Politics: A teenage perspective
Former Green party leadership contender Vernon Tava has been tipped to run for for National in the Northcote by-election. Tava used to be a member of the Greens and ran in the male co-leadership election in 2015 (despite not being an MP) and campaigned on moving away from a left-wing party to centrist environmentalist party. … Continue reading Tava’s candidacy a good strategic move
All of the major poltical parties are trying to snag high profile doctor Lance O’Sullivan, although it looks like National has been ruled out. However, it seems that serious talks are happening between O’Sullivan and TOP founder Gareth Morgan. And TOP should absolutely be trying to do everything they can do get O’Sullivan to lead … Continue reading O’Sullivan TOP’s best chance
Things aren’t looking good for minster Clare Curran, and former RNZ senior manager Carol Hirschfeld at the moment. A scandal about the breakfast meeting between the two of them back in December has cost Hirschfeld her job. But here’s thing. When asked about it in December, Curran denied the meeting had ever happened. Now, she’s … Continue reading Minster for Open Government lied to us
Charles Puidgemont, the leader of the Catalan independence movement has been detained in Germany, and could face up to 30 years in prison for trying to secede from Spain. Jesus fucking Christ. Look, I don’t believe that Catalonia should be it’s own nation. Not yet anyway. They only got 37% turnout in their independence referendum, … Continue reading Puidgemont detained
I recently received this comment: Hi Dan, You may correct me, but I understand the leaders and deputy leaders of National, Labour, the Greens, and NZ First, are all from the North Island, and predominantly from the upper North Island. What sort of message does this send to South Island people? And what sort of … Continue reading South Island being left behind
Simeon Brown’s bill proposing a crack-down on synthetic cannabis has passed it’s first reading. The bill calls for harsher penalties on those who supply synthetic cannabis, as well for an inquiry into support for those addicted. However, there has been a promise of a referendum for the personal use of cannabis by the end of … Continue reading Brown’s cannabis bill may end up null and void
Mark Richarson is at it again, complaining about how “all millennials do is grizzle.” ” “All they do is grizzle,” he {Richardson} said, after Duncan Garner brought up new research suggesting more than half of Millennials are facing a ‘quarter-life crisis’. How empathetic. I bet if this was about those who were suffering mid-life crisis’s, he … Continue reading Time to grizzle about Mark Richardson
Basically, a whole lot of shit is going down between the UK and Russia. The Brits are accusing the Russians of poisoning one of their double agents. Russia then ignored a deadline for them to explain how they used a nerve agent against their spy/agent. So the Brits then expelled 23 Russian diplomats, and tensions … Continue reading England and Russia at each others throats
David Farrar recently compared Labour and National’s front benches. One of the more interesting thing to note is National has a far more MPs from Auckland. It’s a sound strategic move from Bridges. First, the last party leader since to win an election who was from outside of Auckland was Jim Bolger, back in 1990. … Continue reading National focusing on Auckland
National unveiled it’s new shadow cabinet yesterday, and there were some definite winners and losers. Judith Collins took up the housing portfolio – meaning she may face off with Phil Twyford over what is possibly New Zealand’s biggest issue. That’ll be a battle and a half. Todd McClay was another definite winner – taking Gerry … Continue reading National’s new shadow cabinet
