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Stuart Nash’s Crass Blunder: Trying to Be a Lad, Ends Up Looking Like a Prat
If he’s serious about a political comeback with NZ First, he needs to sharpen up fast. Crass jokes might fly in the pub but in politics they can sink you quicker than a lead balloon.
Luxon’s Leadership Woes: Chatter About a Spill, But It’s All Hot Air For Now
What saves Luxon, ultimately, is that National’s the party of the status quo. They’re allergic to rocking the boat – always have been.
Latest Taxpayers’ Union Poll: National’s Woes Continue as Trends Turn Sour
The big worry is that Labour needs the nutters in the Greens and the racists in Te Pāti Māori to govern. That is a toxic mix waiting to happen if the centre-right does not get its act together.
The Recent Shootings in the US
Why is it so hard for many politicians and media commentators to speak openly and honestly in the face of such tragedy?
Barrister’s Gaza Protest Paint Job Backfires Spectacularly: Conviction Sticks, Career on the Brink
Actions have consequences, Hannah. You fucked around: now you’re finding out. Stupid is as stupid does.
Hooton’s Luxon Doom and Gloom: More Maverick Fantasy Than Political Reality
Hooton’s piece is entertaining fodder, but it’s wishful thinking from a guy who has been wrong before. The National Party’s inertia will keep Luxon in the saddle, for better or worse.
Luxon Wets Himself Again as Seymour Calls to Ditch the Paris Farce
It’s a feel-good exercise that’s doing far more harm than good. Seymour is right to demand change or walk away.
Roy Morgan Poll Spells Trouble for National: Kiwis Forgetting the Mess of the Last Lot?
If National doesn’t sort itself out, and quick, that nightmare could become reality.
Schools Are Making Kids Crazy
Politicians, psychiatrists, and public schools are the last places to trust to safeguard mental health. Young Americans are already suffering from a downward politico-psychological spiral thanks to decades of abusive, repressive policies.