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Tag Archives: election year
No prosecution for the *sigh* “teapot tapes”
Via NRT: The police have decided not to charge freelance journalist Bradley Ambrose over the “teapot tape”. Despite that, they’re still claiming that his actions were unlawful. Which raises the questions: if his actions were so unlawful, why have they … Continue reading
If only our silly feminine intuition counted as “proof”
No Right Turn has the skinny on what happens when you call National’s bluff on the gender pay gap: … in order to get evidence that a gender pay gap exists, you need evidence that a gender pay gap exists. … Continue reading
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Tagged election year, gender issues, helen kelly, pay gap, recommended reading, rightwing douchebags
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Not a good look
October 3, post by Eddie on The Standard: Key broke law on radio show Prime Minister Moonbeam clearly broke the law on Friday on the radio show that he chose to run instead of dealing with the downgrade crisis. The … Continue reading
Gimme an E, gimme an N, gimme a … TITLEMENT!
I know how this one is going to play, dear readers. It’s just going to be another evil, spiteful, bitchy, undermining, white-anting hysterical rant from a no-name bitch who no one likes who just hates Labour because she’s evil, and … Continue reading
A “bad Labour” does, in fact, make it *worse*
I feel like I’ve been making this argument forever, but I’m prompted to make it again by this post at Imperator Fish (the title of which must be satirical … except that as I’ve already predicted, it’s probably going to … Continue reading
Saying don’t make it so: Right to Foetal Control edition
You have to give this to Right to Zygote Life, they are persistent little misogynists. And now they’re taking their case, with the sole purpose of making it harder for women to freely choose the fate of their own damn … Continue reading
Clare Curran is the reason I will not vote Labour
ETA: Clare Curran has apologised, hat-tip to NRT. Of course, interestingly it’s about her intentions, which are of course magical, doesn’t refute the idea that Labour does feel entitled to votes (only that she didn’t want to make that argument) … Continue reading
Prediction corner: election aftermath edition
This isn’t directed at anyone specific, but suffice it to say that if National forms the next government, I will swear off alcohol for a month if no one in the lefty Kiwi blogosphere makes a post about how it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged blogosphere, election year, Greens, hone harawira, leftwing douchebags, Mana, They are The Standard they are many
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From a certain point of view
It may just be that it’s a Sunday and I’m overtired and feeling a bit hypercritical … but really, Moana Mackey? Tweet of the Week :The Greens launched their plan to lift Kiwi kids out of poverty joining Labour in … Continue reading
Child poverty: NRT nails it
It is totally time to do something about child poverty. Benefits were cut to sub-starvation levels in 1991 to provide an “incentive”, and have never been restored. While Working For Families helped the working poor, it deliberately excluded those on … Continue reading
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Tagged child poverty, election 2011, election year, labour, social issues
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