The Second Term (With apologies to William Butler Yeats)
Yearning and yearning for a comforting liar
New Zealand Politics
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In Riposte To A Journalist’s Outrage At Sanskrit Being Uttered In Our Nation’s Parliamen
Late yesterday evening, I noticed something strange on Twitter. ‘Sanskrit’ was trending – in New Zealand. Finding this rather unexpected,…
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Jewish and Palestinian solidarity
This Sunday, 29 November, the United Nations Organisation and human rights supporters globally commemorate an annual International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, established in 1977.
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Labour & Greens cleverly announce meaningless climate emergency to take heat off criticism from Left
Labour and the Greens are in real trouble. Barely a month after the election, large swathes of the Left are horrified by the utter lack of any transformative change despite Labour’s unprecedented MMP majority.
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Period Poverty – a male perspective
The sisters put up with a lot of shit, removing high prices for a product they must use is the least we can do Comrades.
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The political capture of Kelvin Davis and OT Boss another Wellington PMC protecting their interests at our expense
Damning report after damning report clearly shows Oranga Tamariki is a broken and counter productive nightmare and yet Kelvin is sounding as if he cares more about his agency than the children they steal.
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Espionage arrest secondary to holding SIS & GCSB to account for Australian white supremacy terrorist
Arresting a soldier to give the public a scalp isn’t enough, where the fuck was our security apparatus while this Australian white supremacy terrorist was plotting his atrocity?
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How dumb do the Greens feel now?
Imagine the Greens were outside the tent right now and imagine the righteous fury they could generate attacking Labour over their support for property speculators and the inane spike in housing prices.
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The most important must read political blog of 2020 – A Caucus Of Velvet Gloves
The fact is that New Zealand has a parliament – and a government – drawn overwhelmingly from the Professional-Managerial Class (PMC). The perils of this social monoculture should be obvious. It can only raise a formidable barrier to understanding – and hence addressing – the needs of those living in the bottom half of New Zealand society.
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Waatea News Column: Oranga Tamariki must be run by Maori – NOW!
The Children’s Commissioner have just released the second part of their report, into Oranga Tamariki, Te Kuku O Te Manawa,…