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Simon Bridges walked right into this one, chin out:
He and his pal Chris Luxon might be whispering sweet nothings into the ear of Claire Trevett, but many in caucus well remember his toxic legacy the last time he was leader.
Burn of the Day
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You Leave Your Free Speech at the Boss’s Door
Winston Peter’s heckler voided his free speech rights the moment he put the company lanyard around his neck.
A Steadily Deranged World Makes Lushy a Malcontent
Dispatches from the edge of a temporarily unbalanced Aussie mind.
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A Budget for the Times
I give Nicola an eight out of 10 for her budget. She kept the confetti in the box and the rabbits in the hutch.
Is UNDRIP Really an Easy Win for Winston?
The danger for him using the UNDRIP clause as a “cudgel” against National and ACT and keeping it in the public eye, is that, sooner or later, someone might ask him whether a bureaucrat in his ministry inserted it.
Labour’s Public Transport Fare Cap: Another Taxpayer Handout for the Usual Suspects
Labour loves these targeted subsidies because they let them pick winners and losers while pretending to care about the cost of living.
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