What should Clark do?
There’s a lot of talk about Helen Clark leaving Parliament in a year or so to head for an international role. While Clark […]
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Undefeated
Paul Holmes wrote yesterday: “While Labour moves to the Opposition benches, it does so weirdly unmolested by the election defeat, weirdly undefeated” Damn […]
Chainmail
Thanks to the two people have mailed election leaflets authorised in my name back to me. And such lovely messages you’ve attached to […]
Unbelievably awesome
Via Laughing Squid: This morning in NYC international pranksters The Yes Men recruited volunteers through the website Because We Want It to distribute thousands of copies of a […]
Designer needed
A couple of mates of mine are working on a new left-wing project and are in need of some design help to get […]
08wire signs off
As a kid at a decile two high school in under National in the nineties, the one thing I did get a good […]
Campaign to save MMP underway
The Right hates MMP. The old system, FPP, advantaged the Right by about 1.5% according to this study. In 1978, 1981, and 1993 […]
Onward
I am incredibly proud to have worked with some many great people during the election campaign, and to know that many times more […]
Don’t mourn, organise.
In 1984 I watched the incoming Labour government move on a set of policies they had no mandate for and I also watched […]
Congratulations
It’s been a hard fought campaign but it’s clear that we’ve got a firmly right wing government now. Congratulations are in order for […]
Shock revelation: Taper is Wellington Leftie
The secret taper has revealed himself as Kees Keizer, a leftie from Wellington. I spent quite a bit of time yesterday encouraging Keizer […]
Democracy under attack
From Both Eyes Open: National Party candidate Stephen Franks’ campaign team has been systematically tearing down political posters put up by his opponents […]
Last days to get active
It’s great to see people still downloading materials from the Campaign Hub. With just over three days of campaigning to go, you’re running […]
Another Nat secret agenda tape
The Herald campaign updates reports that Clark has just had a private interview with TV3, appearently getting her response to the latest secret […]
Fresh ideas
Part 3 in the CTU’s series of election vids. The best yet You can see the other two here
More vids from the campaign trail
We’ve just received these. The first is from Hollowman productions, who brought us the famous Porirua markets video. The second is a video […]
Public politics
In today’s Herald six prominant NZer’s nail their political colours to the mast: Sir Paul Reeves: electorate vote Maori party, party vote Labour; […]
Greenpeace converts John’s office
Some great political theatre from Greenpeace yesterday. A bunch of climate activists got up at the crack of dawn, plastered ready-made lawn around […]
Granny Herald yearns for good old days but democracy alive and well
The Herald is once again trying to convince us that everyone is so scared of the EFA that there is no poltiical participation […]
Whose record is better?
I found it weird that National’s attack ad is a series of newspaper headlines. Everyone knows newspaper headlines are sensationalist and everyone knows […]
The Standard line: Nanny State
So, you’re talking with someone about politics and they say something really dumb and wrong and you know it’s wrong but you don’t […]
Patu online
There’s been a bit of fuss about the ’81 tour lately and whether it is pertinent to today’s politics. For years now I’ve […]
Vox pop
Spotted in central Wellington:
New posters/leaflets
I have to say, these are my favourite so far. There are some talented people out there. There’s eight versions of this new […]
Nats letting the facade drop
We’ve been receiving reports of some appalling statements by National MPs on the campaign trail. They mesh with the arrogance and heartlessness that […]
Right’s attack on free speech fails, again
National activist and pornographer Cameron Slater took a complaint to the Electoral Commission against myself and others who took part in a satirical […]
Drawing your attention
Malcolm Evans, award-winning former Herald cartoonist, is bloody good at what he does – insightful, well-drawn, concerned with the big issues, and always on the side of the […]
Good on youse
Yesterday, I printed and cut 6500 A6 leaflets from the designs on the Campaign Hub and took them along to Drinking Liberally. They […]
More posters and leaflets on the Hub
We’ve got a range new posters and leaflets up on the Campaign Hub and we’re keen to see more. Some people are printing […]
Gordon Campbell at Drinking Liberally, Wlgtn
You probably already read him on Scoop Election ’08 and he’s a former Listener journalist too. The topic of his talk is: ‘Covering […]
Nats desperate to silence grassroots activists
An email from a reader: “A friend and I were putting up some Vote with Both Eyes Open posters on Lambton Quay the […]
Drinking Liberally, Palmerston North
The second Drinking Liberally, Palmerston North is on this Friday. Peter Falloon, NZUSA co-President is the guest speaker. I’m going to try to […]
Both Eyes Open shows activism alive and well
The Vote with Both Eyes Open posters had a star turn yesterday when Annette King presented them as evidence that activism is alive […]
Drinking Liberally – Auckland
WHAT: Drinking Liberally Auckland City WHO: You and any of your left-leaning comrades WHEN: 7.30pm, Wed 24th September WHERE: London Bar, cnr Wellesley […]
Questioning politicians
We’re keen to help you get active this election campaign. That’s why we’ve launched Campaign Hub 2008 and its Facebook group to give […]
Unacceptable
From Newzblog: “Local activist James Sleep was today exercising his democratic right to protest when he was approached by an entourage of 4WDs […]