When David Shearer was chosen as Labour Party leader I told a few people that we needed to give him a year to settle into the job. I’ve been critical of Shearer at times, but I have not called for him to be replaced. I have always said “let’s give the man 12 months as leader, and…
Dear Cameron, Firstly, congratulations on taking the role as editor of The Truth. I am genuinely delighted for you. But I am also writing to you with a sense of regret, because I am also tendering my resignation from the writing team at The Truth.I suppose it’s not so much a resignation, as notice that I won’t…
I’m delighted to learn that my old friend Cameron Slater (he and and I are best mates: just ask Bomber Bradbury if you don’t believe me) has been appointed as editor of The TruthinessTruth. It’s not quite as prestigious as being made chief editor of The New Zealand Herald, but it’s a first step.If anyone…
There is growing speculation about the likelihood of further speculation about the leadership of the Labour Party. Speculation has been growing for some time that a move to speculate on a move to oust David Shearer may be coming soon.The latest round of speculation began after a number of commentators speculated on the recent speculation about the…
10:34 am Just heard the news, and it’s all bad. This could really be the big one. Have now picked the kids up from school and daycare, and we’re trying to decide what to do. Do we stay and ride out the storm, or do we flee inland?10:52 am We had a pretty intense debate…
On reflection, there’s a relatively simple way to fix the Lobbying Disclosure Bill (see my last post). Most of us agree that lobbying should be more transparent, but we also all agree that the lobbyists we are most concerned about are those on the other side of the political divide.People on the left worry about…
Sorry for the lack of blog posts recently, but I’ve been in the throes of a personal crisis. Discovering that I agree with Bob McCoskrie on something has forced me to pause and take stock of my life.If McCoskrie’s right on this issue, what else might he be right about? What if he’s right about everything…
Security experts were being rushed to the ninth floor of the Beehive this morning, after a malicious hacker accessed the Prime Minister’s brain. Experts began to suspect a breach of security, after large amounts of data stored in John Key’s brain disappeared.It is believed that a hacker gained access to the Prime Minister and used the…
David#1: Great news, David! I have irrefutable evidence that John Key’s been lying to the nation over what he knew about Kim Dotcom! David#2: That is indeed great news, David. Tell me more.David#1: He’s gone and spoken to GCSB staff about the guy, that’s what. Apparently he cracked a joke in front of them. And he…
8:54 am So John Tamihere wants to stand against me in Waitakere. Well good luck to him, I say, because the people of Waitakere adore me. I’m constantly astonished whenever I go walking about in Henderson at the number of people who honk their car horns, shake their fists, or start yelling at me. It’s…
Imperator Fish 
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