Category: Politics
The time John Key lied and said I threw an egg at an old man
It’s 3am and my children are safe and asleep. There’s a phone in my bedroom, on my bedside table in fact.
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When Russel Norman’s money was no good here
In which our intrepid author continues his Gonzo adventures.
Read MoreThe time I did cocaine with John Key
This is the beginning of a new sporadic series in which I go out and have gonzo adventures with well known New Zealanders. If you have any suggestions for whom I could adventure with next, please let me know.
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Nicky Hager and the false flag
So a lot of people are up in arms about the raid on Nicky Hager’s house. According to reports from media and a statement from the man himself, the police showed up when he wasn’t there, executed a search warrant and took a bunch of stuff from his house.
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Election 2014: Reckons Roundup (Updated)
After the election delivered National back into power, many people have been sharing their reckons. It has been hard to keep up with them all. So here is a roundup.
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Labour in Vain
By Colin Jackson It’s now 24 hours since the election result, a victory for the National Party giving John Key his third term. This, after the strangest election campaign I’ve ever seen, where jousting over policy seemed to take second place to juvenile sneering – and that’s just the protagonists.
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Baby, baby, where did our love go?
So that was a pretty brutal massacre wasn’t it? There’s an awful lot of reflection happening around the country as the left wing comes to terms with just what the hell actually happened.
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Pundity punditing
So I made some predictions and based on the provisional results this is how I did:
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Election Prediction
I hate predictions, but I saw that Danyl made some. So I thought I’d get on board and hazard some guesses:
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A reader writes: an endorsement
A long time reader has written the following. It’s interesting.
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Hugely scientific twitter poll
So I’ve been running this on Twitter now, and thought this would be another good way to check.
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National’s success is bad for the right and consequently democracy
No, I haven’t suddenly turned into Martyn, I’m not going to perceive any bad news for the left as actually good news for the left. Just bear with me.
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The difference between Labour and National on tax (a short post because I don’t understand tax)
So in the debate between Key and Cunliffe the other night, there was a palaver over a very minor point about whether or not Cunliffe knew whether homes that one inherited from a dead relative would be subject to a Capital Gains Tax.
Read MoreAudience Interaction! Interact from the audience.
If you’re watching the debate tonight it’s important you tell people what you think INSTANTLY. Either do that on twitter or use the below which I am totally shilling for.
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