Idiot/Savant

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New Zealand's liberal blog.

Just moved from mastodon.nz

If you do not like politics, climate change, or the OIA, you are unlikely to enjoy following me.

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Idiot/Savant1d ago
On NRT: The price of justice - https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-price-of-justice.html
The price of justice

Last year, the regime rammed through the Equal Pay Amendment Act under urgency, gutting pay equity laws, dumping all claims, and stealing $1...

Idiot/Savant2d ago
stuart yeates2d ago

So there's a ceasefire.

I'm glad there's a ceasefire.

But I won't celebrate until there's evidence of ceasing of fire.

Idiot/Savant2d ago
NickMay 20
Bond villain has developed a device that will destroy the planet. The British government sends James Bond to offer him tax incentives to build the device on brownfield land in the East Midlands.
Idiot/Savant6d ago
On NRT: Out of touch - https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2026/06/out-of-touch.html
Out of touch

There's been some stuff over the last few weeks about how MP's high salaries and extensive perks put them out of touch with normal people. H...

Idiot/SavantJun 10
On NRT: Cheap but effective - https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2026/06/cheap-but-effective.html
Cheap but effective

Labour has finally announced some policy, with a promise of cheaper public transport : Labour has vowed to cap public transport fares at $2...

Idiot/SavantJun 9
On NRT: Fucking absurd - https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2026/06/fucking-absurd.html
Fucking absurd

Since time immemorial - or at least the 1990's - the National party's Big Economic Idea was cuts. Slash the state! Sack people! Give away bi...

Idiot/SavantJun 9
On NRT: Deeply unethical - https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2026/06/deeply-unethical.html
Deeply unethical

Yesterday, the Labour party announced its party list , parachuting senior police officer Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo in at 13th place to sh...

Idiot/SavantJun 8
On NRT: Time to end MPs' property rorts - https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2026/06/time-to-end-mps-property-rorts.html
Time to end MPs' property rorts

Last week we had the unseemly sight of Social Development Minister Louise Upston cutting housing for the needy, while being paid $1,000 a mo...

Idiot/SavantJun 4
On NRT: Parliament fails to defend transparency - https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2026/06/parliament-fails-to-defend-transparency.html
Parliament fails to defend transparency

The Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee has reported back on the Commerce (Promoting Competition and Other Matters) Amen...

Idiot/SavantJun 4
On NRT: Using austerity to attack democracy II - https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2026/06/using-austerity-to-attack-democracy-ii.html
Using austerity to attack democracy II

Back in March, Newsroom 's Sam Sachdeva reported that the regime was planning to use high costs as an excuse to limit access to the Official...