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The momentum of expectation….

Written By: karol - Date published: 12:20 pm, August 26th, 2013 - 115 comments

[Update] Surrounded by women, especially Pasifika women, Cunliffe announced he is standing for Labour leader. Iain Lees Galloway and Nanaia Mahuta signed the nomination forms. Report from New Lynn: photos added – Cunliffe answers some questions.

Why singing in harmony pays in STV

Written By: lprent - Date published: 11:39 am, August 26th, 2013 - 32 comments

There is a reason for candidates in single transferable vote elections to sing in harmony. It has to do with the effect of second preference votes.

This probably explains the remarkable singing in harmony of Grant Robertson and Shane Jones this morning.

Besides it provides a nice simple story for the rising jonolists in the media.

Shane Jones the smoko room candidate

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:16 am, August 26th, 2013 - 146 comments

Shane Jones has announced his candidacy for the Labour leadership and has promised to take his campaign to the smoko rooms of the country.

Robertson throws his hat in the ring

Written By: Eddie - Date published: 7:34 pm, August 25th, 2013 - 152 comments

For me, Grant Robertson’s move late on Sunday afternoon to declare that he will run for the Labour leadership shows that he has chops as an operator. Likewise, the swiftness with which he moved to hold a press conference after Shearer quit. But is being a good operator enough? Or does Labour need a leader that can communicate a real Labour vision?

Grant Robertson announces his candidacy

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 6:45 pm, August 25th, 2013 - 126 comments

Grant Robertson is the first Labour MP to announce that he is seeking the leadership of the Labour Party.

Solidarity forever …

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:27 am, August 25th, 2013 - 36 comments

Labour activists want a united Labour Caucus that focusses on the issues that matter. For the sake of the party we need to have a good humored leadership contest and then unity.

Our Jen on the Nation

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 8:35 am, August 24th, 2013 - 37 comments

Standard author and all around good leftie Jenny Michie will be appearing on the Nation this morning to discuss the Labour leadership.

Update: the interview’s not on the web until tomorrow but there are a couple of grabs from it in this story

Deal or no deal?

Written By: Eddie - Date published: 6:30 am, August 24th, 2013 - 193 comments

There’s a lot of speculation about whether a deal is being put together to find a single ticket for the Labour leadership, but I don’t think that’s likely at all.

Eligibility to vote in Labour’s leadership election process

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 5:55 pm, August 23rd, 2013 - 20 comments

Has your Labour Party membership lapsed because you forgot to pay your membership fee or were upset? Do not despair. You may still be able to rejoin and have a vote in the leadership election process if you meet the criteria.

A contest

Written By: Bunji - Date published: 1:36 pm, August 23rd, 2013 - 35 comments

There seems to be a desire from political correspondents for a Labour stitch-up. Vernon Small wonders whether this might cause a revolt from members – and fair enough too, we want our say!

Why I electorate vote Cunliffe: op ed

Written By: karol - Date published: 12:10 pm, August 23rd, 2013 - 138 comments

I wasn’t going to express my opinion on the upcoming Labour leadership selection process. However, the usual right leaning MSM hacks seem to have been following the current Labour caucus leadership in naming Robertson as the frontrunner. This is my op ed testimony for my frontrunner, the MP for my electorate: Cunliffe.

Choose wisely

Written By: Zetetic - Date published: 8:33 am, August 23rd, 2013 - 136 comments

I’m sure we’ll be doing comparisons between the candidates for the Labour leadership in the coming days. Any of the really contenders would at least be credible and a credible PM is the thing Labour has been lacking. What I would caution against is listening to Espiner/Garner/Gower fantasy candidate – Jones. Those same guys said ‘choose Shearer’ and Labour listened.

Time to renew – by midnight

Written By: lprent - Date published: 8:45 pm, August 22nd, 2013 - 42 comments

The word is that the NZ Council decided tonight when they will cut off the memberships which are current for voting in the membership vote on the leadership primaries.

The deadline is at midnight tonight.

