It’s over for Simon Bridges?
All eyes are now on Judith.
New Zealand Politics
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National’s Little-Boy-Lost
It is Bridges’ lack of authenticity: the impression he gives of playing politics by-the-numbers and without conviction; that makes the electorate so unwilling to take him seriously. He can frown, scowl, pout and shout his defiance of the Coalition Government, and all its leaders do is laugh. Much as a gathering of youngsters would laugh if one of their number attempted to impersonate the responsible adult in the room.
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GUEST BLOG: Damon Rusden – If immigrants need to prove their values so should we
There is a lot of commentary regarding New Zealand First’s proposal of a ‘Respecting New Zealand Values Bill’ which emerged out of a popular vote for the remit to be considered for policy.
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The speed with which the Gov caved on this does not bode well for the Hobbit law employment reforms
Iain Lees-Galloway will dump the employment changes faster than he can scream, ‘I’m not a Hobbit Hater’.
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National Party – recidivist copyright infringement criminals
No rhythm and all blues
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Look I don’t like Simon Bridges either, but….
this hyper woke micro aggression policing of a misplaced word to insinuate an uncaring attitude towards mental health is just the most inane minutia – y’all appreciate the planet is melting & civilisation as we know it could end right?
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GUEST BLOG: Arthur Taylor – Could the “Taylor” Decision torpedo the “Waka-jumping”Bill?
The Peters-inspired “waka jumping” bill could be a candidate for a Declaration of Inconsistency if enacted. The Attorney General has more than the usual amount of conflict of interest in delivering his NZBOR Review below.
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Converting resistance to TPPA into a new agenda for change
Last week I was in New York at a conference on Rethinking International Investment Governance – the investor-state dispute system (ISDS) that lets transnational corporations enforce special rights through secretive, offshore, pro-investor tribunals.
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Why does a minimum wage worker pay a higher tax rate than a rich lister?
If those on the lowest incomes pay the highest tax rates that means the average Maori or Pasifika taxpayer pays a higher proportion of their income in tax than the average Pakeha family – or the average beneficiary pays a higher tax rate than a rich lister.
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Dear NZ Herald – why are you publishing a climate denier without telling your readers they are a climate denier
Even for the fucking NZ Herald this is deceitful beyond belief.