Well, I suppose it’s nice to know that the great minds who get the big bucks for pontificating in the national daily are thinking alike to your humble correspondent. In my Insight column today I argue that Jacinda Ardern’s landslide election win may well turn out to be
As many of us on The BFD are aware, days before the election, The Australian newspaper took aim at Jacinda with their foreign editor saying she was a “poor Prime Minister” and undeserving of her widespread acclaim. Most of us here would agree. But shock, horror; post election, our cousins
We have seen this happen all over the business and sports world. Think about the famous Gillette advert that basically insulted and emasculated all men. Their sales went down. Think about Kellogg announcing loudly that it will stop advertising on Breitbart. Their sales went down. Think about the NBA, with
Arthur Here it is, the election result that no one on The BFD wanted, well except for an occasionally appearing commenter who seems to have an inexplicable adoration for Labour and its leader. Ah well, diversity makes us stronger right? Cue the gnashing of teeth, wailing rivers of tears from
Coalition negotiations, shape of government Audrey Young (Herald): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern holds preparatory talks with Greens but coalition looking unlikely Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern tight-lipped after talks begin with the Greens Jason Walls (Herald): Jacinda Ardern meets Greens leaders about Government discussions time frame 1News: As Labour
As Judith said, bring on 2023. This election was never going to be fought on policy. The Labour-led government, through tragedy and circumstance, had centre stage for almost its entire term in office. It stole the oxygen from opposition parties by presenting a leader whose only asset was emotional
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David Hall Auckland University of Technology A pandemic can change the foundations of a society. But if this happens in New Zealand over the next three years, it will be for reasons beyond the control of the sixth Labour government. When it comes to the fundamental structure of state and
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If the referendum fails If the referendum fails it means not only that legalisation of cannabis is off-the-table but probably also decriminalisation. It would be easy to blame the misinformation campaigns and scare tactics of groups like Family First and SayNopeToDope. But to me that’s too simplistic.
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Finlay Macdonald Liz Minchin Michael Lund Veronika Meduna Wes Mountain The Conversation Labour is celebrating a landslide victory tonight after winning 49% of the vote. The result means Labour could govern alone — the first time this has happened since New Zealand introduced a mixed member proportional (MMP) electoral system in
The old saying is that you often don’t miss something until it is gone and that may well prove to be true when we get to experience Labour at full throttle without Winston Peters and NZ First acting as a hand brake. The Council of Trade Unions’ press release
