Political Caption Competition
“Ummmm, I think you’ll find Mr Pence that the Earth is older than 7000 years”
Most Recent Blogs
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday 20th November 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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The Liberal Agenda: Fahrenheit 11/9 review – 5 stars
Michael Moore is one of our generations great American documentary makers. Academy Award winning Fahrenheit 9/11 remains one of the top grossing docos of all time so when one of the first pundits to predict Trump would win makes a new documentary on why Trump won, it becomes necessary viewing for anyone who cares about American politics.
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – ACT applauds Labour Policy
A press release by ACT yesterday applauding Labour’s neoliberal public /private “user pays” solution to paying for the water and sewerage infrastructure at the Millbrook housing development announced by Minister Phil Tywford, tells you that Right wing neoliberal economic thinking is still alive and well in our coalition government.
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GUEST BLOG: Mike Lee – Twyford’s tram scheme based on questionable advice
Despite the minister’s airy references to ‘experts’ it is the worrying lack of expert contestable advice that is his scheme’s greatest weakness. Remarkable too is the lack of any ministerial interest or curiosity about Melbourne which has the biggest light rail system in the world and which is now building a heavy rail connection to Melbourne International Airport.
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Dr Liz Gordon: Predators in our community
The big red truck with “Home Direct” on the side comes down my street quite frequently, and indeed I think the owner lives somewhere nearby. It represents one facet of the predatory high-cost lending market for those with few assets.
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Political Caption Competition
TFW you aren’t part of the joke
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday 19th November 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Bainimarama’s FijiFirst survives scare to win Fiji election – awarded 27 seats
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, leader of the ruling FijiFirst party, finished off on a strong footing after an early scare in a challenge from the original 1987 Fiji coup leader Sitiveni Rabuka’s SODELPA, raking in 167,732 votes in the results by candidate tally to have the highest personal vote.
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The Liberal Agenda: Pop-Up Globe Shakespeare – Richard III – 5 stars
I was waiting for Actors Equity to condemn Pop Up Globe as heteronormative patriarchal sexual symbolism and demand the entire franchise be renamed Shakespeare Strap-On.