Posts by Alfie
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Hard News: Campbell Live: A Disturbance…, in reply to Alastair Thompson,
I like that Te Waha Nui has posted a piece about the Listener music critic fiasco too.
Thanks for that Alastair -- here's the story you reference.
I can almost understand Julie Christie's 'Let them eat crap' logic. Her contribution to local television over the years has always been lowbrow and she probably doesn't know any better. But quality journalism is in trouble when the Listener starts dumbing itself down.
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My apologies if someone has linked to this story by Rachel Stewart before, but it's one of the nicest pieces I've read throughout this debate.
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Hard News: The epitome of reason, in reply to Bart Janssen,
My understanding is Fonterra were actively limiting the amount that went into the auction last year - I thought it was odd at the time.
I believe (sorry, can't find a reference) that the Chinese were ordering increasingly large quantities which they stockpiled. Then they cut back their orders drastically, leading to a glut. The European quotas were only removed in April this year, adding to Fonterra's problems.
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Hard News: The epitome of reason, in reply to Bart Janssen,
...all politicians are liars...
It's a world-wide problem. The Guardian analyses why politicians lie in the context of the LibDem MP Alistair Carmichael blatantly lying his arse off to damage the SNP during the recent election.
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Hard News: Will the grown-ups ever…, in reply to nzlemming,
Speaking of children in need parental supervision, is anyone tuned into this Ben Rachinger thing. Seems so very crazy.
It was a quite bizarre interlude which now seems to be over.
"The user deleted their Medium account"
Damn... I was looking forward to a happy ending.
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Hard News: The epitome of reason, in reply to George Darroch,
Worth the hour of your life, if you do any kind of political campaigning...
Speaking on Newsnight, Ken Lingingstone describes Lynton Crosby as "one of the most successful propogandists since Goebbels."
"It's all about fear."
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Addendum
Next Monday replacing Campbell Live TV3 will screen Road Cops. Really! You couldn't make up this level of inane decision making. But hey... it's Julie Christie. -
The final Campbell Live show will air this Friday.
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Thanks for a good piece Dave.
Every time the TPPA gets mentioned I find myself asking, 'What's in it for NZ?' and I've yet to receive a single worthwhile answer. While Grosser and Key froth on about an unspecified increase in access to foreign markets, none of the documents leaked so far suggest that NZ has anything at all to gain from the agreement. Not one single thing.
I realise Grosser is anticipating a high-powered job at the end of the process but to my mind, even contemplating the handover of our sovereignty to a bunch of US corporate lawyers borders on treason. The Nats are obviously a willing party to this one-sided agreement -- whatever the cost to future generations. But surely our opposition parties should be screaming from the rooftops.
I know the Greens oppose the TTPA, but where's Labour gone?
