Will a New Captain Save the Ship from Sinking?
Will Ben Carroll go down with a doomed ship, steer clear of the rocks or just get thrown overboard?
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Will Ben Carroll go down with a doomed ship, steer clear of the rocks or just get thrown overboard?
How asserting the common humanity of Māori and Pākehā became a political heresy to be suppressed.
To truly appreciate that Allan’s loss is Victoria’s gain, let’s remember that she used her resignation speech to claim she got turfed from office because she is a woman.
Time and time again this has been proven to be a fool’s errand – which explains why the Green party pursue it with such vigour. And why Luxon has decided to join them.
So, what can New Zealanders expect from a Labour-Green-Opportunity-Te Pāti Māori coalition government? More power for those who run the system. Less power for those who own it.
I am concerned about the possibility of Labour winning this election. However, I’m equally concerned that the next three years will be wasted by New Zealand First being part of the government after November 7.
Every regime ends. Unfortunately, this one won’t end soon and Henry’s grandchildren will almost certainly live in a future that is more ‘egalitarian’, more broken and far, far, more communist than today.
The Opportunity Party is like a new Whittaker’s chocolate bar on display near the check-out – for a week or so everyone will be putting it in their trolley. But pretty soon, when they realise how uninspiring the ingredients are, it will be in the bargain bin along with the expired crunchy bars.
Can Paul Henry’s star-power alone give ACT a lift in the polls? Undoubtedly, which is why ACT went to the effort of holding a press conference to announce a single candidate and express confidence that he would receive a high list placing.
I really don’t see any room for universities. Don’t feel sorry for them. They did this to themselves.