Greens good for workers
Work rights should be a big issue this election. National is proposing to strip workers of their rights to undermine wage increases. The […]
Politics
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Key still wishes we had invaded Iraq
Helen Clark made foreign policy judgement a campaign issue today when she told a Grey Power meeting that if New Zealand had invaded […]
Poor
I’ve just come across Labour’s tragic new campaign website, Labour08.co.nz, and I’m of the firm opinion that someone needs to get their shit […]
More slippery attacks, still no solutions
Yesterday, John Key “attacked Labour’s economic record, which he said amounted to overtaxing voters so it could put money into its pet projects” […]
Jessica Alba says “Declare Yourself”
Some commentators have pondered whether an election in NZ so close to the election in the States should be a concern for Labour. […]
Chutzpah
When the EPMU released its investigation notes on Shawn Tan it was obvious that some right-wing bloggers would seize on the fact that […]
How would Nats cut tax? Where would the money come from?
Bill English has confirmed that National still intends to give the average worker a $50 tax cut. That’s $18 a week more than […]
Nats’ dirty tricks exposed?
Cameron Slater, aka Whaleoil, is a nasty piece of work. If you’re a leftie and you get into the media, he’ll dig whatever […]
Old battles
When John Key responded to the PM’s announcement of the election date on Friday he stated: This election is not about the past. […]
Nothing to Hide? + more moaning
Prime is running a series of interviews every Sunday until the election with the leader of each party in Parliament, starting with Rodney […]
Rochelle, that was pretty good.
Well it turns out my niece has been having fun and done an effective google bomb on John Key. I’ve just been watching […]
Disappointing
I just have to say, it’s incredibly disappointing that a simple prank, a google bomb, gets three newspaper articles and coverage on TV3 […]
No policy?
A reader just sent us the screenshot below with the attached explanation: Thought I should start to read up on some of the […]
Booed on boot camps
It’s not John Key’s week really. Winston disappears like magic off the front pages (I honestly thought I had time travelled somehow when […]
National: for a more confused future
On Sunday, John Key, apparently off-the-cuff, announced he would dismantle the Families Commission and give the money to church groups, who just happened […]
Introducing Campaign Hub 2008
Helena Catt, head of the Electoral Commission, says the EFA has had a ‘chilling effect’ on democratic participation. I’m convinced that that is […]
Sideshow
With an almost Winston-esqe turn of phrase Owen Glenn has labelled Labour Party president Mike Williams an “unmitigated falsifier of veracity”. Yet Glen […]
National on student loans
Nats still getting money from trusts
One of the great things about the EFA is that donations over $20,000 must be declared within 10 working days. Because of that, […]
Video: Take aim and wave goodbye
Is this our first real Youtube election? 08wire is doing its bit with another new video:
Nats’ leaked health policy full of holes
Having just read the National health policy and background paper released by Labour, a few things stand out to me. 1) There is […]
Mr Slippery at it again
An interesting interview between John Key and Wammo today. He starts out saying Labour is spending all its time talking about Owen Glenn […]
Nat health policy: more money for rich, fewer for poor
Jim Anderton is releasing elements of National’s health policy at Question Time: – Pharmac’s independent decisions could be overruled by politicians. – Private […]
The truth behind the Shawn Tan affair
For the last several weeks the EPMU has had to weather an extraordinary series of attacks from ACT, ACT candidate and EPMU employee […]
End of the line for Peters
Winston Peters will be wondering why he has let his political legacy be destroyed by not simply declaring donations that came from legal […]
Which seems more likely?
Multiple spies, whom National has been unable to catch, and a series of ‘gaffes’ and accidents involving sensitive papers? Or a bitter faction […]
Video: Nats head in sand on environment
Boosting their green credentials is not proving as straightforward as National would like, as this video that’s doing the rounds shows.
Key breaks flip-flop world record
Can’t put it any better than Jafapete has: Seems that John Key has done it again. Announced policy off-the-cuff and back tracked later. […]
How many leaks to sink a ship?
This is really getting pretty serious now – a fourth National party policy has been leaked to Labour, who have made it public. […]
Video repeat: Leaking Hollow Man
Apologies if you’ve seen this before – but I had a reader request a replay.
Another leak
God, another leak from National, this time their research, science and technology policy. From Mallard’s press release: “Mr Key should not only be […]
Spin-busting: ‘Labour has no policy, either’
John Key is running a line that first emerged in the rightwing blogs a few months ago: ‘Labour doesn’t have any policy, either’. […]
The polls and petrol prices
Updating a post from a few months ago, here’s how Labour’s Roy Morgan poll numbers are going compared to the price of petrol since the […]
Political Funding – Have your say (eventually).
In 1993, the then National government reluctantly implemented the MMP system by putting in the Electoral Act 1993. This was an act that […]
The Greens’ billboards, too good?
I’m impressed with the Green’s new billboard campaign and I’m pretty certain it’ll work as it is clean and effective marketing and reminds […]
Nats’ adman an objectivist fruitloop
If you’ve caught yourself asking why the Nat’s billboards are so bad, then Jafa Pete has the answer. Their adman, Glenn Jameson, is […]