politics

Setting the Agenda

A victory for left in extaordinary UK election
ByMike Treen 12 June 20179 May 2026

Corbyn and the left now need their mandate to clean house within the Labour Party to ensure the loyalty of all MPs to the new left-wing party programme. It is probable a number will simply retire and take job offer from their big business mates rather than be part of a Corbyn-led party. Others may want to start another centrist Blairite type party. But it is the absolute democratic right of members to go through a selection process for MPs before the next election.

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British Election Results are a Moral Victory for Corbyn’s Alternative Political Possibilities
ByThe Daily Blog 10 June 2017

The loss of Theresa May’s clear Conservative majority has already rocked conventional assumptions, agendas and elites. The realm of the politically possible has been blasted open – because the electoral support for Corbyn doesn’t just reflect a resurgence for British Labour, it has allowed a publicly popular discussion about a whole different political economy.

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Comey testifies – no smoking gun, Trump safe for now
ByMartyn Bradbury 9 June 2017

Trump’s mix of corrupt capitalism, brittle ego and aggressive neurotic defensiveness makes trying to derive motive from his behaviour extremely difficult, and I think while Comey’s testimony is completely true and factual, the crazy shit that floats through the President’s mind which he can use to defend his comments makes impeaching him successfully an extremely unlikely event.

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Trump fiddles while Paris burns but is criticism cheap hypocrisy?
ByMartyn Bradbury 4 June 2017

In short, Paris was a complete failure to begin with because it simply did not go anywhere near far enough. Trump pulling out is the least of our concerns.

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Martyn Bradbury · Media Watch · Most Recent Blogs

What, wait, John Armstrong just said what?
ByMartyn Bradbury 4 June 2017

So that very same John Armstrong who demanded Cunliffe resign over a bottle of wine that never existed months before the 2014 election is now months from the 2017 election writing Labour off again?

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GUEST BLOG: John Stroh – What it means to “AVOID AMERICAN”
ByThe Daily Blog 3 June 2017

On this grand occasion of a visit by a Trump agitator to New Zealand next week – I speak of the former Fossil Fuel Industry ogre who is tasked with the oh so challenging job of finding a use for and promoting the sale of American weapons around the world – it seems timely to serve up a reminder to let go of America. The European Union is doing it and New Zealand as a country has opportunities to follow suite.

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Latest UK Poll – Labour cut Tory lead down to 3 points!
ByMartyn Bradbury 1 June 2017

If Corbyn can do the impossible and pull off one of the great political wins of the 21st Century, he will remind every progressive political Left Party around the planet that an economically populist Left wing agenda can win the people over.

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GUEST BLOG: Te Reo Putake – The UK Election: May’s Munted Mandate
ByThe Daily Blog 31 May 2017

Unelected Tory PM Theresa May called an early general election on April 18th, saying that she needed a mandate for Brexit. At the time, it was hailed as a masterstroke and it was assumed the Conservatives would romp to victory. But now … not so much.

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Imagine if we had Journalists in NZ who had the courage and ability to do this
ByMartyn Bradbury 31 May 2017

Imagine if NZ had a broadcaster with the talent and ability to do this. Imagine if the political lies could be shown up for what they are. Imagine the kind of media landscape and deeper debate we could have if we did.

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Lest we forget – Campbell Live killed off for political reasons 2 years ago this week
ByMartyn Bradbury 30 May 2017

Campbell Live shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary Campbell Live, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the ratings on the AM Show and The Project
We will remember Newshub are a mouthpiece for National.

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