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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.
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Was the political hit on Chris Bishop an inside job?
bill english, blogs, David Farrar, dpf, labour, national, same old national, spin, uncategorized, you couldn't make this shit upThe disclosure of Chris Bishop’s snapchat engagement with young teenage females raises the question of who leaked the information to the media and why.
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The Standard’s most commented on posts of 2017
The ten most commented on posts in the Standard for 2017.
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The right loses its shit after a public servant accidentally tweets from the wrong account
blogs, brand key, David Farrar, Dirty Politics, dpf, interweb, israel, making shit up, Media, national, phil twyford, same old national, social media lolz, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upAn accidental tweet from a Government account has led the right to claim the existence of all sorts of conspiracies.
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Caption contest
Keep it seemly.
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Deranged Golriz Syndrome
Abuse of power, blogs, David Farrar, Dirty Politics, dpf, greens, Media, national, Politics, same old national, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upDavid Farrar has continued his crusade against Golriz Ghahraman with a claim of 15 instances where she has by implication deceived us.
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Phil Quin: our media’s goto dogwhistling Aussie
It always disappoints me in NZ is who our local media consider are ‘left’ or ‘labour’ commentators. They are usually strange and weird relics of left behind who frame their commentary in terms of long past history. Phil Quin, a grizzled veteran misogynist of the 1990s Thordon Bubble who thrives on chaos and ill informed dog whistles, is one of them. It isn’t like he knows much about NZ politics. Updated.
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Thank-you Golriz
ffs NZ, get a grip. Then have a think about fairness and what kind of society we want.
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National spams the Beehive
Abuse of power, bill english, David Farrar, democracy under attack, dpf, national, Parliament, Politics, same old national, the praiseworthy and the pitifulNational has been clogging Parliament’s written question system by asking questions that even David Farrar thinks seem silly and are over the top.
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Reflections of a retired blogger
Time for me to step down as a writer here. A closing ramble, proceed at your own risk…
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DPF personifies why the Nats lost and why they will lose again
National CRUSH puny parties! Why National no mates?
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On that stupid coalition deal…
A possible National/Green coalition deal? Matthew Whitehead discusses why and why not from a Green perspective.
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Even Kiwiblog won’t defend Joyce’s $11.7 billion claim
bill english, blogs, David Farrar, dpf, election 2017, making shit up, Media, national, Politics, same old national, spin, Steven Joyce, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upDavid Farrar has put up and then amended a post suggesting that there is a $11.7 billion hole in Labour’s policy financials. It appears that even he does not believe there is a $11.7 billion discrepancy in Labour’s accounts.
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Hager: Dirty Politics three years on
In an excellent piece on The Spinoff, Nicky Hager reflects on three years after Dirty Politics.
Time now to sweep the party of these disgusting tactics out of office and #ChangeTheGovernment.
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It is National’s time for the brown trousers
If you want to know why the right is farting so much personal smoke, take a look at the poll trends 2011, 2014, 2017. It’s not a pretty picture for the Nats.
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The big mo #LetsDoThis
Jacinda Ardern’s ascension to Labour’s leadership appears to have given the Party that most important of campaign phenomena, momentum.
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Reactions to Metiria – the political and the personal
There are basically two kinds of reaction to Metiria’s bombshell, the practiced “outrage’ of the usual political operatives, and the support of the ordinary people. I think that the louder the operatives shout, the more that people are going to side with the under-dog.
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The language of electioneering
Turns out TOP might help form a 4th National government.
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National’s Dirty Politics Machine Attacks Complainant
Upon what basis do they feel confident in suggesting to the public that Barclay’s – alleged – victim had been so unprofessional and out-of-control as to be accusing Barclay of being a drug dealer?
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Keith Ng’s four tax myths
A useful piece from Keith Ng on myths about tax. It’s an extract from The PSA’s “Progressive Thinking: Ten Perspectives on Tax” booklet.
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National’s messy Israel position
bill english, Gerry Brownlee, International, national, Politics, same old national, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upNational’s shifting position on Israel suggests all is not happy within National’s ranks.
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The right in court
The political right wing has been kicking itself in the head all over the courts recently. For those of you keeping score at home we have…
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The cost of education
National needs to do something to address spiraling education costs in both the secondary and tertiary sectors.
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New Lynn should grab Greg Presland (damnit)
Greg Presland has been daft enough put his hand up for Labour candidate in New Lynn. That would be unfortunate for this site. But my advice for Labour and New Lynn is to grab him. Media say that the leading candidates are him and Deborah Russell. Regardless of a her competence, a non-Auckland resident is a big ask in the era of MMP seats.
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Well done Murray McCully
Murray McCully has had New Zealand co sponsor a successful Security Council resolution condemning Israel for violating International Law through its resettlement policy.
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John Key’s legacy
What is John Key’s legacy? Rampant Crown debt, child poverty, homelessness, climate change, dirty politics …
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Racist Nats Attack Chinese Grannies Shock!
China, class war, David Farrar, discrimination, flip-flop, Politics, racism, same old national, SatireNational have slammed the door shut on the parents of already settled migrants who wish to move to NZ to complete the family unit. Minister Michael Woodhouse accuses elderly Asians of bludging off the NZ taxpayer. You won’t believe the howls of outrage from the right!
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Ombudsman to investigate John Key’s dirty politics communications
Abuse of power, accountability, Deep stuff, democracy under attack, Dirty Politics, john key, Media, national, Politics, same old national, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitifulThe Ombudsman is to investigate John Key’s failure to disclose communications with David Farrar and Cameron Slater
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The other war of the polls
The Dominion Post has received not one, but two polls on the Wellington mayoralty. So who’s coming out on top?
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Will National agree to make Peters PM?
Just a little thought experiment.
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Rodney Hide – stupid, corrupt or both?
Hide’s Herald piece today is straight out of Dirty Politics Farrar’s playbook.
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Trying to spin the Hagaman donation
Little is doing his job. Dirty Politics Farrar is spinning like mad. The real questions are – who knew about the donations, when did they know, and were they involved in awarding the contract?
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Revealed – Standard bloggers paid by Labour
It is our hope that revealing this previously top-secret information will both contribute to an atmosphere of open and honest politics, and reduce the incidence of injury amongst dirty politics insiders.
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Meet the new flag…
… same as the old flag.
Key didn’t take the country with him.
Now let’s get back to the real issues.
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The media treatment of Labour’s UBI discussion paper
David Farrar, dpf, john key, making shit up, national, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upJohn Key and an array of National sock puppets have misrepresented Labour’s UBI proposal as party policy and as being very expensive when it is not party policy and when a variety of different potential forms have been raised for discussion.
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Key Derangement Syndrome
A term made up by the usual suspects to mock and belittle any criticism of their primary asset.
