Welfare Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Former Green Party leader Metiria Turei puts Government on blast over new payment scheme Stuff Editorial: Question marks over new relief package Thomas Manch (Stuff): Government defends unemployment payments, says it’s considering ‘social insurance’ RNZ: Welfare advocates not happy with Covid-19 umemployment benefit Sarah Robson
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Redundancy scheme Susan Edmunds (Stuff): Opinion: Unemployment payment scheme shows Govt knows benefits insufficient Rachel Sadler (Newshu): Auckland Action Against Poverty says Government’s Income Relief Payments create ‘two tiers of unemployed’ people Steven Cowan: Two-tier welfare David Farrar: Two tiers of unemployment benefit Craig McCullough (RNZ): Green Party ‘won’
BREAKING NEWS Following on from the revelations about the senior advisor, Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson is fighting a rear-guard action to avoid sacking him. Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for Transport appeared on the Andrew Marr show on the BBC this morning and gave an interview of toe-curling, cringe-worthy,
National Party leadership change – commentary, analysis Richard Harman (Politik): Adams’ return signals what really lay behind Muller’s campaign John Armstrong (1News): Todd Muller is capable and qualified despite uninspiring opening as National leader Claire Trevett (Herald): Anatomy of a coup: How Todd Muller felled Simon Bridges and who helped
We have a twit of the day: Well, Rach, dear, It would mean they are every bit as stupid as you. Remember this? We do… I think Kepler Karen is a more appropriate name for her. But back to her proposition. Bill English was a two time loser as leader,
National Party leadership vote Richard Harman (Politik): D-day for Bridges Matthew Hooton (Herald): National’s only leadership choice is Muller (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): It’s a tough race when you are Mr 29 per cent – Simon Bridges faces extraordinary pressure Audrey Young (Herald): Damage and risks in National’s
The latest 1News Colmar Brunton poll has been released and the numbers should put an end to the leadership of Simon Bridges. Labour: 59% up 18% = 79 seats National: 29% down 17% = 38 seats Greens: 4.7% NZFirst: 3% Act: 2% = 3 seats The damage continues in the Preferred Prime
Newshub’s word cloud to describe Simon Bridges was a shocker, but UMR’s which is sent to corporate clients is as bad if not worse: A document drawn up by Labour’s polling company delivers a brutal assessment of the public’s impression of National leader Simon Bridges. Stuff
National Party leadership Luke Malpass and Henry Cooke (Stuff): Simon Bridges vs Todd Muller: It’s all about the big W for National Luke Malpass (Stuff): National had better be sure if Simon Bridges is to be axed Claire Trevett (Herald): Game on for Simon Bridges and Todd Muller (paywalled)
Winston Peters now says he knows who the leaker is and he is going back to court to prove it. Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says he knows who leaked private information about him but won’t reveal who it is. Peters is going to appeal the High Court decision
My last on-air stint was four years ago when I was on air with Mitch Harris at Radio Live. Well Radio Live is gone, and now there is Magic Talk. Tonight I was on air with John Banks talking about National’s problems. Short and sweet, but good to be
