A meeting, somewhere in Wellington: David Shearer: People, we have a problem. We have been banging the “no asset sales” drum for the better part of two years, and still the polls are flat. Why don’t they like us?David Cunliffe: Speak for yourself. Grant Robertson: Forget the polls. Everything that happened before now has been a prelude…
That’s not what I’m hearing when I’m out and about talking to ordinary people. Something or other about how fixed phonelines skew the results. While the last few polls have show a downward trend, the long-term trend is positive. If you ignore all the data since about 2007, which has basically just been noise, you…
Labour Party MP Trevor Mallard says he has decided to “bury the hatchet” in an effort to bring unity to the party’s caucus. Divisions within Labour’s caucus have rocked the party since David Shearer took over the leadership, resulting in the demotion of David Cunliffe to the backbenches. and leaving party members in despair.These divisions…
I spent hours and hours writing a blogpost attacking Labour’s various failings, and explaining why the February caucus vote would be a defeat for David Shearer, no matter how it went. I concluded in my post that the party was doomed under its current leader, that just about everything everyone had said on The Standard…
The decision by Labour’s ruling council to allow John Tamihere to rejoin the party should be interpreted as one of the following: recognition by the party’s leadership that the reign of terror within the party led by the gays and frontbums is at an end; a sensible decision, because there are plenty of people within…
… is round up all the bloggers and commentators on the left with an opinion on Labour’s woes, lock them all in the same small room for days on end until they are ankle deep in their own excrement and overwhelmed by the foetid stench; then drag them outside, wash them down, give them clean clothes, and…
A conference delegate listens intently as Deputy Leader Grant Robertson speaks Disappointed republicans hear the news that their remit has been defeated Members of Labour’s Te Atatu LEC meet to discuss how they will vote on remits David Cunliffe Andrew Little talks to the media David Shearer prepares to give his leader’s speech
David Shearer: Thanks everyone for attending this special caucus meeting. I know the last few days have been tumultuous ones, but we need to address the behaviour of one of our caucus members. Trevor: Yeah, and we all know who.[a collective intake of breath from caucus members. Someone murmurs “Shaaaaame!”] David Cunliffe: Oh, come on,…
Be strong. Be decisive. Cunliffe must be punished for his disloyalty. Although David Cunliffe has done nothing wrong, so you should not punish him too hard. In fact, Cunliffe is the victim in all of this. Any punishment should be meted out to others, those who created this gigantic mess in the first place. Like Chris Hipkins, who spoke…
9:46 am I am weary, for I have slept little. But I cannot linger here, as there is work to be done. Last night was a late one, as I plotted with my minions in a secret chamber beneath the Michael Joseph Savage Memorial. There we feasted on the blood of virgins, made our diabolical plans,…
Imperator Fish 
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