The kneecapping of United Future?
Much has been said about the influence of polls and media leading up to an election. Did a single shaky poll and one negative article kneecap United Future in the 2011 election? The 2011 election was...
View ArticleCarter struggling as Speaker
David Carter is struggling as new Speaker. It’s a daunting task countrolling a house of harangers and Carter is finding the initial going tough. Cam Slater at Truth slates Carter: Just dreadful – A...
View ArticlePeter Dunne – an unlikely leaker
Winston Peters has made a serious accusation – that Peter Dunne leaked the Kitteridge report the day after he returned from an overseas trip. Like many I would be very surprised if Dunne was the...
View ArticleJane Clifton on leaks, and more tasty morsels
Bryce Edwards has tweeted a series of quotes by Jane Clifton on issues surrounding the recent leak and other political pointers. Parliament is in a ‘sanctimony-fest about the propriety of leaks,...
View ArticleClifton backs Dunne on party registration fiasco
Jane Clifton shows her lack of bias and goes in to bat for Peter Dunne over United Future’s problems with the Electoral Commission with party de-registration and re-registration. Jane Clifton: Why I’m...
View ArticleTiso versus senior political journalists
In Tending Fascist Giovanni Tiso blasted Patrick Gower and Jane Clifton for not investigating “the scandal of their careers” (yeah, right) – dirty politics. As senior political journalists who failed...
View ArticleClifton: post-mortem on the McCarten fiasco
This is one of the few attempts by anyone in media to have a good look at the Labour intern fiasco – a “post-mortem on Matt Mcarten fiasco” (and the Barclay fiasco) has just popped up on Noted after...
View ArticleTax is likely to be a key election issue
There have been major distractions in politics over the last two weeks, with the fall of Andrew Little followed by the euphoric rise of Jacinda Ardern, plus the self destruction of the Greens which...
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