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What To Expect if the Left Wins
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.
A Second-Term 3-Way Wastes More Years
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.
Change Comes From Within, Paul Henry
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.
My Thoughts on the Opportunist Party
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.
Paul Henry Is a Game Changer
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.
In Defence Of AI Cheating
I really don’t see any room for universities. Don’t feel sorry for them. They did this to themselves.
Looking Back
Is it wrong to look back with nostalgia to a time when young people still had faith in the future?
The Global Stumble Toward Online Fascism
The ban on under-16s using social media is doomed to never, ever, work.
So You Want To Be A Player? Listen Closely
I’ve got maybe 30 seconds. The helicopters are circling now. Focus. Focus. If you have enough people, you can get away with anything.
What Could We Expect From a PM Pauline?
A putative One Nation Government would be a lightning-bolt of chaotic liberation.
There Are How Many Fingers?
Requiring people to see things that aren’t there is neither reasonable nor progressive.