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In my opinion, the most overlooked attribute of political leadership is a sense of humour. I don’t claim that it’s the most important attribute, mind you, just that it’s given the least credit relative to its significance. Take the case of National’s new leader, Judith Collins.
At some point in this election cycle, Winston Peters was going to have to differentiate himself from the Labour party. He’s now slayed the poor legacy of never completing a term in government, so he is moving to recover the votes he lost after Ron Mark’s cock-up
I have been described as an “idiot” for saying this, but I really do think Labour, and the left in general, are running scared of Judith Collins. The latest cab off the rank is Willy Jackson. In a Facebook post, rather too well written for anyone to believe that he
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Please remember that Jacinda Ardern did not win the last election. She improved on their polling and arguably got a better result than they would have under Little (which is tantamount to the multiple Facebook “thumbs up” for a picture of a cute kitten), but neither she nor Labour won
Mr Peters appeared on Q+A this morning in a heated interview with host Jack Tame, where he was asked about Ihumatao, a trans-Tasman bubble, coalition partners, cameras on fishing boats, his party’s policies, and stimulating the economy. […] “I’m opposed to busting Treaty of Waitangi settlements so
Communism thrives on enemies. Even in the West, Marxists continually portray themselves as besieged victims, even as they brutally seize the reins of power in every institution of civic life. China is no exception. The innate paranoia of communist regimes combines with the Middle Kingdom’s vanity and insularity – especially
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Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Recently there was a Federal by-election in Australia in the Labour-held marginal seat of Eden-Monaro. In a tight race Labour scraped back, thanks to the Greens preferential votes going their way. But note this. The Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt remarked afterwards,
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Prof Frank Furedi says that drawing boundaries is a lost art. Instead, globalism is the goal and boundaries have no place in this brave new world. “Every border and every boundary that has been important in giving meaning to human experience is now seen as somehow discriminatory or immoral.” We
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com/election-choices Sixty-seven days out from the 2020 election, the National Party selected a new leader. The resignation of Todd Muller after only 53 days in the top job was a surprise. Judith Collins is National’s new leader, with the capable Gerry Brownlee
It concerns me immensely that it has taken three years for the National Party to see the wisdom of appointing Judith Collins as their leader. I was of the opinion that political parties are elected by the people for the people. Elected members are there because the electorate has chosen
