Do you know what 'austerity' means? Your comment is illogical. Saving $4,000,000,000 a year means the National governments of the 2030's and 2040's will be able to provide the infrastructure of New Zealand.
Really scraping the barrel now. Bill English has handled the superannuation issue superbly. English will win easily in September. The real story is who will be the Labour leader in September? My money is on Jacinda in early September and someone else late ...
Absolutely. Mention a reset on Sunday, Spread rumours that the retirement age would rise to 75. Speed rumours that pensions would be cut. Get media and the left to fan fear. Announce a tiny rise in age of just 104 weeks starting in 2037. Panic over and PM ...
Such a shambles ? So predictions for the next poll. Anyone prepared to claim that National will be down to 39% or less? remain at 45% or be up at 49% A Decisive move, for an event 20 years in the future that will save $4,000,000,000 apparently when ...
The Left keep getting blindsided by National. Watch for the next poll and another rise for National.
The Left made the mistake of thinking John Key was a lightweight. They were so wrong. They are making the same mistake again about Bill English. Did you hear the impotence of Chicken bleating about it being political. Of course it is. Politics 101.
Unhappiness causes vote change Happiness is not relevant
That's because there is no prospect of a Labour government in the rest of the 21st century.
Are you being serious? When put to a vote Labour would vote for it. National does not need NZF or MP to pass the legislation. Both parties want the foreigner rule raised from 10 to 20 years. Another masterstroke by National -get everyone worried for 24 ...
It does from next year when the legislation passes.
Show me a 20-40 year old who reckons this is a surprise. You cannot.
It will be a dead issue by next week.
Announce it in March and legislate for next year after winning. Come September it's not even an issue. Not even Winston will die in a ditch over such a gradualist approach and the doubling of residency time for foreigners will be music to his ears (above ...
Masterful performance by Bill English. Let the media beat up his comments and scare the beejesus out of people then announce it will take forever to implement. Hurray. Anyway who under 30 really thought they could retire at 65? This is about securing the ...
File it away for future reference. I am usually very accurate. PS There will also never be another Labour Government in New Zealand.
Outgoing???? He will be there for another three cycles then hand it over to Chris Bishop the MP for Lower Hutt
What a storm in a D-cup. An entire post about a tweet. Get out and get off the keyboard. there are some real issues to be concerned about.
Great performance on The Nation by Bill English " you'll just have to wait and see. " Fantastic answer in March, six months from the election.
Having to work another 3 or 6 or 9 months is hardly political poison.
The 75 year eligibility will not come into force until 2058 . A raise of just 3/12 every year. i.e. 2022 66 2026 67....
75 it is.Treasury has decreed it.
Bill might raise the age of eligibility to 75 or perhaps 70.
If TOP get 4.8% then that equates to a redistribution of over 2% to National. If they get 5% then National get an extra 5%.
The Jones boy will be the candidate for whangarei and the next deputy leader and leader when the emphysema cripples him soon. He will always go with National.
Labour + Greens <50% Labour + NZF <50% Labour+ Greens +NZF = never going to happen. Winston hates John Key and the Greens. John Key is gone yet National polling is largely unchanged. If Winston reaches 23rd September then he knows this is his final term. ...
If preferred pm figures are higher for Ardern than Little would that be a rogue poll or a reason to change leader? Be careful what you wish for.
Look a green shoot........1,000,000 voters are flocking to Labour. Wait for the next rogue poll. Find another green shoot somewhere. Surely there is a green shoot somewhere?
When 63% of the population think that the country is going in the right direction what makes you think that in 234 days it will mean a change of government. I suspect that figure will keep growing and reflect a first ever majority MMP government. [lprent: ...
Fisiani is my handle. It is ...
That was not a weak interview at all. That was a very reasonable and calm response to a histrionic Tane. Bill did not take the bait. He was being the leader. Angry just mouthed off again. Take off the blinkers. Bill's job was to reassure NZ and I note that...
I have a street who voted Mallard and Labour last time. They like young Chris. Your mate cannot blame Chris Bishop. You give me one anecdote and I'll give you a hundred. Chris Bishop is winning over at least one person a day. Labour candidate vote - 365 x ...
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