Look back at the standard in the months before Labour were turfed out of office.

Steve Pierson wrote post after post about why National would lose and Labour would win. The general theme from the left has not changed in the past 18 months. The electorates rejection of Clark like arrogant politics hasn’t changed either.

The activist will always be positive. It does not mean there has been a swing.

That will not come until someone inspirational (Andrew Little) comes along to lead Labour back to power

(Oh look, minus one)

[lprent: Be a good kitten - don't play with your food. ]

[lprent: Attempting to 'score' is a very fast way to draw my moderating eye. To me it usually indicates a troll trying to induce a flame war. Flame wars may be interesting to the participants for a short time, but bore me intensely. I've had close to 25 years of reading them, and have yet to see anyone participating in them manage to amuse me for the last decade or so. I tend to relieve the suffering I feel, in having to read the trivia, by removing the source of infection. I'd suggest that you examine the policy. ]

It’s the kind of flag that the British used to dole out to yacht clubs and harbourmasters. That it’s used by a sovereign state is an accident of history.

Changing it is a good way for Key to come across as a bit modern and liberal without doing anything too radical like ditching the monarchy.

Do you think the Canadians would go back to their old flag?

L