It is difficult to make sense of the Luxon Coalition Government’s economic management.
Read MoreThe Wing Parties’ Economic Policies.
Shane Jones
Coalition of the Unwilling?
What does Budget 2024 tell us about the current government? Muddle on?
Read MoreIt’s easy to be friends with one who shares the same opinions
There has been a call for a review of the Waitangi Tribunal based on a view that the Tribunal leans against the Crown in challenges to settlement negotiations. Lets just fact-check that.
Read MoreHow David Cunliffe is like Scarlett Johansson
Labour 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 MoreWarning to Labour; the heretic hunters are driving people away
Shane 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 MoreCoalitionally speaking – a look at scenarios on the right
The ins and outs of possible coalitions on the left are far more absorbing, but Alex asked for it... so here's my humble take on some of the coalition issues facing the right (and a sneaky mention of Shane Jones)
Read MoreOpen letter to David Farrar on his erroneous Kiwiblog post re Countdown
Over at Kiwiblog David Farrar has had a crack at TV3 for the work done by the team at The Nation on the supermarket story. I lead that team and on several points Farrar is plain wrong and on other points is misleading. So here's my reply
Read MoreHow the left could still win
I wrote a column in the National Business Review this weekend, and it’s driving right-wingers there nuts.
Bullies, brown shirts & butter: Shane Jones & the uncomfortable truth about the supermarket business
Shane Jones is demanding an investigation into supermarket practices amidst claims of extortion. But the food business in New Zealand isn't a simply matter of good supplier vs evil supermarkets; what's more, the story begins and ends in your wallet.
Read MoreTo Cunliffe the spoils – so don't spoil the chance
David Cunliffe has been given a shot – a better shot than he might have had – so which direction will he take and can he switch out of primary-mode quick enough?
Read MoreWhy I voted for Shane Jones
Cunliffe's the man for the job -- here's why
The three candidates for Labour Party leadership are all strong. A voter explains his choice
Read MoreDecoding 3rd Degree and the Labour 'conspiracy'
What an interesting online and social media fuss there's been about the 3rd Degree piece on Shane Jones this week. To me it just seems like a misguided argument based on the tired olf 'journalists are so awful' meme
Read MoreLabour leadership: 3 telling & diverse launches
What the start of the Labour leadership campaign tells us about the candidates...
Read MoreHe's Goff and he's off -- so who's next?
So the names for the Labour leadership are now in the hat. The caucus has a decent buffet to choose from, but need to remember it's not all about them
Read MoreThe battle for Tamaki Makaurau
Organisation will be key to winning the Maori seat on the Auckland isthmus. But guest Pundit Morgan Godfery says even Labour's well-oiled turn-out machine will find Pita Sharples tough to topple
Read MoreWho was wise this week?
The summer surge of politics continued this week with more big calls being made, especially by National, Labour and the Maori Party. But what do they mean? And where do they lead?
Read MoreWe have found a witch, might we burn her?
Monty Python had it right. The only way to really determine if someone should be demoted for misusing expenses is to see what sort of cellphone plan they are using.
Read MoreFlags, constitutions, Fleetwood Mac, zeitgeists...
If we're starting to talk about Waitangi Day, the end of the year has arrived. So what will John Key and Phil Goff be reflecting on as they tuck into their Christmas pudding?
Read MoreGenerational change: a question of language
An important dimension underpinning generation change is political language. Jon Johansson analyses both main party leader's opening addresses and finds scant evidence of any new paradigm emerging.
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