Auckland running out of petrol & Maori voter suppression: ‘Events, dear boy, events’

By Martyn Bradbury  /  September 17, 2017  /  Deconstructing Headlines, Martyn Bradbury, Most Recent Blogs  /  38 Comments

The last thing National needed was a reminder that they’ve done nothing to prepare our infrastructure  for the growth they’ve generated.

Who are the biggest snowflakes? Gun owners, Landlords or Farmers?

By Martyn Bradbury  /  September 17, 2017  /  Deconstructing Headlines, Martyn Bradbury, Most Recent Blogs  /  17 Comments

Who are the real snowflakes? Who are the people in NZ who are in such denial about their impact on the rest of us that they desperately need safe spaces because they’ll scream micro aggression if confronted with their behaviour?

The unbelievable Saudi Sheep Bribe should disqualify National from Government

By Martyn Bradbury  /  September 16, 2017  /  Deconstructing Headlines, Martyn Bradbury, Most Recent Blogs  /  25 Comments

Saudi Arabia crucifies human beings – just think about that for a second. Do we really want a free trade deal with a country that crucifies human beings? To be told that we not only are attempting to in fact cut a free trade deal with a country that whips women for being raped, we fucking well spent $11.5 million trying to bribe these buggers to get that trade deal!

What is happening to our Politics? Youth have become a class and Jacinda is its champion

By Martyn Bradbury  /  September 15, 2017  /  Deconstructing Headlines, Martyn Bradbury, Most Recent Blogs  /  32 Comments

…what van Beynen has stumbled upon in his tour is a basic truth from the generational backlash of the 30 year neoliberal experiment. 

‘Youth’ is no longer an age. It is a class.

BREAKING: Labour announce no new taxes before 2020

By Martyn Bradbury  /  September 14, 2017  /  Deconstructing Headlines, Martyn Bradbury, Most Recent Blogs  /  38 Comments

Labour is removing National’s tax scare mongering plan by announcing today that there will be no new taxes until after 2020…

“I taught the spies, but I’m not a spy’ doesn’t fill me with confidence

By Martyn Bradbury  /  September 14, 2017  /  Deconstructing Headlines, Martyn Bradbury, Most Recent Blogs  /  39 Comments

Allegations that one of their MPs might be a Chinese spy demands scrutiny on top of National’s relationship with Chinese business people.

So National’s Blue Dragons might be Red Dragons? How National are utterly compromised to China

By Martyn Bradbury  /  September 13, 2017  /  Deconstructing Headlines, Martyn Bradbury, Most Recent Blogs  /  33 Comments

…personally I think there are far bigger issues to worry about in terms of National’s incredibly close relationship with powerful and rich Chinese businessmen.

Because I love Jacinda, I’m Party voting Green

By Martyn Bradbury  /  September 13, 2017  /  Deconstructing Headlines, Martyn Bradbury, Most Recent Blogs  /  36 Comments

The truth is that Labour can only bring about a progressive Government with the Greens. Look at the political freak show cavalcade of NZ First MPs. Other than Tracey Martin and maybe Ron Mark, they are Talkback radio callers with the intellectual nuance of a pool of  piss that has been left in the sun for a week.

If National are really 47.3% – what does that say about us as a country?

By Martyn Bradbury  /  September 13, 2017  /  Deconstructing Headlines, Martyn Bradbury, Most Recent Blogs  /  13 Comments

Rise up and demand another way, rise up and force change, rise up and never let these rich pricks trade our dignity for their illusions of wealth. 

BOOM – TV3 Poll destroys Labour Hopes

By Martyn Bradbury  /  September 12, 2017  /  Deconstructing Headlines, Martyn Bradbury, Most Recent Blogs  /  93 Comments

Chris Trotter’s comments this morning that the Left have to bring over new voters rather than eat each others support base are perfectly timed.  

When right wingers say Jacinda has no policy – show them this list

By Martyn Bradbury  /  September 12, 2017  /  Deconstructing Headlines, Martyn Bradbury, Most Recent Blogs  /  4 Comments

Since Jacinda Ardern has become Leader of the Opposition, Labour has announced the following key policies:

The Government that Jacinda will build

By Martyn Bradbury  /  September 12, 2017  /  Deconstructing Headlines, Martyn Bradbury, Most Recent Blogs  /  10 Comments

At 37, Jacinda is a product of her educational culture which was all about inclusion, (think Glee where everyone gets to participate), now inclusion culture can be mocked as giving everyone a certificate for participating  by older generations who want to promote winners and losers, but it misses the strength that inclusion brings with it.

National politicise suicide as an attack for election – how sick are these people?

By Martyn Bradbury  /  September 11, 2017  /  Deconstructing Headlines, Martyn Bradbury, Most Recent Blogs  /  19 Comments

Vote! These! Bastards! Out!

Rise of the Blue Dragons underpin immigration concerns

By Martyn Bradbury  /  September 11, 2017  /  Deconstructing Headlines, Martyn Bradbury, Most Recent Blogs  /  43 Comments

The fear of many is that National’s incredibly close relationship with China from mass immigration, to close personal business relationships has fuelled an electoral feedback loop that is benefitting China and Chinese residents over New Zealanders.

Anti-Abortion fanatics defame and smear Jacinda

By Martyn Bradbury  /  September 11, 2017  /  Deconstructing Headlines, Martyn Bradbury, Most Recent Blogs  /  11 Comments

Fanatics shouldn’t be allowed in any debate, the Down Syndrome lobby have done themselves and the cause they stand for a terrible disservice and the religious right have only shown how lunatic fringe they’ve become.