Sir John Key to receive Honorary Doctorate – University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury will bestow former Prime Minister and UC alumnus Rt Hon Sir John Key with a Doctor…
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday 8th August 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Rich, white, male broadcasters hating on Metiria again
…I’m not sure what angers Patrick, Garner, Espiner, Hosking, Soper or Armstrong most, that Metiria has highlighted the cruelty of our welfare system and empowered beneficiaries or that the Greens went up despite all orgy of sexist hate they spat at Metiria.
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The most grievous betrayal of all – two so-called “Green” MPs who should know better
I am livid with anger at the selfish actions of these two. I have given my weekends to help erect Green Party billboards. I have helped draft letters to newspapers defending Metiria Turei from the reactionary media pack who are hounding her. I plan to give up my time to help the Green Party as much as I possibly can with leafletting and doorknocking.
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James Shaw must crush Kennedy Graham and David Clendon’s Green Wedding Betrayal
The Greens are reaching out to the weakest and poorest amongst us with a $180 per week increase in benefits, while I’m sure Jacinda will take back what the Greens recently gained, Metiria’s story resonated with many who have been cruelly treated by our neoliberal welfare state who don’t vote and may be motivated to vote.
Losing two grumpy old white men won’t hurt Green hopes of igniting that electorate.
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Friends In High Places: Will Jacinda Be Swept Into Power By Another “Revolution From Above”?
New Zealand capitalism is in urgent need of a reboot. The agricultural sector is offering nothing more imaginative than more (and more!) of the same: more cows, more milk powder, more massive irrigation schemes, more befouled waterways. The road transport industry is swallowing a disproportionately large amount of New Zealand’s limited investment capital. Our civil service is not only displaying alarming levels of inefficiency but also outright corruption.
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Bill English said ‘People don’t vote on personality’ – ummmm, John Key anyone?
Personality not only wins elections Bill, it forgives almost every possible sin by the voter, that’s why National voters have turned a blind eye to suicide, mental health, poverty, inequality and the way beneficiaries, prisoners and the vulnerable are treated by the state.
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E tū welcomes Labour’s Auckland Airport rail link
E tū Aviation has welcomed Labour’s plan to prioritise public transport to and from Auckland Airport. The Labour leader, Jacinda…
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Students launch campaign to transform politics – NZUSA
Students and young people across the country have joined a national movement to change the way we do politics in…
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SOUL is going to Geneva to report on Govt’s racist policy
SOUL is going to Geneva to report on Government’s racist policies SOUL, the mana whenua-led campaign working to protect Ihumātao…