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Tax cut cynicism

Written By: Stephanie Rodgers - Date published: 6:20 pm, August 25th, 2014 - 52 comments

According to the PM, Bill English saying there won’t be tax cuts was both true and untrue at the same time, like a fiscal Schroedinger’s Cat.

Just answer the questions John

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 10:00 am, August 25th, 2014 - 41 comments

John Key has taken to answering relevant questions about Dirty Politics by refusing to answer them. But these questions go to the heart of the issue of whether he is fit to be New Zealand’s Prime Minister and deserve to be answered.

Labour’s housing plan is much better

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 4:03 pm, August 24th, 2014 - 65 comments

National has announced its housing policy using Labour’s Kiwisaver scheme to provide extra money to first home buyers. But the policy will only add to housing inflation instead of addressing it.

An ethical example

Written By: Bunji - Date published: 8:48 pm, August 23rd, 2014 - 12 comments

National’s membership website had an open backdoor that’s just been closed. The hacker who found it didn’t do what John Key reckons anyone would do and take advantage; he reported. Careful John Key – your ethics are showing.

We Are Asking the Wrong Question

Written By: Bryan Gould - Date published: 1:18 pm, August 23rd, 2014 - 63 comments

The Prime Minister has so far managed, by the skin of his teeth, to avoid censure by claiming that he was not personally involved in the disreputable behaviour about the SIS OIA that has come to light. But he has been able to do so because we have been asking the wrong question.

Timeline: Key responsible for SIS release

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 9:54 am, August 23rd, 2014 - 73 comments

Key is responsible for the release of SIS briefing notes to Cameron Slater – one of the main issues summarised in Dirty Politics. Here’s the timeline in detail.

Hacked election

Written By: Bunji - Date published: 7:00 am, August 23rd, 2014 - 37 comments

John Key says the election is in danger of being stolen by a hacker. What he is afraid of is that the election is going to be “stolen” by the truth.

Newspeak

Written By: Mike Smith - Date published: 11:37 am, August 22nd, 2014 - 54 comments

John Key’s reaction to the revelations in “Dirty Politics” is straight out of Orwell’s classic 1984.

English to lead the National Party?

Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 8:54 am, August 22nd, 2014 - 67 comments

Bill English was the first senior Nat to distance himself from Key’s dirty politics. Now, according to one of our commenters (Tracey) who was called, the Nats’ polling company is sounding out English as a possible party leader.

John Key’s Groundhog day II

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:53 am, August 22nd, 2014 - 88 comments

A 2011 press conference video has cast further doubt on John Key’s claim that he did not know about the release of sensitive information to Cameron Slater.

Updated: The recollection of Tucker doesn’t match what John Key said in 2011. What spaghetti explanation will Johnnie give today.

Dirty politics – the South is revolted

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 7:08 am, August 22nd, 2014 - 38 comments

Plenty of editorial comment is decrying Key’s dirty politics. Two pieces from the Deep South yesterday were particularly forthright. Can Key walk on sewerage?

Key lied – The smoking gun?

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 2:26 pm, August 21st, 2014 - 165 comments

[Updated] John Key 8th August 2011: “”What happened is Warren Tucker didn’t come to me, he went to his legal adviser and his legal advisers told him this is the process they have to follow and when he was going through that process it was at that point he told me he’d release it because he has to tell me that under the no-surprises doctrine.”

Policy Free Zone?

Written By: Ben Clark - Date published: 11:00 am, August 21st, 2014 - 26 comments

Cut Your Hair has some great analysis of who is the “policy free zone” that Key is claiming the left is…

Another catchy tune

Written By: Bunji - Date published: 10:44 am, August 21st, 2014 - 12 comments

Another music vid that John Key and the Electoral Commission won’t like…

John Key’s groundhog day

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 10:00 am, August 21st, 2014 - 52 comments

Poor John Key must think he is in the movie Groundhog Day. The media clearly do not accept his explanation for Dirty Politics. And each day further information comes out which casts more and more doubt on the veracity of what he has been saying.

Polity: Proof

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 8:48 am, August 21st, 2014 - 100 comments

Here’s a tweet from Felix Marwick this morning that blows a big hole in John Key’s denials about not knowing about the strangely rapid OIS releases from the SIS to Cameron Slater. What is the bet that he is going to argue that he had a sloppy memory lapse – just like the one that he keeps accusing Phil Goff about? Updated: Phil Goff’s response.

Mr Clean talks Dirty Politics: Key standup transcript pt2

Written By: karol - Date published: 1:30 pm, August 20th, 2014 - 12 comments

In this part of the transcript of John Key’s Aug 14 standup, Key repeats dubious spin lines, & tries to maintain his Mr Clean image. Topics include Jason Ede, Judith Collins, Bronwyn Pullar. Key tries to implicate left wing blogs, naming The Standard

National’s campaign video and Eminem

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 1:01 pm, August 20th, 2014 - 69 comments

In 2008 National breached copyright by using a song suspiciously like Coldplay’s Clocks. The DVD had to be withdrawn. It may not have learned as its latest campaign video has music that sounds suspiciously like an Eminem song. Has it learned and does it have permission?

