The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday 7th March 2016
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Sunday 6th March 2016
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Israel – censured yet never restrained
With less than nine months left to make a difference at the Security Council, New Zealand’s leaders must be persuaded to act. Confront their consciences. Allow them no excuses and make the Security Council live up to its name.
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Why I’m not voting in the Flag Referendum
The entire debate is pure political distraction and engaging in it is exactly what Key wants.
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$20 minimum wage, renter rights, free education, free public transport & feed every child – the 5 point new Aotearoa social contract
The privilege being enjoyed by some is not a bounty that is being shared by everyone.
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Support Bradley Ambrose in his legal action against John Key
…this Government has done more to kill off critical media and intimidate journalists than any since the waterfront lockout. If we don’t stand with our journalists, then who will?
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TheDailyBlog.nz Top 5 News Headlines Saturday 5th March 2016
5: Japan: PM Abe to Halt Construction of U.S. Military Base on Okinawa
4: Donald Trump reverses position on torture, saying he would abide by law
3: Turkish police fire teargas during raid on top-selling newspaper
2: Meat Is Murder — On the Climate, Anyway
1:Trump’s Policies Are Not Anathema to U.S. Mainstream, but an Uncomfortable Reflection of It -
Audrey Young proves how it’s polarised reality not politics and the audacity of Key using Max
It’s not a polarisation of politics we are seeing here, it’s a polarisation of reality…Allowing a damaged person like Matthew Hooton lecture about hate is as fraudulent as listening to a bully like Key complain about bullying.
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Malcolm Evans – the new gang
Malcolm Evans – the new gang
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Need to raise goal in minimum wage fight
Current CTU policy is for a minimum wage of two-thirds of the average wage and for that level to be indexed in law. The law protects National Superannuation payments which are indexed so that the couple rate is at least 66% of the net average wage. There is no reason economically why the minimum wage could not be returned to that two-thirds of the average wage level.