The contest in the Northland seat this election will be very interesting, and possibly crucial to the outcome. There are a number of variables at play which add to the intrigue. Normally a true blue seat, New Zealand First has made inroads in the electorate with Peters winning a by-
I am interested, if somewhat irritated, by some of the comments surrounding the decision of Simon Bridges to rule out working with New Zealand First after the election. I for one, and I know of many others, have been clamouring for this decision to be made for some time. The
I agree with Mike Hoskings that Simon Bridges‘ announcement regarding ignoring NZ First was a masterstroke. It was also inevitable. There is no way National could be party to another of Winston’s post-election charades. He has now had his little game removed. It’s rather like taking snakes
Richard Harman, in his first Politik article of the year, focuses on a very interesting topic, Facing up to the rise of populism. He concentrates mainly on the views of David Parker and his concerns on the subject. Harman rightly points out that in Opposition the Labour Party opposed the
The commentary by Andrew Dickens in ‘a newspaper’ on Steve Price’s rant about our Prime Minister holidaying in Australia had me watching the video. Before I got to the rant I was startled by the look of Jacinda walking down the road wearing a coat that she looked like
The question is how can we, in reality, organise the exchange of leaders? The old saying applies – you can’t always get what you want in life. According to an article in ‘a newspaper’ Australians have flooded social media with pleas for Jacinda Ardern to take over as Prime Minister
BFD writer JC writes that National MP Tim Macindoe’s idea is a good one but he thinks that the punishment should be at the front end of the punishment, not the back end. I have some enthusiasm for a Member’s Bill that the National MP for Hamilton West,
Continued from Part One. Damien O’Connor * Agriculture – Minister * Biosecurity – Minister * Food Safety – Minister * Rural Communities – Minister * Trade and Export Growth – Minister of State O’Connor has a background in farming and adventure tourism and is passionate about rural communities. I’ve found the second one with outside world experience.
With an election year upon us I thought it appropriate to look at the life experience of Ministers in the current Government. Overall, they don’t inspire a lot of confidence. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern After graduating from Waikato University with a Bachelor of Communications Degree, Ms Ardern became a
Recently when reading a newspaper I came across an article headlined – Why Socialism became a dirty word in 2019. The newspaper declined to give the author of the article so maybe it was from a right-wing source. The paper seems only too happy to publicise its friendly left-wing
2020 has arrived and it promises to be one of intense interest, at least for us political tragics. There is our own election, the American election and the ongoing saga of Brexit. No doubt tragics of a different sort will keep banging on about climate change and how death for
We are now two- thirds of the way through the term of this Government led by the Labour Party on a slogan of “Let’s Do This.” So what have they done? In truth, not a lot and much of what they have done has turned out to be counterproductive.
Now that Boris Johnson has won a resounding victory in this month’s election, allowing him to pass his Bill which ensures the UK leaves the EU at the end of January, it is interesting to read comments from the past pertinent to Britain’s proposed membership of the Common
Audrey Young, writing in a weekend newspaper prior to Christmas, wasn’t going to let reality get in the way when it came to handing out festive bouquets to the leaders of our political parties. According to Audrey, echoing the words of old Mr Grace in Are You Being Served,
The Inside Story in a newspaper last weekend featured an interview with Hamish Rutherford and Gabriel Selischi, OMV’s head of operations for Australia and New Zealand. The interview was one of the better pieces of journalism rarely seen in this newspaper. It illustrated the reality of what is required
One of the ongoing talking points on The BFD is the need for National to have friends they can partner with as without them their chances of regaining the Treasury benches are slim. In this regard, it is interesting to reflect on the UK election leading up to and on
