Public Address 1 November 2011 - The Campaign Begins

Public Address 1 November 2011 - The Campaign Begins

Schnapp Election
9:33 Nov 1, 2011 in Hard News by Russell Brown
As the Bard once wrote, brevity is the soul of wit. And while he was able to bury his zinger for the ages in a rather windy speech by Polonius, your modern epigram is more likely to be expressed in...
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On the trail, pt 1.
16:18 Oct 31, 2011 in Cracker by Damian Christie
With a baby due, um, Wednesday, and a fair bit of work relating to the general election, my procrastination levels have never been higher. Not that there’s much I can do re the baby’s arrival, but I could probably clean something again, or buy something, or pace a bit. So anyway, some random thoughts regarding the election campaign.
http://publicaddress.net/cracker/on-the-trail-pt-1/

Referendum Fact Check 4: The MMP Debate
23:28 Oct 30, 2011 in Legal Beagle by Graeme Edgeler
Radio New Zealand and TV3’s The Nation have kicked off the referendum campaign with broadcast debates on the voting system. You’re able to catch up with The Nation on-line, and you can listen to, or download Radio New Zealand’s Insight...
http://publicaddress.net/legalbeagle/referendum-fact-check-4-the-mmp-debate/

Up to 11
23:25 Oct 29, 2011 in Legal Beagle by Graeme Edgeler 52
Although this year’s voting system referendum is officially non-binding, one aspect of it is actually self-executing. Should the “keep MMP” option in the first question get at least half the votes, the Electoral Commission will conduct a review of the...
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We interrupt this broadcast ...
12:13 Oct 29, 2011 in Hard News by Russell Brown
The televised opening addresses for the 2011 election, from the National, Labour and Green parties respectively, have gone to air. And they’ve certainly provided plenty to talk about. In National’s effort, John Key, who has generally been wary of submitting...
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If Wishes Were Horses...
19:52 Oct 27, 2011 in OnPoint by Keith Ng
If wishes were horses, then compulsory employers contributions would be flying monkeys. You know what? I don’t think that makes any sense. Over on Kiwiblog, Farrar is trying to claim that “Labour are officially campaigning for lower wages”, because employers...
http://publicaddress.net/onpoint/if-wishes-were-horses/

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