Damien Grant thinks National is stuffed
Damien Grant thinks that National is a relic and should fracture into libertarian and conservative parties.
Politics
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Why does Criminal Justice have to be so politicised?
Judith Collins has indicated that the chances of a mature debate about Criminal Justice are slim.
Doofus of the week – David Seymour
Hot on the heels on the news that he is going to spend valuable time dancing with the stars David Seymour has engaged […]
Little proposes radical shake up of the Criminal Justice system
Andrew Little has called for a complete change the way criminal justice works. But National’s initial response suggests that the prospects of a mature discussion on the issue are slim.
Joyce stands down as National struggles to find new leader *
* in Australia.
Arm me with
Teachers in America have responded to Donald Trump’s proposal to arm teachers in response to the Parkland School massacre with a request that they be armed with anything but guns.
National’s meh leadership contest
National’s leadership contest is one week old. The latest is a central edict that all candidates have to be nice to each other and a claim that candidates are not offering senior positions to MPs in exchange for their support.
Climate change is not an accident
Snippets from the first day of the 2nd Pacific Climate Change Conference and Cyclone Gita.
It’s Our Future: Complete U-Turn by Labour and NZ First on TPP
The TPP might have been re-branded as the CPTPP but it’s still the same bad deal says Professor Jane Kelsey, New Zealand’s expert on international economic regulation.
“Calling it “Comprehensive and Progressive” doesn’t make it any better.
Hager posts Dirty Politics chapter on Mark Mitchell on web
Nicky Hager and the publishers of Dirty Politics have released into the public arena the chapter dealing with Mark Mitchell’s campaign to be selected as National’s Rodney candidate.
Poll Watch: Colmar Brunton Poll 2018-2-19
In this second edition of Pollwatch, we note the impact of Jacinda Ardern at the height of her powers, track the likelyhood of current government support partners of clearing our high Party Vote threshold, and note the small likelyhood that English’s eventual successor will have of sneaking into the Beehive even if we held a snap election right now.
The battle of the five political midgets
Steven Joyce and Mark Mitchell have both thrown their hats into the ring for National’s leadership.
Us and them – what will Labour do about WINZ?
What we need is a government that shares power with beneficiaries.
The strange case of the Judith Collins support website
A Back Judith Collins website has been established. And Collins is denying involvement.
Mueller v Russia
Robert Mueller has laid an indictment alleging that thirteen Russians and three Russian entities illegally interfered with the 2016 American Election campaign.
Strong and decisive
Judith Collins has picked on the campaign term strong and decisive for behaviour better described as brutal and obdurate.
ALRANZ: 16 reasons to change the abortion law
Labour are intending to change NZ’s abortion laws. ALRANZ has 16 good reasons why that’s important (and overview of the current laws).
Seymour is dancing with the stars
David Seymour has indicated his commitment to improving ACT’s plight by enrolling for Dancing with the Stars.
Labour to reform abortion law
Justice Minister Andrew Little has given the go ahead to change NZ’s archaic abortion legislation.
TPPA-11 update and actions
The TPPA-11 is set to be signed on March 8. There are still huge problems with the agreement for NZ. Jane Kelsey provides an update.
An in Vogue Prime Minister
Our PM doing girly stuff is quite ok. It’s what else they’re doing that needs looking at.
Then there were three
Amy Adams has announced that she will also be seeking the leader’s position of the National Party.
No Bridges Bridges announces he will seek National leadership
Simon Bridges has announced that he too will be seeking the National Party leadership.
Crusher wants to crush
Judith Collins has announced that she is running for National’s Parliamentary leadership.
Who will be National’s next leader?
Following Bill English’s resignation the question is who will be National’s next leaders. The Standard authors have put their heads together and come up with some suggestions.
Nationwide public meetings: TPPA-11 update, and what we can do
Auckland 12 Feb – Wellington 14 Feb – Nelson 20 Feb – Christchurch 21 Feb – Dunedin 22 Feb
Bill is gone. Free for all spectator time
Bill English has resigned. Apparently his confidence of last week had a limited lifespan. RNZ has the live feed. Now we can really speculate on which one of the no-hopers will assume the position to fail at the next election.
Stop Using the ‘F’ Word.
Because words matter.
Knighthood Interrupted, and the curious case of New Zealand Defamation Law
Bob Jones is now suing the woman that wants to strip him of his Knighthood over her use of the term “hate speech.” Can we think about perhaps stopping this litigiousness now?
A storm is coming
A big storm is set to hit Auckland next week. And it won’t be the last.
Was the political hit on Chris Bishop an inside job?
The disclosure of Chris Bishop’s snapchat engagement with young teenage females raises the question of who leaked the information to the media and why.
Chris Bishop’s use of snapchat causes problems
The Sunday Star Times has reported that complaints were made before the last election about Chris Bishop’s Snapchat messaging to teenagers.
Bio-fuels.
Biofuels and fossil. The difference?
The problem with Charter Schools
The Government is moving to stop the creation of new charter schools and require existing charter schools to integrate with the public system.
The Housing Crisis.
Can politics deliver?
Doofus of the week
Doofus of the week is Bob Jones for spouting racist nonsense that would have been embarrassing in the 1960s let alone now.