When National revealed its "law and order" policy before the last election, I wrote this post on it. Now that Judith Collins reportedly is preparing to introduce legislation to deliver that policy, here are some more thoughts.
Read Moreelection 2011
Lessons from a recount – where Labour went wrong
Labour failed to learn National's lesson from 2002 and paid the price, so it's now time for the party to get start selling Brand Shearer
Read MoreThe post-election outlook on conservation lands
In preference to weeping, I try to count conservation blessings, and plan my new career as a lobbyist
Read MoreThe revolution WILL be televised!
Well ... by "revolution", I mean the election results. And by "televised", I mean livestreamed on the internet. But ... exciting!
Read MoreWhy National likes Winston's recent (but very modest) success
National is going after Winston Peters with all guns blazing. This must mean that they really are scared of him ... right?
Read MoreIt's the little things that really don't matter
You can kiss an issues-based election campaign goodbye.
Read MoreIt's all about 2014
Natural and international disasters have absolved National of the usual competency tests, but do New Zealanders really want a single party majority government?
Read MoreNo doubt the precogs have already seen this
If you know someone very well might do a bad thing in the future, then why wait until they do it before punishing them?
Read MoreLabour's bubble burst, but what's this amongst the minors?
National is still defying gravity in the first polls of the campaign proper. But there are talking points emerging on the right and potential decisions looming for John Key
Read MoreElection Debate 1: My verdict
Remember the Bush-Gore debates in 2000? We may see the same thing in NZ with the 2011 Election debates. Goff would have surpassed the expectations of many, but that doesn't necessarily win elections
Read MoreIt's stupid to borrow to save, right? The Super Fund conundrum
Contributions to the Super Fund have been suspended since 2009, until the country is back in the black. But does the logic behind that decision make any sense at all?
Read MoreLabour launches for Election 2011... or does it?
Labour's big bang campaign strategy is high risk... But is there a bigger plan at play here?
Read MoreFlaming the blame game is shameful and lame
Is the government responsible for the Rena disaster? Is it to blame? Does it matter?
Read MoreThe turning tide for fossil fools
As black waves wash in to the Mount today from Rena, and political gods laugh in the face of adversity, has the tide turned for our PM and risen for the Greens?
Read MoreWhy the bad news isn't as bad as it looks
The double downgrade is exactly what the government didn't want eight weeks out from an election. But is it really so bad? Or does it speak to a larger narrative?
Read MoreUpdated Poll of Polls – two myths exposed
The race to become the next government is effectively over, but there is intrigue in some of the secondary numbers
Read MoreA polling scandal, and a saviour on the Horizon?
In which Chris Trotter tries to make sense out of a poll he does not like, and a bunch of people get confused about online polls
Read MoreChart of the day: Say something already! edition
On the stump, for a happy planet
If I were a politician, I’d campaign on four social, economic, and environmental issues — not necessarily in that order
Read MoreSelf-serving malcontents and a gaggle of garbage
The Labour party list comes under fact-challenged attack
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