In 2017 Ardern described herself as a Democratic Socialist, the label applicable to Hugo Chavez and Nicolás Maduro, authors of Venezuela’s economic disaster. Jacinda Ardern: “Some people have asked me if I’m a radical. My answer to that is very simple. I’m from Morrinsville. Where I come
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Ever since the release of the Lord of the Rings movies, New Zealand has been keen to market itself as a Middle-Earth fantasy-land incarnate. Which apparently includes electing a hobbit-hugging fairy-queen to lead the pixie parade and keep the Dark Lord ‘Rona at bay. But, while
Labour government RNZ: Caucus: Explaining The Red Tide: Kiwis hug Jacinda back as Labour breaks records Chris Trotter: “Change That Sticks.” Brent Edwards (NBR): Questions over how far and fast Labour will go (paywalled) AAP: Analysis: Think you know Jacinda Ardern? With ‘handbrake’ now removed, think again Brian Fallow (Herald)
In the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson won a substantial majority at the last election largely on the back of voters from the north of England who wanted Brexit. They were mainly concerned about jobs. Some electorates turned from red to blue for the first time in their history. Boris now
We were told that we went “hard and early.” We were told that it was the cost for us to “battle the virus”. Then we were told that we had “eliminated the virus,” that the effort was worth it, that the job losses were worth it and that because we
The RED TIDE came in and swept away a dozen of our MP’s. BURT from Mary Poppins referred to the “Winds of Change”. Coincidentally the RED QUEEN attended the show very publicly a couple of days before the election. What other sign did you need? It was a no
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
Another election cycle is over and the game begins anew. I’d like to give a personal thank you to the over 36,000 who voted for New Conservative. The results were disappointing but ultimately helpful to provide some insight into where we should put our efforts. I know plenty
Labour-Greens talks, Labour govt Henry Cooke (Stuff): There is no evidence National voters backed Labour to keep the Greens out Audrey Young (Herald): Labour holds all the cards as Ardern’s talks with Greens get underway RNZ: Greens better off independent – Former Green MP Catherine Delahunty Heather du Plessis-
A new website has been set up to measure media bias in New Zealand. The creator has described the site in communication with Kiwiblog. Both Kiwiblog and The BFD are mentioned and rated, as are left-wing blogs and all mainstream media. The site describes its methodology: Ingest news articles:
Once again, it seems that Victorian premier Daniel Andrews is either telling porkies or is just the world’s second-most clueless leader. Andrews has, it must be remembered, repeatedly denied any knowledge of when or by whom it was decided to use private security guards for the state’s
The BFD. Things that make me go hmm. Image source: Twitter Isn’t this a $75 Million dollar bribe and a ‘Quid Pro Quo’? Labour gave the Media Party 75 Million reasons to ensure that their election campaign was successful. The bribe was announced October 15th, only two days before
