NZ Politics
Letter to the Editor: Keep Judith as the Leader
Dear Editor If I was in charge of the National party my instructions around strategy would be to keep Judith in there for at least the next two years, as she is a very good opposition leader, with the plan being to bring in someone fresh for the last year,
Let’s Accelerate
Information Satire The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Announced today that Aotearoa will become a republic. She will be relinquishing the role of Prime Minister immediately to become the country’s first President. It will involve a major re-hash of our system of government as she will hold executive powers.
Mike Williams Is an Expert on Political Disasters.
I’m quite fond of Mike Williams in a funny sort of way. He comes across as a loveable sort as in a cuddly teddy bear. His face wouldn’t go amiss on a packet of Huggies nappies. Just picture it, a lovely smile, every child’s idea of an
The National Party Must Update Its Principles for the 2020s Decade
Correction An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the party vote for Labour in Papakura as 16,363, which was the candidate vote for Judith Collins. The correct party vote for Labour was 12,822. At the outset, let me make my political preference clear. Since I took a
Daily News Roundup – 21 October 2020
Election Jack Vowles (The Conversation): The 2020 NZ election saw record vote volatility — what does that mean for the next Labour government? Jason Walls and Chris Knox (Herald): 20 fascinating facts about the 2020 election you might have missed Stuff: Labour Day: A vote-by-vote analysis of New Zealand’
The Politics of Optics
Jacinda Ardern’s politics is the politics of optics. That is to say, from the outside at least, it is principally concerned with the way in which an event or course of action is perceived. It is also an aesthetic politics, meaning that words are conveyed as objects of desire
Labour’s Small Business Plan a Contradictory Mess
Press Release: ACT Party “Labour’s plan for small businesses is a contradictory mess”, says ACT’s small business spokesperson and Nelson employer Chris Baillie.“ Labour is piling new costs and red tape on SMEs with one hand and giving handouts with the other. It makes absolutely no sense. The
Ardern Was Right, Slogans Are a Winning Strategy
For the last 3 years, we have solidly accused Jacinda Ardern of being nothing more than the queen of slogans. And it has been absolutely true; she develops a slogan for every situation. Just think about it. “Let’s Do This” (we didn’t), “The Year of Delivery” (it wasn’
It Takes a Big Prick to Pop a Trans-Tasman Bubble
The long-delayed “trans-Tasman bubble” is finally starting to open – and Victorian premier Daniel Andrews is caught out again. The first planeloads of passengers were allowed to enter Australia from New Zealand on the weekend. Most went to Sydney, but 65 Kiwis landed right in Australia’s COVID shithole,
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. The Polls: The
The Worst Outcomes of COVID Panic Are Yet to Come
Jacinda Ardern’s landslide election is widely – and almost certainly, rightly – attributed to her handling of the Wuhan pandemic. But it is also true that Ardern was able to capitalise on the Chinese virus because voters are yet to really feel the effects of her panicked resort to lockdowns and
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