How the Left Could Ratf*ck Luxon
This is a fairly simple play but the Labour Party is filled with exceptionally simple people who fail to make the simple plays time and time again. It is almost as if they want to maintain Luxon in place.
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News Briefing: 27 February 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards CITIZEN’S ARREST POWERS, CRIME, JUSTICE Andrew Geddis and Henry Benson-Pope (Spinoff): The many, many problems with the plan to expand citizen’s arrest powers RNZ: Police Association slams beefed-up citizen arrest powers AJ Hendry: New arrest laws: Negligent & dangerous Adam
Couldn’t Lead a Trail of Ants to a Jam Jar
After the train crash interview with Mike Hosking, it seems certain that Luxon’s time as prime minister may have come to an end.
There is no Luxon Faction
Politicians need allies and they need factions. Those are the people others have to go through to get to the king. Does Christopher Luxon have any loyalists?
News Briefing: 26 February 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards REGIONAL ECONOMIC ZONES, ENERGY Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Government mulls bespoke regional tax and concessions to spur growth (paywalled) RNZ: Special economic zones could boost NZ's fuel security - energy minister Tom Pullar-Strecker (The Post): Marsden Point set to become NZ's
Sometimes You Need a Bit of Mirth in Politics
Politics can get way too serious at times, so it’s always a bit of fun to do something different once in a while.
Smug Lefties Think Everyone Else Is Wrong
Anyone with even just casual knowledge of such ‘progressive activists’ will know there isn’t a cat-in-hell’s chance of them changing track, since the whole point is to go around being right while everyone else is wrong and possessing a total intolerance of any divergence of opinion from their own.
Do National MPs Support Luxon?
Luxon has already lost those he has shafted and now he is losing those who will lose their seats because he is so unpopular.
News Briefing: 25 February 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards ANDREW BAYLY Jo Moir (RNZ): Three days' grace for Andrew Bayly raises more questions Claire Trevett (Herald): Christopher Luxon doesn’t give third chances – why Andrew Bayly didn’t stand a chance of staying on as minister (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Post): The curious
Add Another to the List of Nat MPs Wanting to Roll Luxon
Andrew Bayly has gone: he says resigned, but we all know how it works. He’ll now be another National MP on the list against Luxon.
The Coming National Coup
Like most National leaders, no one could ever accuse Luxon of having convictions or believing in anything other than he should be running things.
News Briefing: 24 February 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE Lillian Hanly (RNZ): Chinese ships in the Tasman 'a gift from Beijing' for defence spending - expert 1News: 'We cannot hide anymore': Collins signals 'big budget' defence investment Rachel Moore (Stuff): ‘We can’t hide at
This Woke Rainbow Washing Nonsense Needs to Stop
Why can’t they stick to reading to kids in libraries? At least if they are reading to kids they won’t crash planes.