Polity: Through the looking glass

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 12:17 pm, August 20th, 2014 - 16 comments

John Key has been running a pretty simple diversion strategy over the past week asserting that Labour knew about Hager’s book (they didn’t), that they aren’t interested in policy (our mailbox is full of their policies), and that the public will ignore the book (our stats are skyhigh). He is a loser. Rob Salmond puts his view.

Dirty Politics roundup

Written By: Bunji - Date published: 11:46 am, August 20th, 2014 - 21 comments

Pot pourri, grab bag… Nicky Hager’s sister’s response, Media Take, John Key’s wanting to talk about policy, political passion, at the end of the day…

The real John Key?

Written By: Bryan Gould - Date published: 10:49 am, August 20th, 2014 - 28 comments

Swearing is not often a major factor in the political debate. Yet John Key’s alleged use of the “f-word” seems to have assumed considerable significance in the run-up to election day in the light of the Slater debarcle. National has a lot invested in John Key’s nice guy facade.

Dirty politics vs accountability – you can’t be smeared with the truth

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 8:48 am, August 20th, 2014 - 50 comments

Accountability is not dirty politics. You can’t be smeared with the truth. John Key’s lines are as worthless as his promises of ministerial accountability.

Gutless!

Written By: Mike Smith - Date published: 3:43 pm, August 19th, 2014 - 114 comments

Key’s giving Collins a “last last” chance! After she’s outed an innocent public servant to an amoral blogger! Duncan Garner said it six months ago about Oravida: “John Key won’t like this, but by Helen Clark’s standards he looks weak.” That’s too generous – by anybody’s standards he looks weak, as well as unprincipled. He’s no leader. Update: Email here – name, job title and phone numbers including mobile

“Mr Slater’s made it quite clear”: Key standup transcript pt1

Written By: karol - Date published: 1:10 pm, August 19th, 2014 - 26 comments

How slippery is John Key? Part one of transcript of Key’s press standup last Thursday. On accessing Labour’s website private details, OIAs to the SIS, Dirty Politics, Nicky Hager and Mr Slater. [Updated]

Judith Collins must go

Written By: redfed - Date published: 9:00 am, August 19th, 2014 - 67 comments

Five months ago John Key gave Judith Collins a final warning regarding her Ministerial Career after misleading him and the media about Oravida. Following the release of Nicky Hager’s book Dirty Politics and the allegations, backed up by emails, that Hager has made against Collins her last chance must have now been used up.

Left wing blogs aren’t “the same”

Written By: Bunji - Date published: 7:00 am, August 19th, 2014 - 165 comments

Part of John Key’s frantic spin is that left wing blogs are just the same as Whaleoil. As a left wing blogger I take personal umbrage – there is no equivalence. [Update: As also stated by RNZ political reporter Brent Edwards on Morning Report this morning (7:25am)]

Will the real National Party please stand up

Written By: Mike Smith - Date published: 9:17 pm, August 18th, 2014 - 52 comments

I think it’s likely that the emails leaked to Nicky Hager for “Dirty Politics” have everything to do with the National Party. Nicky Hager identified the main source for his previous book “The Hollow Men” as six people from the National Party. He thanks “the National party staffer who first suggested he work on this subject” in the preface to “Dirty Politics.” It may well be that the both leaks come from the same source, and for the same reason. There will be many people in the National Party who will be disgusted at what is now being done under their name.

Key denies wrongdoing – the video

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:00 pm, August 18th, 2014 - 20 comments

A video montage of Key’s denials to recent reporter questions about Dirty Politics.

Key’s farcical “Don’t ask, don’t tell” routine

Written By: jononatusch - Date published: 3:04 pm, August 18th, 2014 - 40 comments

John Key is sticking to his defensive strategy: deny everything, label Hager’s book a smear campaign, and – when pressed on specific allegations – say he doesn’t know the details. There is of course a very easy way for Mr Key to become acquainted with the details, which he doesn’t seem keen to do, and that’s to simply ask the right people….

The moral low ground

Written By: Mike Smith - Date published: 3:00 pm, August 18th, 2014 - 45 comments

Revulsion. That’s what’s coming out from a range of people who have ploughed through the inner thoughts of Slater, Farrar, Ede, Collins, Lusk, Odgers, Jordan Williams – they’re all repulsive. It’s the strength of that gut feeling in response that will sink their plot. Despite all John Key’s efforts to move as quickly as possible to the end of the day, …it’s still not ok. Key’s try at cover up is pathetic, and doomed to be futile. But what it shows is that he has chosen the moral low ground with the rest of them. TeamKey indeed.