I agree with Josie Pagani, mostly
Josie Pagani has criticised her friend Nick Leggett for switching to National and not sticking to his principles.
Media
the praiseworthy and the pitiful
John Key’s legacy
What is John Key’s legacy? Rampant Crown debt, child poverty, homelessness, climate change, dirty politics …
The many and varied thoughts of John Key on the Mt Roskill By election
An analysis of things that John Key said about the Mt Roskill shows a series of contradictory positions were taken at various times of the campaign.
Clearing the decks
National is readying itself for the next election by getting rid of some MPs. And Nick Leggett has finally disclosed his true political colours.
Everybody wants a recount
US President elect Donald Trump has expressed support for a widespread investigation of America’s electoral system
#Horseshoegate – have you seen these alleged horse shoe throwers?
Radio Tarana has offered a reward for information regarding the Mt Roskill horse shoe thrower.
America’s broken democratic system
Through partisan control of the electoral system and continuing attempts to suppress votes America’s electoral system is in clear need of an overhaul.
National plans to sell Housing Corp home Key grew up in
John Key, the state house tenant turned good who has relied heavily on his humble upbringing is overseeing the sale of the state house he grew up in.
Has Key abandoned Parmar in the Mt Roskill by election?
As National’s Mt Roskill by election campaign starts to implode John Key’s absence is becoming very noticeable.
Brownlee should stop vilifying scientists
Gerry Brownlee has attacked a public servant firstly for not approached the Government for increased Geonet monitoring and then for raising the issue but not telling him personally.
Brownlee bullies GNS staff
Gerry Brownlee has chosen to respond to the cautious words of a public servant by publicly attacking him.
National tries to have it both ways
Despite the Kaikoura earthquakes, the damage to the Capital and the fact the EQC fund is now in deficit, the Government is still holding out the possibility of tax cuts in election year.
Beware of Spin Doctors and Spin Professors
On the same day that the pollsters in the world’s most advanced democracy were shown to have got things terribly wrong a Professor in New Zealand says that National will win next year because of polling data.
Fear and loathing in Mt Roskill
Members of the National Party in Mount Roskill are trying to make a story out of Michael Wood after he responded directly to public insults made against his wife.
The media double standard
Andrea Vance has attacked Labour’s Ready to Work policy and claimed that the policy does not add up, despite being told how the figures had been arrived at.
Go home Roy Morgan, you’re drunk
The latest Roy Morgan poll result and it is evidence that the polling model needs to be reviewed.
Kiwibank is being privatised by stealth
Kiwibank is selling 47% of its shareholding to the New Zealand Super Fund and to the Accident Compensation Corporation. The Government gets a cheque for $200 million which will improve the appearance of its books. Financial sleight of hand?
Darren Watson 2 John Key 0
The Court of Appeal has ruled that Darren Watson’s Planet Key song should not have been banned during the 2014 election campaign.
I see a poverty of ideas and a poverty of Government responsibility
Judith Collins yesterday said that child poverty is the fault of parents and not the fault of her Government.
Government announces watered down version of Labour’s Kiwibuild policy
National is borrowing another Labour-Green policy and has announced a lite version of Labour’s Kiwibuild policy.
The crime spike
Who would have thought that a surge in homelessness would result in a spike in crime, and that a dramatic increase in the number of people with no or compromised housing situations would cause an increase in burglaries, robberies and assaults.
Utopians and pragmatists
Nick Leggett places himself in the “pragmatic” part of the Labour Party spectrum and derides others as being “utopian” and not interested in winning. But given the recent election result for the Mayoralty is he right?
The main risk to New Zealand according to John Key
John Key is pretty good at providing media commentary on what problems New Zealand faces. But is he any good at addressing those problems?
Donald Trump has a really big tax write off
Donald Trump’s reluctance to release his tax returns has now been explained. He has possibly not paid tax for decades.
The Propaganda War
Under the rubble of lies…
He isn’t a racist because his ex wife is from Singapore
Don Brash and a group of other predominately privileged white males are complaining that Maori may also be receiving some privilege.
Ombudsman to investigate John Key’s dirty politics communications
The Ombudsman is to investigate John Key’s failure to disclose communications with David Farrar and Cameron Slater
A settlement proposal for Jordan Williams and Colin Craig
A suggested settlement proposal to resolve the Williams v Craig case which may achieve some good.
Stand Up for Housing: Protest today in Aotea Square
Young people, union members, and other Aucklanders will meet in Aotea Square today to make some noise about the devastating Auckland housing crisis. Stand Up Youth Union Movement and Unions Auckland are hosting the Monopoly-themed event, which will highlight the damaging effects of the crisis and call on local and central government to do a lot more to fix the housing market.
Paula Bennett improves supply of housing, or does she?
National’s latest plan to do something about the housing crisis is to buy a Motel and kick families who stay there out on the street.
The trouble with polls
Labour has released its latest UMR polling which shows a dramatically different result to that of the latest Colmar Brunton poll.
New Zealand is a socialist nirvana *
* at least according to David Seymour.
The homeless crisis is getting worse
Figures provided by the Government to Labour suggest that providing accommodation for families with chronic housing needs is taking much longer than it did six months ago. But Paula Bennett has replied by suggesting that the figures do not reflect reality.
The manipulation of burglary statics
Reporter Eugene Bingham who broke the story on how Papakura police were doctoring crime statistics by recoding burglaries as other offences two years ago has written about how his attempts to get to the truth of the matter has effectively been thwarted by the police.
Disturbing.
Given the topic of this post, it seems appropriate not to attach an image.