Announced this morning, Vision NZ have called for only citizens of NZ to be able to vote. Most NZers will be surprised that permanent residents can vote as it makes us just one of 4 other democracies that allow this, that means our political system is deeply swayed by residents who aren’t citizens.
Thoughts & Prayers.
Simon Bridges is grandstanding over the Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill and Andrew Little has gloriously referred to it as being ‘dicked around’.
Newsroom are pretty hit and miss, there are times they lead the agenda in a way that actually lifts the debate and then they do stuff that just comes across like a shit blog.
By allowing assisted suicide, we open an enormous door that can’t be closed and the entire public need to not only have a say on that, but the decision must be one we agree on because once the media pick up on stories of euthanasia coercion we all need to be responsible and not yell that it’s the politicians fault.
The humiliation of a one term Government or the roots of a political legacy that entrenched the politics of kindness into the foundations of our culture.
Those are the only two options going into election 2020 for her and Labour.
Dear Andrew Little – you need to have a long hard look at some of these loopholes because you could fly a plane through some of them.
Look, most New Zealanders would agree that when a cop pulls a trigger, you want the best trained cop do it. The truth is that the vast majority of our police are ill trained in using firearms and you don’t want garden variety Mr & Ms Plod getting their guns out of the locked box in their car and getting involved in a shoot out.
The public broadcasting square of NZ is critical for our democracy especially as online simply leads us to echo cambers and people who think vaccinations lead to autism.
Okay, we are 12 months out from the next election, how are the Parties faring, what are their internal dynamics and what possible strategies will they adopt?
What issues will shape the debate and what curveballs might trip them up?
Here is the political landscape going into Election 2020.