Is this working?

Dear readers, I know the “manban” hasn’t been Labour’s finest moment. But it’s time to move on and forget all about it. Quickly! Here is a picture of a cute puppy. Here is another one. And now here is a bad man. Are we all refocused now?

A special notice from the Labour Party to its members

Dear Members, It is with regret that we must announce the cancellation of this year’s Piss-up at the Brewery.An administrative error by a member of our team has led to our booking for the venue falling through. The person responsible has been spoken to, and has assured us that this particular error will not occur…

What foolishness is this, good sirs?

A plea to all members of the Labour Party from the Rt. Hon. Humphrey Horswell, QSM. Fellow members of the Labour Party, I urge all gentlemen of good character to resist with every ounce of your being the proposal being put forward by your party’s New Zealand Council for consideration at the 2013 conference. As…

Blogger finds silver lining

  Alternative hobbies such as stamp-collecting and line-dancing (pictured above) can now be put off until at least 2017 A number of bloggers and commentators are breathing more easily this week, after concerns about the performance of the main opposition political party were laid to rest. Left-aligned bloggers had grown increasingly nervous about the prospects…

Please, I can explain!

I remember thinking at the time that the view from the community hall was a remarkable one Look, I can explain everything. There has been a terrible mistake, but I’m not the one responsible. I would never have gone in if I’d known who the host was. I must have taken a wrong turn somewhere.…

It’s me

This poster didn’t make the cut either David Farrar writes: Which prominent blogger has been on the parliamentary payroll for the last 18 months to two years as a parliamentary communications advisor to a political party? Would not a failure to publicly disclose this be a shocking breach of ethics?  Will the media ask party…

Transcript of Labour Party caucus meeting II

A further instalment in an occasional series exposing the darkest secrets of the Labour Party caucus room. David Shearer: Thanks, team, for coming to this special meeting. I know you’re all busy and have places to be, but this is important. You all need to know that we’re about to get some heat over our…

If we let this happen

Where will this end? It starts with an electricity policy proposal by two political parties, then they nationalise the supermarkets, and before you know it you’re not allowed to have babies unless you’re a member of the Party and have sworn an oath to honour the memory of Comrade Stalin.Won’t somebody think of the children? Unless…

Thanks Kev

After reading this piece on The Standard, I am left wondering who “Eddie” is. But I think I’ve worked it out. It could be only one person.