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Campbell live to go and a second hair incident

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 2:42 pm, May 21st, 2015 - 59 comments

Interestingly two stories have broken during the presentation of the Budget. John Campbell has quit TV3 and a further hair incident involving John Key has hit the news.

Curiouser and curiouser

Written By: BLiP - Date published: 10:13 am, May 19th, 2015 - 22 comments

Creepy Key has dodged a question from the Green Party about any contact he may have had with the New Zealand Fox News Herald in the lead-up to Rachel Glucina’s hit job on the cafe worker who’s ponytail he pulled.

Herald praises Cunliffe for CGT policy

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:30 am, May 19th, 2015 - 29 comments

The Herald has praised David Cunliffe with changing public opinion about the introduction of a capital gains tax. And rubbished John Key’s suggestion that the announced limited tax on increasing housing values is not a capital gains tax.

Mapital Mains Max

Written By: Bunji - Date published: 5:26 pm, May 18th, 2015 - 14 comments

John Key is now arguing that black is white – that a Tax on Capital Gains isn’t a Capital Gains Tax.

“Typical politician” many will say – and that shows how far John Key’s skills have fallen.

CGT: the focus groups made Key do it

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:42 am, May 18th, 2015 - 39 comments

According to John Key the proposed tax on capital gains if a property is sold within two years of purchase is not a capital gains tax, there is no housing bubble in Auckland, and the proposed new tax does not represent a complete about face by the Government.

Capital gains tax to be introduced

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 11:45 am, May 17th, 2015 - 196 comments

National appears to be doing an about face on a Capital Gains Tax for housing.

Human Synergistics, Richard Prebble, and the end of government

Written By: BLiP - Date published: 6:08 am, May 17th, 2015 - 64 comments

Back in March 1988 David Lange had a clear idea about what lay ahead for New Zealanders as the long-term consequences of Roger Douglas’ psychopathic worshipping of the metaphysical Invisible Hand gradually materialised.

McCready back again on Key’s harassment

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 9:23 am, May 15th, 2015 - 23 comments

I’m all in favour of holding Key accountable for his actions in general, but not when the victim herself has asked McCready to desist. McCready should respect her wishes.

Finlayson calls Key wild eyed on National Radio

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:28 am, May 15th, 2015 - 23 comments

Chris Finlayson has described a comment made by John Key as “wild eyed stuff” on National Radio,

Spy watchdog to investigate GCSB’s help for Groser’s campaign

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 5:01 pm, May 14th, 2015 - 13 comments

Spy watchdog Cheryl Gwyn has announced an investigation into circumstances surrounding possible spying on our allies by the GCSB in support of Tim Groser’s tilt for the top WTO job.

McCready case thrown out

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 12:17 pm, May 14th, 2015 - 25 comments

Given that Amanda Bailey asked McCready to withdraw his case, this is good news.

The surplus lie

Written By: Stephanie Rodgers - Date published: 10:30 am, May 14th, 2015 - 68 comments

One of the biggest political deceptions in our lifetime? Or just an honest mistake by our noble Finance Minister?

Calling people names

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 9:22 am, May 14th, 2015 - 24 comments

Pulling ponytails and calling people names – I guess it’s true, the PM is 11 years old.

Andrew Little’s pre budget speech

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 8:42 am, May 13th, 2015 - 174 comments

“National’s talk now is about how achieving surplus was an “artificial target” and that getting a surplus is “like landing a 747 on the head of a pin.” A lot of effort has gone into glossing over the broken promise. But I see it for what it is – one of the biggest political deceptions in a lifetime.”

Uncomfortable reading for Key

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:02 am, May 12th, 2015 - 40 comments

Two opinion pieces yesterday make uncomfortable reading for Key.

Elections in the Anglosphere

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 9:20 pm, May 11th, 2015 - 54 comments

An excellent summary reposted with permission from Dim-Post. “Seems to me that one of Labour’s biggest problems – both here and in the UK – is that they’re faced with an opponent that is (a) better resourced than them and (b) uses those resources to make themselves far, far better at politics than their left-wing opponents.”

Same sh*t different election

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 10:55 am, May 10th, 2015 - 164 comments

The English Election campaign and the results felt like a rerun of the New Zealand 2014 election campaign. Slick Crosby Textor designed attacks on Labour’s stability and on the leader and an imbalance of resources contributed to the result in both cases. How does the left counter this?

Caption competition

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 3:06 pm, May 7th, 2015 - 23 comments

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GCSB and fabricating the ‘truth’

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 11:53 am, May 6th, 2015 - 19 comments

Someone is trying to fabricate the ‘truth’, but it isn’t Snowden and the people reporting him.

A glitch in the Matrix

Written By: Stephanie Rodgers - Date published: 9:00 am, May 6th, 2015 - 30 comments

Two politicians with very similar names and practically identical, terrible excuses for their lies. But does it mean the honeymoon’s over for John Key?

Worst. Excuse. Ever.

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 8:17 am, May 6th, 2015 - 11 comments

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Crunch time for Collins

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 8:08 am, May 5th, 2015 - 49 comments

If Key survives the next few weeks Collins will likely have missed her chance until after the next election.

Embarrassed? Us?

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 7:08 am, May 5th, 2015 - 27 comments

“John Key … hopes he hasn’t embarrassed New Zealand in the wake of the embarrassing saga, which made headlines worldwide.” Ummm….

Worst. Interview. Ever.

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 9:30 am, May 4th, 2015 - 85 comments

On Radio NZ this morning John Key gave an interview that was cringe-worthy, defensive and accidently hilarious. The man is a joke … and not even an original one.

The rise of Collins and the decline of Key

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:48 am, May 4th, 2015 - 82 comments

John Key is back in the country and going by his interview on Morning Report this morning has been affected significantly by ponygate. And Judith Collins has suddenly burst back into public view with the obvious goal of seeking a return to cabinet. Or is it that she wants to be the next National leader?