Election 2020
Opinion: The PM Never Promised to Cut the Number of Children Living on Benefits
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com The Prime Minister promised to cut the number of children living in poverty but she never promised to reduce the number of children living on benefits. And it’s a good job she didn’t or she’d have failed on that score too. Before
Daily News Roundup – 23 September 2020
TVNZ leaders debate Tim Watkin (Pundit): A Rabbit-Hole Election Debate: So Do You Want More Avocado Orchards? Steve Braunias (Guardian): First TV debate between Ardern and Collins avoids being a horror show Luke Malpass (Stuff): Leaders’ election debate verdict: Jacinda Ardern lost, but Judith Collins didn’t win it Herald:
Taxing Our Way To Prosperity
National has received some very loud criticism for suggesting that they will reduce taxes if they are elected into government next month. The intention of the policy is stimulatory, of course, aimed at encouraging people to spend their extra money within the economy. In many ways, this policy is likely
Faces of the Day
Ardern never came back from that burst eardrum in the 1st round. Stumbled around. Discombobulated. Deontayesque. That socialist cloak she wore to the ring sapped all her energy. Double duty, double duty, double duty what does that mean? I think she was saying Double, Judy…as in “Give me double,
Live Leaders Debate: 7 pm-8.30 pm
The first live Leaders’ Debate is between Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins tonight at 7 pm on TVNZ 1. This is the first-time voters will see the leaders of the country’s two biggest parties going head-to-head in a primetime debate. John Campbell is the moderator
Latest 1News Poll
The latest 1News/Colmar Brunton poll is out and shows that the slide in the polls for National has at least been halted. It also shows that Labour has lost 5 points, and whilst they can still govern alone the slide is on for them as often happens in the
This Is Not a Fair Election
Some time ago Donald Trump mistook Jacinda Ardern for the wife of the Canadian Prime Minister. The way she’s now using COVID to orchestrate the election campaign to her advantage he could just as easily mistake her for the wife of Putin. She is blatantly attempting to steal an
Satirical Image of the Day
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Taxation – “Legalized Theft”
A standing ovation for National for proposing the concept that we should keep more of our hard-earned cash. While National’s tax policy stands alone for being sensible compared with others (with the exception of ACT), we are nailed every time and the average citizen is crucified by taxation no
National Will Nurture New Zealand’s Technology Talent
Press Release: National Party National will double the size of New Zealand’s technology sector by 2030 with a $1.29 billion plan that will aim to create at least 100,000 new high-paying, future-proofed tech jobs. “Doubling the size of the technology sector by 2030 is an ambitious goal,
Scott Morrison Thinks an NZ Travel Bubble Could Help
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison seems to be talking the right talk when it comes to potentially opening up some areas of New Zealand with some Australian regions. Morrison made the announcement following a series of meetings on Thursday and Friday last week. “ScoMo” said the issue came up on
Speech: Judith Collins 2020 Campaign Launch
Thank you for your kind welcome. It’s great to join you all today for National’s first-ever virtual election campaign launch. But it’s a bittersweet day. We should all be here together. However, because the rhetoric never matches reality with this Government, New Zealanders have again had our
Time for a Reality Check
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com A week back a Victorian Treasury economist, Sanjeev Sabhlok, resigned in protest at the absurdly dictatorial situation imposed by the now widely loathed State Premier to combat the coronavirus. He made some interesting observations in an Australian Financial Review explanatory article. Largely his criticism was
Daily News Roundup – 22 September 2020
Election 1News: Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins to face off as first party leaders debate airs tonight on TVNZ Irra Lee (1News): Expert’s guide on what to look for in first TVNZ leaders’ debate Thomas Manch (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins to go head-to-head in first leaders’ debate 1News: