This week on The War on News, Martyn Bradbury serves up the full roast: from the Prime Minister’s tragic music taste to the right-wing’s war on summer, to housing policy made in mummy’s lounge.
🎧 PM’s Spotify Age: 27 and Basic AF Chris Luxon revealed this week that he has a Spotify listening age of 27. Top artists? Post Malone, Ed Sheeran, Chris Stapleton, Oasis, and Zach Bryan. It’s giving… DJ on The Edge meets Pandora bracelet from Botany Town Centre. If ever a metaphor summed up a prime minister’s personality, it’s this. You lead a nation, mate — not a playlist.
🌞 Right-Wingers Declare War on Summer Newstalk ZB, Chris Luxon, and Auckland Chamber Pope Simon Bridges are all fuming that Kiwis dare to enjoy summer. Bridges grumbled, “Are we still in holiday mode until March?” — a bold take from a man whose beard looks like it was lost at sea in 1842. The right isn’t happy owning the economy, the media, and Parliament — they want your beach days too. Wage slaves, unite — or at least take a nap.
🏘️ Chris Bishop’s Rent Advice: Just Ask Nicely! The Housing Minister told a select committee this week that renters should simply negotiate lower rent with their landlords. Great advice — if your landlord is your in-laws, like Bishop’s. For everyone else? Good luck negotiating with a boomer investor and their property manager goon. From rent prices to leadership coups, Bishop just keeps flopping.
From Spotify cringe to landlord delusion — it’s a full-spectrum farce. It’s not news. It’s the War on News.
It’s actually pronounced “Lobotomy Town Centre”.
Does “Duh…… Bish!” know the upfront costs of moving if your landlord just kicks you out for having the temerity to ask for a rent reduction?
Or if you shift properties for lower rent prices?
Probably not, thanks to the in-laws.
I am a landlord. Not big enough to be “evil”, just big enough to hopefully be secure in old age given that we don’t have the perfect social support system in this country. I already charge well below market rent to ensure a good relationship between me and the tenant, and also to retain them. If they asked for more rent relief we would consult the internet together to see what is fair market price and I think they’ll be chuffed to see that they are already better off than most other tenants. If not, I would adjust rent accordingly. Getting a good tenant who cares for my asset and who does not torment the neighbourhood is not a given so I treasure them. Oh and once a month one of my family members deep-cleans the bathroom and toilets free of charge. This way, we keep these areas clean because they can be easily neglected even by the most caring of renters, and we also keep the lines of communication open. Some of my family speak Chinese and Korean – so we prefer to rent to these people because they seem to have no negative attitude towards the landlord. For goodness’ sake, if you are going to comment or reply to this post, don’t be hateful and don’t use potty language like so many do on this otherwise valuable blog.
Bridges might be in holiday mode until March, but I don’t know anyone else who is. Even retired people have things they need to go back to and get on with. Voluntary work won’t wait, will it Trevor?
Typically posing a question about something which isn’t a question in the hope that someone will start asking the question. Jobs for the boys in other words. He obviously doesn’t have enough to do.
A for the 27 year old PM, oh give me strength. He actually thought that would appeal to people. His voters are over 90 so they won’t be interested. He obviously doesn’t have enough to do either.
And Bishop, another mummy’s boy who depends on the generosity of the in-laws.
Dear In-laws, you’d be doing us all a favour if you let your son in law find his own housing, it’s called being an independent adult. What is he, heading for 40. It’s time he learnt to stand on his own two feet. Statements like these show your son in law up for what he is, a spoilt ineffectual boy who obviously hasn’t got enough to do.