Secret video of the 27 minute meeting between NZF and Labour (I wish)... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vet6AHmq3_s
IMHO, they would start by buying off some of his MPs. It wouldn't be hard to imagine Jones switching parties, after having had that cosy role basking in the South Pacific and not standing for election. I think National would try to rip the innards out of ...
Ditto for me. It was the day I realised words have different meanings when spoken by politicians (sometimes several), such as "Vote for me and change the government".
Time was, I believe, when this sort of thing was more tolerated - dare I say even accepted. Dirty Politics didn't turn people's heads overnight, but I think it acted as a guidebook for the uninitiated, who could then see these things for what they were, ...
You just need to confirm fact from opinion. If you knew and had proof that Joe Bloggs stole money from Jill Blaine, then you can call him a thief. But, if it is only your opnion he stole money, then say "In my opinion...". Everyone's entitled to an opinion...
Or, saying he loses EITHER WAY could imply not signing up with anyone. Let Labour & Greens cosy up together, form a confidence & supply with what polls the highest (a good reason for wanting to see the final count before deciding), then sit on the cross ...
And maybe, just maybe, Winston's reputation as having learned at the Muldoon school of politics will teach us that, despite many (prhaps many, many) faults, Robert Muldoon's reputation has been worsened, in order to prop up neoliberalism as a beneficial ...
On a slightly different note (but related to the article), the Herald (or Stuff) reported Dame Tariana Turia coming out of retirment to build up the Maori Party again. What do others think? My own opinion is that Flavell just happened to be in the driver's...
It goes without saying on a site like this one that most people are nervously hoping Peters goes left. But, I recall in 96 he took criticism of people who said they voted for change and then he went with National again by saying that it WAS change, having ...
Not a good sign, though, if it is shaking the welcome mat...
Point well made. National tells its Epsom supporters to vote for ACT as a strategic vote (nudge, wink). So they do. Then, about 12 hours later, National says ACT won't be included in any government it forms. Even though the logic is there, some people are ...
I know we're all waiting anxiously to see which way NZF will go. Here's my humble opinion about what would be going through my mind: 1. I would be remembering how I established a good working relationship with Bolger, that later soured, when Bolger was ...
$64,000 question is whether NZ1st can work better with National or Labour...
Laissez-faire, free-market neoliberal ideology working for you...
Im hoping some of the people who labelled themselves National supporters for the research polls might choose to stay home on election day. Surely, not everyone is so dyed-in-the-wool that they would vote for what's starting to come out as the Shon Key ...
I think Labour realised they were creating a huge risk for themselves by not putting detail to the tax proposal. Then, they probably realised the working group thing would take about a year to work through (until June, the new government has to manage last...
Useless twats. The more that foreign firms buy up our farms, the more they own their own supply chain and the less inclined they are to buy from kiwi farmers. Thats what I dont like about neoliberal policies - they'll sell off their childrens' future for a...
Greens should not just say they will keep Landcorp Farms. They are an ideal opportunity to carry out agricultural R&D that can be used to aid all farmers. To get NZ on its feet again, we're going to have to squeeze every strategic opportunity we can find. ...
Maybe a false hope but I'm hoping some dyed-in-the-wool Nats wont like what they're seeing in the campaign and stay home on election day. Havent heard anyone talking that way though.
Maybe if Winston's in the next government, Jacinda can do the positive thing and Winston can find where the political bodies are buried and dig them up for all to see?
I've watched Judith Collins in the past 12 months or so. She's playing by the book, and has never been on the media's radar screen when troubles about. My money's on the Crusher as the Matriarch of the next National, seemingly in its wilderness period. ...
I'm looking forward to political climate change though...
Just thought of Mike Hoskings vs Maori Party - 'Man of Constant Sorrow' :-)
I'll start a thread where we pick what Bob Dylan song we'd rip off, if we were choosing the campaign song. In the UK it would be easy "...I aint going to work on Maggie's Farm no more..." But it's NZ, so I'd have to pick "...It ain't me babe, no no no, it ...
I havent seen this years ad, and dont know the Eminem or Bob Dylan song, so no expert opinion on that score. (no pun intended) But, if they are both rip-offs, you have to wonder why National would link its subliminal messages to songs titled "Lose Yourself...
3 things (inc 1 people may not like): 1 - I think TOP is about as relevant as Bob Jones' NZ Party or Colin Craig's Conservative Party and will implode rather than becomes part of any govrnment. 2 - Morgan might have made the same comment to Muldoon, but he...
if Nat + NZF is greater than Labour + Green, there could still be problems. Labour might need to court Winston at a time when National are desperate enough to offer almost anything. Need to keep reminding Winston that National eats its coalition partners (...
Really glad for Pike River families, but very sad too. This should never have become a political football, with the Prime Minister vowing to do everything possible for the families, then the party he represented being solidly the most unwilling to do ...
Rhinocrates: The other big problem is that the left has waited for (in NZ case) 30+ years to distance itself from being what others have described as neoliberal-lite. That means that, for a large slice of the voting public now, neoliberalism is all they ...
Jenny, I can't speak for The Chairman in this response, but if his/her feedback is coming from the same place mine is, which is how I read it, then what you seem to be perceiving as opposition is actually frustration at being ignored for so long. How do ...
Hello Jenny, Have a careful look at my comment. If you find anything negative about Labour, put it up. Mickeys article seemed to me to be a long-awaited chance for people to feed up what ideas they've had. No-one expects their idea to necessarily become ...
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