Trivialising the electoral process
I don’t have a lot of time for Winston Peters’ politics or his dodgy electoral practices, but sometimes the man just hits the […]
Video: Why vote? Watch this
We’ve seen the work of Declare Yourself before. Their message is aimed at voters in the US but the call to engage and […]
Wage gap decreasing thanks to pro-worker policies
As The Standard first reported on April 1 and Radio New Zealand picked up today, Treasury figures show that the wage gap […]
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 […]
How big is big enough?
The first round of the tax cuts that National derided as the ‘block of cheese’ tax cuts kicked in on Wednesday. Next week, […]
Rhetoric vs reality
With expectations about National’s tax cuts justifably very high (thanks to National talking them up for nine years), National is suddenly trying to […]
Reminder: Drinking Liberally Wgtn tonight
Just a wee reminder for anyone in Wellington. Scoop.co.nz political editor and former Listener journo Gordon Campbell is at Drinking Liberally tonight to […]
Key’s leadership questioned again
When a commentator like Jenni McManus raises questions over Key’s leadership ability in troubled global economic times you know National should be getting […]
Speculators stuff up, put us all in peril
The formula to determine the fair value of a share is pretty simple – take the expected future dividends,adjust them using the discount rate, […]
Here’s an idea, ask the expert
Don’t take it from me. Certainly don’t take it from a National hack, who despite being a professional statistician, is too dishonest to […]
Nats testing plan proves unpopular
Just one in 10 school principals support the type of national standards for pupils being proposed by the National Party, a study reported […]
Insulting
David Farrar really is a disgusting person at times. He writes that we shouldn’t look at overall crime rates (although he made a […]
Great expectations
John Key is being pretty evasive on his tax cut plan. He won’t say whether the famous ‘$50 a week for the average worker’ […]
National lies, again
National just can’t stop lying. We’ve covered National’s lies on wages and migration in the past and our last two posts have debunked […]
Crime falls again
Crime fell 1% in the last year from 1025 recorded crimes per 10,000 people to 1014. This is part of a pattern that […]
Nats’ ‘NZ sucks’ campaign vs the facts
08wire produces some of the most well-thought out and best argued pieces on the blogosphere, as well as great videos. Well, I know […]
On the standard of proof.
On occasion I’ve had my ire raised by Danyl Mclauchlan over at The Dim-Post, usually after he repeats crap from the sewers about […]
Between the lines: Nats’ RMA free-for-all
The RMA is a quick and cheap process in the vast majority of cases, and it is regarded as a world-leading piece of […]
Nats: Pay cuts for you, tax cuts for the rich
Bill English has put out a press release whingeing about Helen Clark’s promise to lift wages for low-paid school support staff, and fearmongering […]
When did lying become OK?
On Breakfast this morning, failed National party candidate Paul Henry and Guyon Espiner discussed the possibility of the Maori Party and National working […]
Fun: Whack a poll
Need a little respite from election madness? Utilise your keyboard to reach your desired poll result with Whack a Poll…
The Kingmaker but only one potential King
Let’s get serious about the idea of the Maori Party working with National. Yes, they want to play up the possibility to enhance […]
Nice
Ashcroft dealings under spotlight again
We’ve seen Mr Key look evasive on the topic of Lord Ashcroft, so when his name popped up in the British media over the […]
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 […]
Going over to the dark side?
Going into business with Farrar was one thing but has Scoop now cast its lot in with National? How else to explain the […]
Take on Key
Greeenwoman has done it again, another brilliant video on Key using a classic music video:
What will you do with your tax cut?
If your annual income is over $14,000, your tax will decrease by $12 to $28 a week from Wednesday. That’s a reduction of […]
Still nothing personal
National desperately wants to portray any criticism of John Key as a personal attack. Don’t be taken in. Look, PM is a powerful […]
Attack on democracy
National have quietly released their policy on electoral law and have promised to abolish the Maori seats once treaty claims are finished, repeal […]
Expect the unexpected
I’m probably going to be at odds with my fellow Standardistas in this but I support having debates featuring just Clark and Key. […]
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 […]
Easy to clear up the question
An article in yesterday’s Herald raised some more questions over how Key has handled the management of his share portfolio. However it looks […]
The Standard Week: 19-26 September
Slippery John does it again. Asked a clear question by a reporter, he lied to her face. It was only when Fran Mold […]
Obama wipes the floor with McCain
There’s not much more that needs to be said about the first presidental debate. McCain was stiff and boring. His framing was awful: […]