Can Labour centrism win the election? No. But why?
The problem with centrism is not moderation. It is that voters eventually stop believing you stand for anything at all.
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Kicking the disabled, denigrating migrants and bashing beneficiaries to balance the budget isn’t a solution, it’s social vandalism
Critics warn the Government’s public sector cuts and welfare changes are punishing vulnerable New Zealanders to fund austerity politics.
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Debt wouldn’t be a problem if this Government taxed the rich!
Critics say New Zealand’s debt panic is driven by neoliberal myths designed to justify cuts while protecting wealthy interests and property speculation.
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Tamaki, Hutt South, Te Tai Tokerau, Tamaki Makaurau and Mt Albert – the five most important bellwether electorates this election
Five electorates could reveal the political direction of the entire country, from Auckland’s urban vote to the future of Te Pāti Māori.
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Economy is melting down and all Government has is anti-Trans, anti-Māori, anti-migrants and anti-public service toxic culture war garbage – at some stage you must get angry
As the economy weakens and public sector cuts deepen, critics say the Government is fuelling culture wars instead of confronting inequality and corporate power.
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Stanford’s Magic Trick: Treaty of Waitangi in Education, gone
The argument was that Treaty obligations would move to the Crown. Critics say the latest education reforms prove they were simply removed.
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Erica Stanford’s Education Power Grab Explained
What children learn, how teachers are judged and who controls the profession could soon sit directly under ministerial authority.
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National threw pay parity women under the bus to save their last budget, now cutting 8,700 more public servants to save this budget
After cutting pay equity protections, Nicola Willis is now targeting another 8,700 public sector jobs in what critics call ideological vandalism.
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What the Super El Niño means?
A looming Super El Niño combined with global food insecurity and fertiliser disruption could trigger devastating climate and humanitarian consequences.
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Tommy Robinson and Israel’s Flag Day – two sides of the same fascism
From Tommy Robinson marches to extremist Flag Day scenes, critics warn modern nationalism is sliding deeper into open dehumanisation.
