Leading into the election the lyrics to this song are sounding more pertinent than ever. You’ve got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don’t mess with Mister In-Between Listening to the leaders of both major parties it is becoming increasingly obvious
Jacinda Ardern is digging a COVID hole for herself, a hole that gets bigger with each passing day. The strategies she has put in place for eliminating the virus are not sustainable in the longer term. The reality is that at some point, she is going to have to face
Audrey Young, in her article in the Weekend Herald, sought to highlight the divide in the National caucus. Her view is that the liberals leaving the party were a gain for the religious right. She expects the exit of a swag of socially liberal women will mean a balance between
Christie wrote an excellent article on Saturday regarding the latest polls, so I won’t endeavour to cover the same ground. I do wish though, to support the main tenor of her article which is: while a quick glance at the polls reveals National has an uphill battle, all is
On Wednesday Judith Collins launched National’s Business Start policy whereby unemployed workers could access their KiwiSaver retirement fund to start a small business. Collins said she had started three small businesses and all had been successful. This was probably during the time her opponent in the election was struggling
If you are a hard worker and do your best to get ahead in life, then may I state the obvious: don’t vote Green at this election. I don’t know what these people are smoking but their major overarching policy is to burn a hole in your back
They say laughter is the best form of medicine. That was certainly true of the Sunday night Newshub poll and Tova O’Brien’s reaction to it. I think the most apt description of the poll came from Cameron Slater who called it “a complete joke”. It was a joke
Last week in Parliament both Judith Collins and Gerry Brownlee called on the Government to release their list of the 800 projects they say are “shovel ready”. As I pointed out in my previous article, petty squabbling in the Cabinet Room, otherwise known as the Coalition Childcare Centre, plus red
It has become increasingly obvious over the term of this coalition government that politics has played a bigger role than the need to progress economic growth and prosperity. Not that it matters it is sad to say because this Government, even if it were united, bar one or two MPs,
Some of our easily offended PC types are getting their knickers in a twist over Wendy Petrie’s departure from One News, bringing up the old chestnut of sexism. This is rubbish but it brings up a number of other issues related to news including presenters, presentation, and content. All
Judith can feel justifiably pleased. In her first week as Leader of the Opposition, she managed to claim the scalp of a Minister. In fact, if you think about it, she has claimed much more. She has forced Ardern into trying to look strong and in the process maybe opened
The media, falling over themselves in their excitement at the story of an indefensible act by a virtually unknown MP, have once again failed their profession. Journalists need to wake up to the fact that when they introduce their personal views into a story to embellish the facts, the public,
It would appear from the events of last week that it is becoming increasingly obvious that Winston and New Zealand First are quite possibly on a hiding to nothing. He is being outmanoeuvred on the right and lacks support on the left. His decision to support the left could well
Judith has immediately got Ardern and the media on the run. Both are now showing their true colours. It is no surprise that they have immediately implemented their anti-Judith, anti-National strategies. What they appear to be unaware of, or are too thick to see, is that they have
The National Party have finally come to the conclusion that most of its would-be voters came to at the same time Bill English resigned. The clear choice for leader was Judith Collins. That this wasn’t obvious to the caucus, or that they chose to ignore it, is to
Watching TV One news last Friday night was like viewing a Labour Party political broadcast. The coverage of the Boag Walker episode was laughable at best and hopelessly biased at worst. You’d be excused for thinking you were watching CNN and Muller was Trump. It was so bad it