No time for experiments

Written By: Jenny Michie - Date published: 3:04 pm, August 22nd, 2013 - 158 comments

We all knew David Shearer was a good guy and he’s just proved how good – and noble – a man he is by resigning rather than forcing a messy and protracted leadership coup. Let’s hope that caucus, Labour members and the affiliates will be as clear headed. Now is not the time for another […]

Big announcement at 1:30 … Shearer stands down as leader

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 1:30 pm, August 22nd, 2013 - 336 comments

It is confirmed that David Shearer has announced that he will stand down as Labour’s leader after a new leader is selected. The leadership will now be decided under the Party’s constitution.

Bad law making – GCSB Bill

Written By: karol - Date published: 12:10 pm, August 21st, 2013 - 29 comments

Grant Robertson & David Cunliffe explain how the GCSB Bill is bad law (especially section 8 & related sections). It doesn’t provide adequate oversight or safeguards against the wholesale spying on New Zealanders. A clarifying statement from the PM is not good law. Andrea Vance demystifies the Bill.

Roy Morgan bounces left

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 6:12 am, August 20th, 2013 - 76 comments

National 44 (down 7), Labour 34 (up 5), Greens 14 (up 4).

Nat housing policy panned

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:07 am, August 13th, 2013 - 31 comments

Labour and The Greens are clearly setting the agenda with a strong focus on housing affordability. National are struggling to catch up. But their new policy has been met with a chorus of criticism. They are going to have to do a lot better than this.

What a dick

Written By: Eddie - Date published: 7:54 am, August 10th, 2013 - 128 comments

The stupidity of Phil Goff’s misogynist taunting of Chris Finlayson has been compounded by his refusal to apologise.

Labour supports Plunket

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 12:47 pm, August 8th, 2013 - 61 comments

Another good policy announcement from David Shearer.

Bob Jones – National vs Labour on the economy

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:08 am, August 8th, 2013 - 84 comments

In an otherwise typically dull piece in The Herald recently, Bob Jones finished up with a typically blunt assessment of the impact of Labour and National governments on the economy. It seems that Jones can acknowledge the truth that most right-wingers try and deny.

Support for off shore speculator ban

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 3:29 pm, August 7th, 2013 - 51 comments

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Hypocrisy in the House: GCSB Bill

Written By: karol - Date published: 10:11 am, August 7th, 2013 - 46 comments

The debates during last night’s filibuster if the GCSB amendment Bill exposed the hypocrisy of John Key, and hangers on Peter Dunne and John Banks: as seen in the videos of the speeches by Goff, Cunliffe and Peters.

“The Big Issue”: councils & transport

Written By: karol - Date published: 10:57 am, August 5th, 2013 - 16 comments

Campbell Live last Wednesday focused on transport: funding & Auckland versus the regions; public transport & roads; the revolutionary Congestion Free Network plan. City Vision (supported by Labour & the Green Party – with a major focus on transport) & 2 Future West candidates launch their Auckland council campaigns.

Reaction to housing policy

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 8:17 am, July 31st, 2013 - 134 comments

Labour will be pleased at the reaction to its Latest housing policy, from Vernon Small, John Armstrong and (knock me down with a feather) Colin Espiner. Opinion polling is also in favour.

Labour’s new housing policy – Shearer on Q+A

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 9:27 am, July 28th, 2013 - 702 comments

David Shearer on Q+A just set out new policy on housing, proposing restrictions on overseas buyers. It’s another big policy move from Labour…

The Auckland Protest

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 7:33 pm, July 27th, 2013 - 49 comments

Some photos from today’s Auckland protest. It was a great occasion. The question needs to be though, where to from here? This momentum needs to be built on.

The worst advice in the world

Written By: Eddie - Date published: 11:09 am, July 27th, 2013 - 113 comments

Well known Labour supporters John Armstrong and Fran O’Sullivan are bursting with advice for David Shearer. I’m sure they have the Left’s best interests at heart. O’Sullivan says Shearer must be more pro-capitalist. Armstrong says he needs to pick fights with the Greens. This is based on a premise that flies against the polling evidence that Labour is seen as too Left or too close to the Greens