GUEST BLOG: Real Choice responds
Why Opponents of the TPPA Should Peacefully Blockade on Feb. 4th
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Goff & Shearer – not sure an Action Station hate pile on is the best solution
Rather than playing into the right narrative of Labour being split, we should celebrate Little’s strength and allow these two old war horses the dignity to strut around the paddock for a last hurrah while Labour realign.
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Of course NZ has tumbled in global corruption rankings
You simply can’t abuse political power in the manner Key has and not expect us to tumble in global perceptions of corruption.
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Labour say no to TPPA
Labour may have been late to the fight, but they are here. Little will rob Key of any symbolism in a Parliamentary vote, this is Key’s turd sandwich and Labour don’t want a bite of it.
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Labour nails TPPA colours to the mast just in time
Labour’s unequivocal opposition to the TPPA will please the rank-and-file of the party whose desire for autonomy and authenticity was so clearly evident at its conference last year.
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The 0.004% Mandate: Why opponents of the TPPA should boycott Real Choice’s “blockade” on 4 February
Real Choice’s very public threats will also, very likely, have prompted the acquisition of interception warrants by the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) who will, doubtless, be liaising with their colleagues at the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) to set up comprehensive real-time surveillance of Real Choice’s members.
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Key’s Slate of the Nation Speech
Usual dross served up with a thin promise of trains. Few media will even notice Key wants to expand more surveillance powers and headlines will focus on the window dressing.
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Metiria Turei’s Wonk of the Nation
Metiria Turei has just finished up the Greens state of the nation address and it was polished and safe.
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As with Corbyn, the establishment underestimated Sanders
The US political establishment is a little less cocky now that Bernie Sanders is surging in the polls. The latest polls show him ahead in the New Hampshire primary race and the Iowa caucuses.
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TPPA Live stream exclusive to TDB from Auckland Town Hall at 7pm tonight
A political panel will tell us why they oppose the signing of the TPPA: Grant Robertson, Labour; Metiria Turie, Greens; Marama Fox, Maori Party; and Fletcher Tabuteau, NZ First.