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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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Daily News Roundup – 5 November 2020

Daily News Roundup – 5 November 2020

US election and NZ Newshub: US Election: What a Donald Trump victory would mean for Jacinda Ardern Audrey Young (Herald): Time for Jacinda Ardern to take charge of the US relationship (paywalled) Jason Walls (Herald): US Ambassador says decision won’t change relation between the countries Fran O’Sullivan (Herald)

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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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Be Careful What You Voted for – You Might Just Get It!

Be Careful What You Voted for – You Might Just Get It!

The cross-over voters who joined diehard Labour voters in giving Jacinda Ardern’s incoming Labour Government the first-ever single-party majority since we saddled ourselves with MMP in 1996 may live to regret their short-sighted impetuosity. They may well get more than they bargained for. The 9-year Labour Government under Helen

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Daily News Roundup – 4 November 2020

Daily News Roundup – 4 November 2020

New Cabinet Michael Neilson (Herald): Record-breaking Cabinet, but will they be able to deliver for Maori? Jennifer Curtin (The Conversation): Can New Zealand’s most diverse ever cabinet improve representation of women and minorities in general? 1News: Jacinda Ardern ‘utterly rejects’ idea NZ’s most diverse Cabinet is ‘virtue signalling’

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Duncan Copley – Our Unknown Einstein

Duncan Copley – Our Unknown Einstein

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com There’s a quite extraordinary genius in our country, hitherto unknown but who has astonishing powers, currently going to waste. His name is Duncan Copley of Milford, Auckland. Only a few days after the election, in a letter published in the New Zealand Herald, Duncan

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A FREE Taste of an Insight Politics Article

A FREE Taste of an Insight Politics Article

Today Non- Subscribers get a FREE taste of what they are missing out on. Have a read of this Insight Politics article then decide whether or not you would like to subscribe to a Silver subscription or upgrade your existing Basic or Bronze level Subscription to Silver. National Party – the

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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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Americans Won’t Make the Same Mistakes We Did

Americans Won’t Make the Same Mistakes We Did

Okay, I’m an optimist, but that’s not such a bad thing in our recession ridden, post-COVID environment, and it’ll sure help me handle the increased unemployment numbers when the September quarter figures are released this month. One US presidential candidate has displayed fact over fear-mongering and substance

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The Quick and Dirty View of Labour’s New Ministers

The Quick and Dirty View of Labour’s New Ministers

Jacinda Ardern announced her new ministry yesterday. The full list is here. The short version of my analysis is that Jacinda Ardern’s choices today were stunted mainly because she has a limited talent pool, she doesn’t like upsetting people — otherwise she would have sacked Davis from the deputy

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Daily News Roundup – 3 November 2020

Daily News Roundup – 3 November 2020

New Cabinet Tim Watkin (RNZ): Ardern’s new Cabinet in safe hands but ‘nothing flashy’ Henry Cooke and Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Cabinet reshuffle: The winners and losers from Jacinda Ardern’s new lineup Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): Jacinda Ardern finally shows she has a backbone with tough Cabinet calls Audrey

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