That meeting
The more I think about it the more it seems to me that John Key’s meeting with Rail America needs some more explaining. […]
Friday fun
A friend just sent me this Christian ska band performing “Jesus is my friend.” I think it goes without saying: Once I tried […]
Sarah Palin on CBS News
Apologies for the ad on the start of this but what follows is worth seeing. (Hat-tip: Boing Boing) [lprent: removed cbs clip because […]
Shallow recession this year but the future looks tough
We all knew New Zealand was in recession in the first six months of this year. The official figures have confirmed this. The surprise […]
Nats’ ‘NZ sucks’ campaign continues
I remember the first time I met Simon Power, when he had just come into Parliament. He struck me as a man who […]
Murky
We know John Key bought shares in Tranzrail on May 7 2003. We know he then met with Rail America as a representative […]
Mastering the understatement
“This may be unfair, but Key can sometimes give the impression he is being less than honest”*
Lockout lifted
News just in: GO Wellington has lifted the lockout of its 300 bus drivers. The drivers say they are pleased the lockout is […]
GO Wellington lockout: Day One
A reader sent in this photo from the Wellington bus drivers’ picket line at the Kilbirnie bus depot. The workers are said to […]
What a shame
Bob Clarkson chose not to speak during his valedictory speech. Instead, he just held up a sign saying ‘bye bye’ (in the same […]
The hoax revealed?
Incredibly, leading rightwingers including John Key, Maurice Williamson, Lockwood Smith, Rodney Hide, and Roger Kerr still don’t accept the overwhelming evidence for climate […]
Why National won’t win
National has four fatal problems that will prevent it from winning the election. Or, rather, it has two problems, both with two parts. […]
Questions over Key’s handling of Tranzrail
Where-ever you sit on the spectrum of opinion on Key’s handling on the Tranzrail affair, it appears that the commentators are questioning his […]
Right Court: charges don’t match the facts
[more great work from 08wire]
Diversion tactics
Key’s three defences on the share scandal are ‘no-one asked how many shares I had’, ‘it didn’t matter how many shares I had’, […]
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 […]
Credit where it’s due
I’m usually no fan of Paul Henry as an interviewer but I’m prepared to give credit where it’s due. He certainly didn’t let […]
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 […]
Go the drivers
Wellington bus drivers are striking this morning and good on them. I was happy to find my own way to work today. The […]
Did you pay the tax, John?
Generally, when you buy capital and later sell it, there is no tax payable on any profit. Unless you buy with the propose […]
John’s lying eyes
All it takes is Youtube, some video editing software, and imagination to make great vids, as this video we have just been sent […]
John Key on honesty
At the height of the Peters affair when John Key was trying to make political capital out of the PM’s statement that she […]
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 […]
Free trade must be fair
In principle, a free trade deal between the US and the P4 countries (NZ, Chile, Singapore, and Brunei) is a good thing. If […]
Damned by his own words
Michael Cullen’s office has just released a damning exchange between John Key and Richard Prebble that shows John Key not only fully understood […]
PSA launches campaign
The PSA’s campaign looks to get past National’s simplistic ‘tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts’ mantra and ask voters to consider what they […]
One News footage
For those who missed it, here’s the video from last night’s One News investigation into John Key’s TranzRail dealings. The first clip details […]
Cartoon
Who’s sorry now?
Anyone remember back in July Key accused Clark of misleading the house over his involvement in Tranzrail and asked for an apology? Just […]
Can he look himself in the mirror?
John Key on August 30 “The appointment of a minister to Cabinet has to be done on the basis that as Prime Minister […]
Not with a bang but a whimper
The Privileges Committee has reported back. Peters is censured for not declaring that he had made a pecuniary gain from his lawyer taking […]
Derailing the issue
National has released their statement about John Key’s shady dealings in Tranzrail shares and unsurprisingly it’s another attempt at misdirection. As I’ve said […]
Hand in the till
One News has just run the revelation that John Key lied to the public and to Parliament about the extent of his shareholding […]
Franks and teh gays
National’s candidate for Wellington Central, Stephen Franks, is having a wee cry on his blog today over Agenda’s decision to air that embarrassing […]
Defining dirty politics
Dirty politics and personal attacks. They’re two of the phrases of the campaign so far. The Sunday Star Times took the time to investigate what […]
Back to basics
I’ve had some interesting conversations with people recently that have me thinking we need to get back to some political basics to build […]