Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
The caution Jacinda has used in opening up the country has been partly driven by knowledge of how threadbare our public health system is and this lack of strict procedures during quarantine that have been recently exposed is the last straw, hence Jacinda sending in the no nonsense Military to have oversight of quarantines at the border.
This flair up is a reminder that this election is different, that peoples vulnerability and gratitude and anger can all be triggered if voters feel that their sacrifice has been taken for granted by incompetence.
…this is an issue of capacity – our underfunded public health system isn’t working and cock ups like this will be pounced upon by the Opposition to evoke voter anger, this is Jacinda’s achilles heal in this election.
Jacinda’s caution which has generated so much scorn from the Death Cult Capitalists is because she knows how threadbare the safety net here is.
But the main problem with the extension of gun controls was the simple irrefutable truth that the manner in which the Australian white supremacist managed to gain a gun licence because of underfunded police incompetence.
Folks you can either read it here first on TDB or see it break in the news media a week later.
Playground at Parliament labelled ‘monument to extravagance’ by National after running well over budget The National Party says it’s scandalous…
Another day, another example of police brutality and the violence people are protesting against…
The Party list shows an urgent attempt to inject new blood into Labour. Many forget that when Jacinda took over, Labour was pretty lean on talent and wasn’t attracting any either.
The fourth Muller reset after his nightmare first week train wreck?