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A SMALL VICTORY FOR OCCUPY AUCKLAND

A SMALL VICTORY FOR OCCUPY AUCKLAND

Auckland Council CEO Doug McKay doesn't get his own way - like he's used to. The Auckland authorities have failed, first time round,...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 0 comments
Labels: occupy auckland
WHAT I DID ON MY HOLIDAYS

WHAT I DID ON MY HOLIDAYS

Councillor Wells claims she's writing a report about her recent trip to Germany. Cate Broughton at the Christchurch Mail has been dilig...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, November 28, 2011 5 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, sue wells
LABOUR DISINTEGRATES

LABOUR DISINTEGRATES

National's victory marked a disastrous defeat for Labour. We have to look beyond electoral politics for real political and economic chan...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, November 27, 2011 2 comments
Labels: elections, john key, labour party, national party, phil goff
ELECTION RESULT : THE SAME OLD CRAP WINS

ELECTION RESULT : THE SAME OLD CRAP WINS

You want real progressive change? You're out of luck. In these last few hours before 'the big day', the commentators and the b...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, November 25, 2011 0 comments
Labels: election, labour party, national party, neoliberalism
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SOLID ENERGY GETS HACKED

No Lignite Coal Mining In Aotearoa NZ from Roger L on Vimeo . Ha Ha. Solid Energy's website was hacked by anti-lignite activists thi...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, November 25, 2011 0 comments
Labels: mining, solid energy
ENOUGH OF BLAMING WOMEN

ENOUGH OF BLAMING WOMEN

Jennifer Fox, 19, was three months pregnant last Tuesday evening when she joined an Occupy Seattle march that stopped at the intersection o...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, November 24, 2011 3 comments
Labels: jennifer fox, occupy seattle, trish kahle
LIBERAL ILLUSIONS

LIBERAL ILLUSIONS

Bryan Bruce's call for a 'fair market' to tackle child poverty is naive and unrealistic. Bryan Bruce's documentary , Child ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 1 comments
Labels: bryan bruce, poverty, TV3
THE RETURN OF THE CLOWN

THE RETURN OF THE CLOWN

Paul Henry lends a helping hand to John Key. In 2010 Paul Henry won my inaugural 'Media Clown of the Year' Award. Last year Sideshow...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 0 comments
Labels: media, paul henry, TV3
EMPTY POSTURING OVER STATE ASSETS

EMPTY POSTURING OVER STATE ASSETS

The state-owned power companies that Labour are championing are the same power companies that keep putting their prices up. So a Labour Gov...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, November 21, 2011 1 comments
Labels: labour party, phil goff, state sector
SIDESHOW BOB GETS A BAD REPORT

SIDESHOW BOB GETS A BAD REPORT

The Christchurch City Council are failing the people of Christchurch, says the Future Canterbury Network. The Future Canterbury Network is a...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, November 21, 2011 0 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, sideshow bob
SIDESHOW BOB ON FAIL BLOG!

SIDESHOW BOB ON FAIL BLOG!

Here's some media coverage 'Mr Orange Safety Jacket' probably won't like.. A reader sent me a link to something Sideshow Bo...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, November 17, 2011 0 comments
Labels: fail blog, sideshow bob
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POLICE ATTACK OCCUPY WALL STREET

The New York authorities have declared war on the Occupy movement and in the early hours of Monday morning the police attacked the movement ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 0 comments
Labels: occupy wall street
D'OH! 2

D'OH! 2

Following in the footsteps of Rick Perry, Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain reveals what he doesn't know about Libya - which i...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 0 comments
Labels: herman cain, united states
SOUND AND FURY SIGNIFYING NOTHING

SOUND AND FURY SIGNIFYING NOTHING

Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse, the mainstream media try to extract some mileage from the Prime Minister's stag...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 0 comments
Labels: election, john banks, john key
D'OH!

D'OH!

You don't have to be a follower of American politics to appreciate this display of stupidity from this week's Republican Presidentia...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, November 13, 2011 0 comments
Labels: rick perry, united states
POINT OF EXTINCTION

POINT OF EXTINCTION

Labour's demise is not just Phil Goff's fault. In its first year, Phil Goff explained away the National Government's popularity...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, November 09, 2011 0 comments
Labels: british labour party, neoliberalism, phil goff
DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN

DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN

Where in the world is Councillor Sue Wells? Weeburdt1 has asked on Twitter : ' Does anyone know where @sue_wells went? I hope she is ok...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, November 07, 2011 5 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, sideshow bob, sue wells
BE REALISTIC, DEMAND THE IMPOSSIBLE

BE REALISTIC, DEMAND THE IMPOSSIBLE

The Paris Uprising of 1968 demanded the impossible. Over forty years later we must demand it again. Talking with friends in the US and foll...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, November 05, 2011 0 comments
Labels: occupy movement, united ststes
NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING

NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING

Labour won't do the right thing and turn TV1 into a non-commercial public broadcaster. A few months ago Labour's spokesperson on bro...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, November 01, 2011 1 comments
Labels: broadcasting, clare curran, labour aprty
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