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Failing the Left Wing Litmus Test
Chris Trotter bassettbrashandhide.com LIKE THE WAR in Ukraine, the war in Gaza is serving as a remarkable litmus test for the Left. It is testing its moral compass, its understanding of international law, its grasp of geopolitical realities and, not least, its awareness of what the PR mavens call
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Is Govt Owned Media a Good Thing?
Without the necessary analysis of government ownership of media, the answer is probably ‘yes and no’. There are pros and cons. How they play out very much depends on the guidelines put in place by the government of the day. Other questions come into play. Should there be a level
NZ First Will Be Needed for a Right-Wing Govt
Adrian Beaumont The University of Melbourne theconversation.com This Friday at 2 pm (12pm AEDT), New Zealanders will find out the final results of the October 14 election. This tally will include the estimated 567,000 special votes not reported in the preliminary results on election night. Special votes tend
Ardern Misled Us after the Christchurch Massacre
There is a saying, “The devil is in the detail”, and so it is with the email sent to Jacinda Ardern’s office prior to the Christchurch massacre. In her first statement following the massacre, the queen of spin misled us (lied) and the information that she withheld we only
What David Seymour Has Proposed
Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com A couple of days ago, K Gurunathan – described as a former mayor of Kapiti – had an article in Stuff under the heading “ACT’s Treaty referendum: a bad
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Is Luxon Trying to Cuddle Hamas?
Christopher Luxon is trying very hard to be the overbearing boss that everyone hates. He’s yanked Chris Bishop’s chain for a strongly worded email that was 100% correct in every regard, and yet Luxon pulled him into line. National Party leader Christopher Luxon has spoken to a senior
Where to Now?
Gary Moller Gary Moller is a Health Practitioner who is focused on addressing the root causes of ill health or poor performance by making use of a key forensic tool – Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis – and administering healthy, natural and sustainable therapies. garymoller.com Yesterday afternoon, RCR host, Cameron Slater, interviewed
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