BOOM – TV3 Poll destroys Labour Hopes
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.
New Zealand Politics
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When right wingers say Jacinda has no policy – show them this list
Since Jacinda Ardern has become Leader of the Opposition, Labour has announced the following key policies:
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The Government that Jacinda will build
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.
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Let’s elect ourselves a progressive government with the politics of addition – not subtraction
THE BIG QUESTION confronting progressive voters in this election is: how do they elect a genuine centre-left government? Is this best achieved by abandoning the Greens and delivering the entire progressive vote to Labour? Or, should at least some progressive voters step off the Jacinda Train and re-board the Greens – thereby delivering Labour a reliable and ideologically compatible coalition partner?
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National politicise suicide as an attack for election – how sick are these people?
Vote! These! Bastards! Out!
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Rise of the Blue Dragons underpin immigration concerns
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.
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Anti-Abortion fanatics defame and smear Jacinda
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.
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Winston demands to know Labour’s tax plans??? Ummmmmm, Winnie – about YOUR budget mate
Listening to Winston demand transparency when he’s being completely obtuse on his own budget is like listening to Paula Bennett complain about too many human rights.
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GUEST BLOG: Willie Jackson – Why Jonathan Coleman must go
I have time for many MPs across the spectrum, but Coleman is someone who really tests my patience. Under his watch as Health Minister he and his Government have underfunded health by almost $2billion during their 9 years in power and it’s an underfunding that is killing some of our most vulnerable.
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Green Climate Change Launch
…what the Greens have offered will keep the cycling activist policy wonks happy and the $180 extra for beneficiaries will pull them to the polls so I think the Greens have a good shot at 8%.