Posts by Ana Simkiss
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I remember it, and I was only 8. The full page picture of the new Labour members was proudly pinned up in the loo, and gradually defaced as time went on...
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Hard News: The Letter, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
Because defamation litigation is hard, long, expensive and uncertain. A quick smack round the chops from the press council would be a better strategy, if it's an option.
as far as it goes, I doubt they'd win a case against Liu (who made no defamatory allegations) or the Herald (qualified privilege). The only people who've done the defaming (cash for access etc) is National and particularly Key. I think going all Colin Craig on the Prime Minister is bad strategy.
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RNZ reports Labour considering legal options.
This is a very dumb idea.
Media types, any mileage in a Press Council complaint on this?
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Field Theory: It has started, in reply to Hadyn Green,
whoops clearly :)
In my defence, sports discussions are not usually for me...
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This deserves a prominent place in discussion of the World Cup: http://www.vox.com/2014/6/9/5792958/watch-john-oliver-rip-fifa-to-shreds-and-explain-why-hell-still-be
(seriously - worth your eyeballs)
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I wonder how much of the attention Janine & the Mixtape is getting over there is down to the Lorde effect. Am imagining the music industry Eye of Sauron turning to Middle Earth to find moody female musicians..
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As people have said up thread, Key does not run the GCSB. However. This government, like most I imagine, has a "no surprises" policy in terms of who knows what and when. If the PM and head of the GCSB knew nothing about the raid on KDC before it happened, I would be very, very, surprised.
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This bit from the LRB suggests the real risk is of civil war in Ukraine and that Putin may find it hard to avoid getting involved if that happens.
http://www.lrb.co.uk/2014/05/12/tony-wood/lurching-towards-civil-war
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My life in curry started early, my dad being a gastronaut who travelled from Manchester to NZ via Berlin, India and Eastern Europe and all places in between. His 1969 Indian recipe book is on the shelf. The recipes are along the lines of "start a medium fire.."
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Well. Kim has a great legal team but its a tough job. Right now he is tweeting about the security guard situation in a way I'd be surprised is not a breach of the suppression order and/or privilege.