Onward Luxon’s Soldiers
(Sung to the tune of Onward Christian Soldiers)
Setting the Agenda
Political analysis and commentary shaping the progressive debate in Aotearoa New Zealand, focused on power, policy, and accountability.
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Raising West Papua’s banned Morning Star flag – a global act of solidarity
From Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau in Aotearoa New Zealand to Paris, France, and from Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara to Jayapura and far beyond, thousands of people across the world today raised the Morning Star flag — banned by Indonesian authorities — in simple acts of defiance and solidarity with West Papuans.
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MUST READ: The Fellowship Of The Upper Room
Why not admit frankly to his membership of the Upper Room? What is it about this Fellowship that prompts Luxon and his advisers to make as little of it as possible? The answer lies in the information unearthed by the sort of journalists who know where to go looking on the Internet for linkages between evangelical Christian fellowships and ambitious right-wing politicians.
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On Claims Of Christianity Being “Singled Out” Via Probing Of Luxon
There is currently some conversation around whether Luxon is being ‘singled out’ for his Christian faith. Or, rather, whether Christianity is being singled out – and is an ‘acceptable target’.
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PODCAST: Buchanan and Manning Consider the Global Issues that Define 2021
https://youtu.be/uzsGLRNnnEE https://eveningreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/AVFA_Dec_2_2021.m4a A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning consider and analyse…
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Covid vs Humanity – it’s a slam dunk!
So we have another covid variant – Omicron – now circulating and we wait for news of its power to further disrupt and endanger our lives. Within a week of its being reported we already have two cases in Sydney. It will be with us here in Aotearoa New Zealand shortly, if it hasn’t already arrived.
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Why we are creeping towards a crisis of the system
A few weeks ago the Reserve Bank governor made the extraordinary claim that house prices were unsustainable but that the Reserve Bank had played only “a bit part” in the problem
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Dr Liz Gordon: Gaming the Covid Vaccination Certificate
I predict a large rash of fake CVCs around the place over summer.
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Jimmy O’Dea – Thank You
I’m proud to have known this man and to have stood alongside him on many frontlines. He lived a big life in a small country. Thank you Jimmy.
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Awaiting response to questions
On 14 November 2021, an Open Letter (below) was emailed to Nanaia Mahuta, noting her past comments on certain aspects of foreign policy and the importance of international rules and institutions.