Stick to paper voting, for god's sake! It's the only system that gives you a proven audit trail & eliminates electoral fraud
Over on Kiwiblog & Whaleoil, the Nats' comments reflect a Party in hysterical meltdown - good to see
It's great to see Bridges digging not only his own political grave, but also a political grave for his shitty little party Just keep on digging, Simon
Whistling in the dark, much?
And the polls will punish them accordingly
This is the tipping point for Bridges & the Nats. I'm predicting that the next lot of polls will have the Nats below 39%, leading to Brides being challenged for the leadership because of his incredibly inept handling of this issue This challenge will ...
That presupposes that National has a Jacinda equivalent in their caucus, ready to step up as the new leader. Sorry to disappoint you but nobody in the Nat caucus has Jacinda's combo of ability, charisma & steel - they're a bunch of mediocre has beens
The good news is that this balls up will drive National's poll ratings into the 30 something % category, which will trigger a leadership spill & then the Nats will be in free fall - couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of people
National will never win office again until they overcome 3 significant hurdles: 1) A leader who can compete with Jacinda & no current National MP compares, 2) A coalition partner who can achieve 6% of the party vote & no one's in sight, 3) As from 2020, ...
I'm tired of this 'sky high in the polls' BS about National. The highest party vote that National ever achieved was 47% in 2011 & 2014 when Key was at the height of his popularity. 47% is not 51% which National will never achieve on its own, the arithmetic...
You have a short memory - the appalling National Government of the last 9 years was the most incompetent, vicious & crooked government N Z has ever had - Pike River, State House tenants turfed out on the basis of fraudulent meths 'testing', the $11m bribe ...
The Labour Coalition Government should use its parliamentary majority to replace her as committee Chair. If that means tearing up the 'agreement' forced on Labour by Bridges on the opening day of parliament, then too bad
Baba Yaga, governments of all shades have been building State housing since the early 1900's. Only Right Wing fanatics like you & Bennett believe that State housing should be privatised. If National had 'sold the lot' they would have been a one term ...
The way you defend the indefensible is despicable. Bennett & National were committed to privatising NZ s State housing stock & needed a smoke screen issue to distract from this. What better red herring than to put out the narrative that State house tenants...
Extremists from both the Right & the Left believe in the principle, 'Just because it doesn't work in practice, doesn't mean that it won't work in theory'. Social Democracy might not be perfect, (no system ever is) but it's a fucking sight better any other ...
For god's sake people, it's not difficult - the Government controls the commanding heights of the economy so that they operate for everybody's' benefit, (Finance, Transport, Energy, Telecommunications, Superannuation, Health, Education, & Accident ...
Wayne, the most significant road congestion solution the North Shore has ever had was the dedicated bus lanes beside the Northern Motorway, put in place by the last Labour Govt. Why didn't National extend these to Silverdale? Phil Twyford's plans now ...
I apologise for referring to Meteria with an incorrect name, but this does not refute the facts of the case. The National Party is a ruthless organisation, driven by greed, self interest & a thirst for power at any price. They are the implacable enemies of...
The Greens are political half wits - have they learnt nothing from their incredibly inept handling of the Tariana Turei fiasco?
He won't last that long
Whatever Bishop is, he has no dress sense - same for Seymour - a couple of sartorial peasants
National faces 3 significant hurdles in trying to win government; 1) They'll never get 51% of the party vote under the MMP formula & they have no likely coalition partners 2) There is nobody in their ranks who can match Jacinda's charisma, ability & steel ...
How often do you visit planet earth?
NZ Labour can by pass the Crosby Textor BS if it plays by its own rules. If Labour reconnects with its Social Democratic origins, paints a vision of how a fair, co operative society can operate, points to its own previous successes in bringing this about, ...
This clip should be compulsory viewing for every NZ Labour MP, to remind them of the time when Labour had both heart & balls.
This is what Labour needs to do prior to 2017: 1) Change the party name to 'Social Democrat' - 'Labour' is too restrictive a name 2) Summarise our basic philosophy (full employment, etc.) in 5 bullet points & continually stress these 3) All advertising ...
There is no 'dilemma.' Labour's strategy is simple - to maximise the number of left MP's after the election, it must go for the party vote & not the electorate vote in Te Tai Tokerau, Waiariki, Epsom & Ohariu. This has the added benefit of eliminating ACT,...
David Cunliffe is a superb operator - intelligent, well informed & articulate. Key & his cronies have got a hell of a fight on their hands & about time
For Social Democracy to work, the State needs to control the commanding heights of the economy, (finance, energy, transport, communications, education, superannuation, workers' compo, social security, health, housing) so that they work for everyone's ...
Gower works for the National Party
As a long time Labour member I despair of what's happening. People who say that Shearer needs more time are delusional - he's a great humanitarian but he hasn't got the x factor required to make him an effective party leader or potential PM. It's no ...
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