David Cunliffe
Todd Muller’s first week as National’s leader made you want to look away in discomfort and raised the question whether National is entering the Shearer/Cunliffe phase of Opposition.
Read MoreAs David Shearer looks to hit the road, some are asking whether he was Labour's golden opportunity missed. So is that nostalgia or wise hindsight speaking?
Read MoreAndrew Little kicked off the political year proper with his state of the nation address this morning, and it emphasised that Labour is under new management
Read MoreWhat are the words that captured the year in a few syllables and defined 2014? Read on...
Read MoreChris Trotter wants a Labour purge. Again.
Read MoreWho will determine Labour's future – the MPs, the members, the unions? The fact is that after a 24 percent election result they are the wrong people to listen to and the truth may be every hard to hear
Read MoreLabour has to take the blame for creating a bizarre mystique around David Cunliffe's motivations, and his supposedly aloof nature. The problem is not really Cunliffe, it's PR
Read MoreWhether or not Labour changes its leader, the MPs gathered in Wellington today need to stop blaming everyone else and take a long, hard look at themselves
Read MoreIf just changing the leader was the solution, then Labour would have solved its problems long ago. We've had three leaders since 2008.
Read MoreI’m not sure attempts to spin expectations around tonight’s leaders’ debate are credible.
Read MoreReports of Labour's Kelvin Davis 'going rogue' have been exaggerated
Read MoreLabour's public upset over the TVNZ debate moderator is a sign of more ill-discipline and prompts the question if it's time for a rejig in David Cunliffe's office
Read MoreFirst, stop blaming the media.
Read MoreMallard's moas and David Cunliffe's mangled apology are signs that Labour's still slipping off-message too often... and sometimes not even accidentally
Read MoreSssh. Don't tell anyone, but Labour's actually building a coherent plan for running the country. Unfortunately for them, no-one can see past its repeated mis-steps
Read MoreShane Jones wouldn’t be quitting if he thought he was going to be in government next year. His resignation is a very clear warning bell; Labour cannot win if it loses people like Shane Jones and voters who support him.
Read MoreI wrote a column in the National Business Review this weekend, and it’s driving right-wingers there nuts.
Perception matters immensely when it comes to politics, but reality matters even more. So let's talk about realities
Read MoreThe announcement of the election date was an opportunity for the left to define the campaign. It can’t afford any more missed opportunities.
Read MoreDavid Cunliffe's Trust and the Dinner at Antoine's were not the same. I wish they were, but they just aren't.
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