A Diabolically Clever Plan

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…

Blame Labour

The week has started badly for John Key. Yesterday we learned that National are down in the latest political poll, and today we hear that our intelligence folk may have been allegedly acting unlawfully. The last bit of news is a bit of a problem for John Key, since he’s the guy in charge of…

The Genius Of Shearer’s Plan Is Revealed

Labour leader David Shearer today responded to heated criticism from party members about the direction his party appears to be taking. Labour has in recent weeks suffered a series of setbacks, with reports of an anti-David Cunliffe faction in caucus, and with evidence of growing anger among activist members about the targetting of beneficiaries by Shearer and…

Helping David Shearer

David Shearer has said on more than one occasion that he doesn’t really read the political blogs. But he should. Because all the answers to Labour’s problems are waiting in the blogosphere, if he will only go and see for himself. Because there’s been so much chatter in the last fortnight on various blogs about what Labour’s doing…