Posts by Sacha
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Please provide links to back up the statements made in the post. It is good for people to be able to explore the source material, especially when political preferences are asserted.
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there is census data on landline use
But wouldn't it be changing faster than a 5-yearly census cycle?
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That's the argument for having a public broadcaster as well as funding public-good content on other platforms.
And NZonAir has been explicit about that by differentiating its funding of content and platforms (such as RNZ). Can't see why we would need another funding organisation to do the same tasks.
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Hard News: Campaign 2017: Buy a…, in reply to Tom Semmens,
the attempted hit on Winston Peters, clearly connived at by senior civil servants
More likely to be the chief party servant in the PM's office, surely.
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Hard News: Campaign 2017: Buy a…, in reply to simon g,
Labour's tax vagueness is a legitimate story, getting plenty of reporting and commentary
That focus is being stoked by the right and is succeeding in getting Labour to rule out several taxes from the scope of their working party before they're even in power. Inheritance is the latest. #tamed
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Up Front: The Surprisingly Sincere Up…, in reply to Soon Lee,
I was especially disappointed by the poor/lack of mobility access.
A basic requirement along with signs on all likely approaches, surely.
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Hard News: Friday Music: A genuine original, in reply to tim,
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Hard News: Where are all the polls at?, in reply to Russell Brown,
Enabling the Nats to claim that the two polls show Lab support trending down is not professional journalism.
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Hard News: Drugs and human rights, in reply to william blake,
I'm reckoning that Bill English has thought through this statement and is hoping to turn the election discourse away from housing poverty jobs and the environment to one about the constitution and law n order.
The decision would have been Joyce's, as was the dogwhistle/unwhistle two-step.
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Hard News: Media Take: Scandals, selfies…, in reply to Neil,
Easy enough to read the first few sentences and since nothing has changed throw it away without looking further down at the details.
Hence the section I've pictured above being in bold and only a handful of lines from the start of the letter. Go on believing whatever suits your worldview though.
