabis when he made Helen Kelly a criminal in her final months of life
We want reform NOW – not in 3 years. We are arresting 7000 NZers a year for cannabis, Peter Dunne is honestly saying to your face that we need to arrest 21 000 more NZers before we can reform our system.