'I shall bare an ugly soul for you.' Let's emphasise the foul mouth, promote the whip least fit for office, but you bunny your reshuffle leads to your eventual demise.....Grant is salivating.....
Yes but the leak was all lies spun by Mallard and King. There were two votes in it in December 2011 - yes just 2! As for today...... The reason the MSM want the numbers is they were promised them last week when briefed by King/Mallard about today's process...
Unfortunately CW it will need to be a very long term view. The up and comers are being carefully selected by Robertson. His system is slick. Take for instance David Clark in Dunedin - he married Robertson and is one of his. Megan Woods in Chch - she has ...
Long may the Stalinist purge continue with too many MPs scared to vote to give us a say. Now the King/Mallard cabal will come after you one by one. Andrew Little just forget Rongotai but be very worried about your list ranking too. The Stalinist cabal are ...
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TV3 has an article up this evening about the confidence vote. It too suggests a 100% endorsement is likely. In my view the article misses the point that the internal friction within Labour is not a Shearer vs Cunliffe thing. Rather, it is about the wish of...
Armstrong's been sucking up the spoonfuls fed from the Labour Leader's office for the past 4 years. Sad thing is I used to respect him as a journalist. Not now.
So Irish you clearly haven't seen the draft rules and plans of the ABCers who plan to centralise selection power and policy development???!!! Be a bit like the rules for for the February vote - supposed to go up on the website. Didn't. No doubt a fait ...
Nope just watch the reshuffle. Shearer is going to shuffle in Shane Jones and shuffle out most of the women. Pity Marayan Street sold her soul to the wrong faction. Now let's see how she likes it with no Mallard mentor. And as for promoting Cunliffe back ...
Yes I have faith that there are 13 MPs who think its important after all this disunity and infighting to give us a vote. Its the only way for Labour to get itself quickly into shape to win in 2014. I want to see the talent in the team and a fulsome ...
We don't need a challenger Xtasy. Just 13 MPs brave enough to vote no confidence, to give us a vote. The process then invites candidates plus the incumbent to step forward to campaign. Show us what they've got, their ideas, their style. I really would like...
Yes I think the Brian Edward's blog is insightful. What it comes down to is that Shearer needs to be 'real', true to himself. At the moment he is wooden and bumbling trying to be someone he is not. In my view no amount of media training will ever make him ...
I wonder what the women's caucus thinks of the likely demotion of both Nanaia Mahuta and Maryan Street from the front bench? Vernon Small's piece in the Sunday Star Times today sets out some ideas for the reshuffled front bench. As Vernon is usually ...
Mike Smith is posting because we're getting under their skin. The King/Mallard cabal should be worried. They are not going to quieten us down by insisting on their world view. I want a vote. I want to believe there are 13 MPs who care about our voice. If ...
Apart from one election in the Douglas years, I have voted Labour all my life. If there is a unanimous confidence vote in Shearer in February I will not again. MPs can be threatened and bullied, I understand that, but a secret ballot, a membership wanting ...
I've heard King back away from that potential role. This is likely to be because there is too much uncertainty about the role with the Lord Mayor concept in play and not in a strong position to go head to head with Fran for that role. Wellington Mayor also...
Nah, David Clark's a stoolie for the ABCs, beholden to Robertson etc. and he has a huge ego that he just can't keep hidden. I don't trust him and watch him promoted in the next reshuffle. Oh yes the reshuffle that Shearer has delayed till after the Feb ...
Its not sexist to refer to "advice" in that way. Do you think its credible to say you've 'met' them implying something much less frequent when you are so clearly taking feed on what lines to use on this site. Some weeks the exact words you use on this site...
Jeez Wayne give it a break. Just because you say there is no problem does not mean that is so. If the Pagani PR advice is to keep repeating the same lines till you are blue in the face, then mate you've gone purple. The problem started in December 2011 ...
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Does anyone know how the Constitution or the supporting LP electoral rules respond to a scenario where Mallard/King decide to install Robertson as the new Leader with only 6 months to the 2014 election? Note we might not have an election date available at ...
Hey I still want to see a vote for members and affiliates. I want to see all other aspirants campaign: Robertson, Little etc. I want to hear all their ideas for how we work better, new potential policies etc. Then I want a vote. Either to confirm Shearer ...
What makes you think that Mallard, King, Robertson care about game changing strategy or winning the next election? Those oldies are just pissed they don't get parliamentary super like Goff so they need to hang on in there to keep the fortnightly payroll ...
What makes you think that Mallard, King, Robertson care about game changing strategy or winning the next election? Those oldies are just pissed they don't get parliamentary super like Goff so they need to hang on in there to keep the fortnightly payroll ...
Answering one of the questions for Khandallah: The new blood we need will only emerge when we have a Party in better shape. The problem at present is that newbies are being groomed by King/Mallard/Robertson. This is why we have a caucus with too many ...
Well done Rosie. I've had a 'wee word' too. Problem is my MP is not listening and is firmly in the King/Mallard camp. That's why I was hoping for some creative ideas for lobbying MPs, something beyond the 'wee word'. I really want to see all aspiring MPs ...
No sign that I can see but then I think it is up to us to give our MPs a sign that a member vote is what we want, what the Party really needs to unite and fight the next election. Anyone got creative ideas for giving our MPs a sign?
I just want a vote for the members triggered by caucus in Feb so we can all unite to fight the next election. That vote can either confirm Shearer or elect another who wishes to put their hat in: Robertson, Cunliffe, Parker, Little. I'm not interested in ...
Ad I think that many on this site are disillusioned with Labour and, just as you have previously expressed yourself, are now looking closely at the Greens or others to see if there is a fit. Many are waiting till February to see if the trigger for a ...
Sorry Ad but while the petition and marches have the feel good factor they haven't stopped National's plans to sell those assets. The most effective way to kill the asset sales programme is to have a strong Opposition that makes it clear that they will ...
Agree QoT but Mike's comments come across as not just condescending, but also as part of the brief he is now being paid by Shearer's office to complete......'helping with the Party'. It's just that Mike's rosy PR spin for David Shearer just doesn't ring ...
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