The Key To Escape From Thailand? December 2nd, 2008 Gordon Campbell on the escape flights from Thailand, and on taxing people for flying long distances. While the Australians are laying on special Qantas flights out of Thailand in order to rescue their citizens from a situation that could …
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The Key To Escape From Thailand?
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What Agenda Now For TVNZ?
http://election08.scoop.co.nz/what-agenda-now-for-tvnz/What Agenda Now For TVNZ? December 1st, 2008 Gordon Campbell on the scrapping of Agenda and the future of state broadcasting The recent axing of TVNZ’s current affairs programme Agenda has been only the last step in a long decline. …
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Gordon Campbell on the lack of preparations for the financial crisis
http://election08.scoop.co.nz/gordon-campbell-on-the-lack-of-preparations-for-the-financial-crisis/Gordon Campbell on the lack of preparations for the financial crisis November 28th, 2008 Famous fictional boss CJ didn’t get where he is today by not planning for a financial crisis ***** On paper, the new government’s reaction to the global financial crisis - namely, a $7 billion ‘stimulation …
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Attention turns to local government
http://www.thestandard.org.nz/attention-turns-to-local-gover...Seems the commentators are definately picking local government as one of the issues to watch in terms of how the new Nationaladministration handles MMP politics (and how the opposition parties handle it as well I guess). Gordon Campbell notes
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Goodbye the Nanny State myth – hello the Daddy State reality
http://tumeke.blogspot.com/2008/11/goodbye-nanny-state-myth-...system in NZ as horrifically as they have done so in America. Add to this Daddy State blitzkrieg the dumping of the ETS because ACT form one of the few governments in the OECD who don’t believe global warming is man made and Rodney’s despicable TABOR ratchet noose legislation designed to strangle the throat of public spending every year, ask the good people of Colorado if they think it’s worked for them. This is not moderate, this is not Barack-Obama-like ‘change’ and I’ll bet that if you
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Monday
http://www.deadlissa.com/2008/11/monday.htmlnew jeans (it was a mission and a half trying to find black jeans that aren't straight. I love my new Levi flares! They are fucking awesome.), socks, Kristen Ferrell, http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com , Cyanide and Happiness, nights getting lighter. Gordon Campbell on John Key's performance in Peru | Obama re: his spirituality - "I believe that there are many paths to the same place, and that is a belief that there is a higher power, a belief that we are connected as a people." | Complaints upheld over Act campaign claims
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Where we at NZ?
http://tumeke.blogspot.com/2008/11/where-we-at-nz.htmlthe deep cuts in social funding National and ACT intend to have her sell to the public. The release of what National and ACT intend to try and ram through Parliament gives us some unpleasant reading, as the very brilliant Gordon Campbell points out on Scoop… Like other Act policies, the Taxpayers Bill of Rights Bill has been borrowed lock, stock and barrel from a US model – namely, the Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act aka TABOR, which was passed into law in Colorado in 1992. The state of Colorado has
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goNZo Freakpower Brains Trust
http://gonzofreakpower.blogspot.comof which will make Rogernomics look painless. Consider the state governments, facing massive blowouts due to declining revenues from sales, income and property taxes, face some hard choices. Say what you will about Colorado's experiment with TABOR, Gordon Campbell, but at least Colorado's budget shortfall is a puny $20 per capita. It's miniscule compared with California's $711 per capita, and that was before the bushfires. Call me a pessimist, but things is the US are facing a god-awful crunch. This crisis
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Lindsay Mitchell
http://lindsaymitchell.blogspot.comtheir existing hours. That is because they believed that work was the best way out of poverty. The Maori Party have fostered a strong impression that they agree with that. But when push comes to shove you will find they do not. Remember Tariana's words during the campaign. Working for welfare did not include Maori women. Campbell: You’re saying welfare is bad for Maori, so we have to break the cycle by introducing a compulsory element - Turia: We’re talking Maori unemployed. We’re not talking about Ma
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The Fundy Post
http://fundypost.blogspot.comremains intent on projecting a kinder, more efficient brand of centrism, they could well be overtaken significantly on their left - and the risk will be increased if Act does manage to pull National further to the right. So says Gordon Campbell on Scoop, which apart from providing some of the best commentary on the Election, seems to be the only news outlet on the web still taking an interest. After a brief flirtation with serious stuff, the Herald has now returned to questions such as whether Lindsay
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Gordon Campbell: new Labour leadership
http://www.thestandard.org.nz/gordon-campbell-new-labour-lea...Gordon Campbell, who says
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Socialist Democracy
http://socialistdemocracy.wordpress.comPhoto: Scoop Due to the failure of my home internet connection and my ISP’s general incompetence there has been some delay in posting this In the NZ general election over the weekend the Labour Party suffered a huge defeat (down from 41% of the vote in 2005 to 33% this time)
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NZ Media & other stuff
http://nzmediaandotherstuff.blogspot.comEconomic Crisis – How About A Minister Outside Cabinet!
