Simon Bridges Going Blue in the Face Barking at Green Cars
Simon Bridges is barking madly at green cars.
rhetoric
Don’t Rock The Titanic!
The pace of politics of transformation is glacial but it is unstoppable.
Fewer police, more crime
The number of police (per head of population) is falling, and crime figures are rising. But no doubt National will play the “tough on crime” card again next year.
Rhetoric and reality: Nats on climate change
The Nats want to wallow in the feel-good rhetoric of COP21 action to address climate change. But it’s clear that they don’t intend to take the “ambitious action” they are heralding.
Rhetoric and reality: Key’s principles
In 2008 John Key was loudly telling us about his high standards and principles. The Banks case is yet more proof that it was all a prattle of empty rhetoric.