BREAKING Labour and the Greens have a Civil Union – will it work?
The Greens and Labour need to look like a confident functioning Government in waiting, that’s the point of this, but it all seems a bit clumsy and rushed.
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Get married stay married and you won’t be poor
The Family First report, Child Poverty: Don’t Mention Family Structure by Lindsay Mitchell extols the value of the institution of marriage. According to her, family structure is the elephant in the room when child poverty solutions are discussed.
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American propaganda overdrive, nuclear warships, Phil Goff, soft power and fear of linking the TPPA
Once the social media campaign begins to link the TPPA to the warship visit, a showdown will be set and the Government’s only hope is that the legislation is voted in early and the sense of fury amongst the protest movement dissipates.
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“Not one more child”
NZ doesn’t have a functional civil society. Unlike Europe where power is devolved through European law to the states and within many of its states to these “mediating institutions” of civil society, New Zealand devolved power and responsibility directly to individuals, bypassing civil society altogether.
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Why Samantha and Ingrid can’t save TV3
Unfortunately TV3 could appoint the second coming of Jesus Christ co-hosting with Lorde and it wouldn’t help them.
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Waatea 5th Estate – are tobacco laws racist?
Joining us tonight to discuss if tobacco laws are racist…
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday – 31st May 2016
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Allowing the Fox to video the Hen house – fishing industry corruption a stench on us all
You can’t have a situation where the commercial players are immune from scrutiny while recreational fisher folk are getting punished and allowing the industry to police itself in this manner is a joke.
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The rules for the old too good for children?
This is how Bill English generates surpluses to justify John Key’s election year bribes of tax cuts to the rich.