Lose Your Principles, Lose Your Way
The party must get back to its founding principles and Luxon is not the man for the job.
Election 2026
National’s Boat Anchor Keeps Dragging Them Under
National is currently tracking towards Judith Collins’ territory, or worse, the kind of result Bill English delivered in 2002. Luxon’s enduring legacy may be handing the election to Labour and leaving his party with one of its lowest votes in modern times.
National’s Botched Coup Was a Complete Shit Show
Luxon is dreaming if he believes Chris Penk was a lone gunman. There were many more involved. They are all now skulking around hoping someone like me does not put it all together.
Pyrrhus and Hawke Have Words for Luxon
How many more of Luxon’s leadership victories can National afford?
Insights From the Polls
They say opposition parties don’t win elections, governments lose them, so, with only five more sitting weeks before the House rises on 24 September for the election, the coalition urgently needs some gamechangers.
National Has Fouled Its Nest Big Time
A reset is desperately needed. That now rests with Luxon. He must prove he is listening to the wider electorate, particularly those on the right. Like many others, I’m not holding my breath.
Opportunity Surges as National Stagnates and Luxon’s Personal Brand Hits New Lows
When it comes to preferred PM, voters increasingly look like they are being offered a choice between a Giant Douche and a Turd Sandwich. I will leave it to readers to decide which is which.
Luxon Wins the Vote but He’s Really the Loser
He survives again. The immediate challenge is over. The tensions remain. The election is just over 12 weeks away. And the man who keeps winning these internal contests still looks very much like the loser.
The Greens Are Being Remarkably Honest
We should listen. The plan is for a very different New Zealand.
Looks like Luxon Wants to Stare Down the Backstabbers, Again
The backstabbers are not going away. They are just waiting to see if three votes are still enough.
National’s List and the Quirks of MMP
National needs more votes, not a new electoral system.
Hipkins Finally Rules Out Peters – Four Years Late and Full of Hypocrisy
Labour will lecture the country about racism while keeping the door open to the most racially focused party in parliament. Some principles, it seems, only apply to the other side.
The Opportunity Party’s Radical Policies
Karl Marx would find much to admire in aspects of TOP’s policy manifesto.
