GUEST BLOG: Arthur Taylor – More prison suicides & celebrating 60th Birthday inside
I note in recent weeks Prison Directors in Christchurch and Invercargill have acknowledged individual suicides in their prisons after family pressure.
politics
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Long live democracy, despite its failings
Democracy continues to contain its own contradictions around the world. In spite of the ‘Democratic Peace Theory’, it’s questionable whether democracies fight less with each other, or others generally, or whether they just export their conflicts more elsewhere.
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Political Realignment in the Far Northwest?
The Brexit referendum means many things, only one of which is a requirement for Grand Bretagne (Big Britain; as distinct from Bretagne, Brittany) to leave the European Union. Most important, the outcome was the political equivalent of a magnitude five earthquake. It may have forestalled the magnitude eight earthquake that was otherwise coming to a politically comatose Europe.
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His name is John Minto and he has my vote
Now is the time for Christchurch to elect a leader with courage and convictions to stand up for the people, an intelligent and energetic person with an unwavering belief in justice and democracy.
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BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: UMR SECRET POLL – National 41% Labour/Greens 45%
The latest UMR internal Polling has shown a massive drop in support for Key.
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An open letter to the Electoral Commission of NZ
Dear Electoral Commission of NZ.
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I can smell the Uranium from here – the obscenity of ACC owning private prison just got worse
…laugh it up NZers, you’ve allowed a corrupt private corporation with appalling human rights to make money out of incarceration along with Government Departments and that corrupt corporation also make money out of nuclear weapons.
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Minto for Mayor in Christchurch
Today I’m announcing plans to stand as the KOA (Keep our Assets Canterbury) candidate for the Christchurch City Mayoralty.
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Despite golf games, signing away NZ sovereignty for TPPA + mass surveillance – Key doesn’t get his Obama visit
Spare a thought for poor old John Key.
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Excuse me Minister
I listened in disbelief to Lisa Owen interviewing Bill English on The Nation. Perhaps they believe their own spin?