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DENIAL OF DEMOCRACY

DENIAL OF DEMOCRACY

The wrecking balls of Gerry Brownlee and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA)  have now wiped out almost a third of Christchu...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, November 30, 2012 0 comments
THAT'S ALL FOLKS

THAT'S ALL FOLKS

A dark shadow is creeping over the land of  low wages and high unemployment. Yes, The Hobbit is approaching.  I cannot say how  enormously...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, November 23, 2012 0 comments
Labels: peter jackson, the hobbit, warner bros
'JOURNALISM IT AIN'T'

'JOURNALISM IT AIN'T'

The EPMU's  Neale Jones throws mud in the direction of this blog. Neale Jones, the Communications Director at the Engineering, Print...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, November 16, 2012 2 comments
Labels: epmu, neale jones, pike river
CHARLIE AND HIS MEDIA POODLES

CHARLIE AND HIS MEDIA POODLES

Did the BBC cover up Jimmy Savile's  child abuse because he was a friend of Prince Charles?  That's a question our local media won...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 0 comments
Labels: british royalty, media, peter savile
DANGER! DANGER! DICKHEAD APPROACHING!

DANGER! DANGER! DICKHEAD APPROACHING!

One former Ten executive has described  the hiring of Paul Henry as the  “The worst on-air appointment I’ve seen in 20 years”  but it look...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, November 12, 2012 0 comments
Labels: media, paul henry, TVNZ
'THIS KIND OF MISINFORMATION DOESN'T HELP ANYONE'

'THIS KIND OF MISINFORMATION DOESN'T HELP ANYONE'

The Communications Director for the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) gets all defensive about the role the EPMU played i...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, November 10, 2012 2 comments
Labels: neale jones, pike river
HOW 'MODERN UNIONISM' FAILED THE PIKE RIVER MINERS

HOW 'MODERN UNIONISM' FAILED THE PIKE RIVER MINERS

The dismal role of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) in the Pike River mining disaster. When the Roy...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, November 08, 2012 5 comments
Labels: andrew little, epmu, mining, pike river
AN ELECTION DAY HISTORY LESSON

AN ELECTION DAY HISTORY LESSON

Barack Obama wins four more years in the White House but the American working class will lose unless it begins to form  its own political al...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, November 07, 2012 0 comments
Labels: presidency, trish kahle, united states
MORE OF THE SAME

MORE OF THE SAME

It's going to be another four years of Barack  Obama and, for ordinary Americans, nothing will change. As it stands right now there ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 0 comments
Labels: barack obama, presidency, representative democracy, united states
RUSSEL IN WONDERLAND

RUSSEL IN WONDERLAND

Green Party co-leader Russel Norman thinks capitalism can save the planet. I don't know what opinions Green Party co-leader Russel Nor...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, November 02, 2012 0 comments
Labels: ecosocialism, green capitalism, hurricane sandy, russel norman
BREAKING THE SET

BREAKING THE SET

 Abby Martin hosts another intelligient news show from RT (Sky 96) In my pursuit of intelligent news and current affairs I stumbled on a...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, November 02, 2012 1 comments
Labels: abby martin, breaking the set, television
ON THE GRAVY TRAIN

ON THE GRAVY TRAIN

Why are Barry Corbett and Sue Wells seemingly permanent appointments to the board of Christchurch City Holdings Ltd? Being a director of C...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, November 01, 2012 2 comments
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