The First One-Term National PM Since 1975. Unless.
Say Mowbray’s line out loud or sit with Rowling. Electorate National. Party ACT or NZ First. MMP is built for it.
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Would We Be In Bad Company?
Is this another of Chris’s ‘big time outbursts’ that just might end up inflicting pain on his posterior.
Hung. And Hipkins Still Has a Job.
Eight-point lead. Hung parliament. Opportunity at 9.5% and holding the knife. The gallery built the Trojan horse. Labour on 24. Hipkins still has a job.
New Zealand and the Sovereignty Machine
The lesson is brutal but clear: in the modern political arena, fractured individual forces are doomed to failure. A collection of solitary actors, no matter how principled, will always be crushed by a disciplined, coordinated machine.
Non-Negotiable and Impossible
He will not pay. He will not leave. He cannot explain. The Americans already walked. The shelves did not empty.
This U16 Ban Is a Bad Idea
A response to National’s announcement of legislation to ban u16 social media.
The Government Is Not Banning Under-16s. National Is.
Winston named it. ACT walked. Chippy just became Luxon’s extra vote.
Face of the Day
Asked whether that was the right call, 45.4 per cent of respondents said no, compared with 36.8 per cent who said yes.
Protect Kids Without an Internet Surveillance Regime
PILLAR opposes government social media ban.
Chippy Got National’s Pain. He Still Went Backwards.
Labour got National’s sub-30 gift and still went backwards. Opportunity is the maths problem both majors made.
Using Your Tactical Vote
In his latest article, Bill Chambers offers a remarkably clear and concise blueprint on how voters can actively use this mechanism to shift the balance of power.
This Rinse, Repeat, Revolt
Why National's latest leadership drama is not an ending, but another chapter in an unresolved political struggle.
Stanford’s Denials Fool No One: Penk Was Never the Lone Gunman
Stanford can deny it until she is blue in the face. Luxon can take them at their word. The rest of the country is under no such obligation.
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.