Just the facts
You have already seen some of our campaign ads on capital gains tax,asset sales, free healthcare for under sixes and the Auckland Rail Link Here is our latest ad. It focuses on the record the current...
View ArticleThe demise of Brand Key
Credit where it is due. The creation of the ‘brand’ that is John Key has been impressive. The state house “back-story”, the “just one of us” media strategy complete with beer slugging and commercial...
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When Simon met Deb
There have been quite a few stories from the election campaign of candidates not showing up to election meetings, but it seems to have been a particular problem in Tauranga. I will hand over to...
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Time off to vote
It was great to see this sign when I popped into Astoria Cafe in Wellington earlier today. Good on them for making sure that their employees have the chance to go out and vote. Not everyone knows that...
View ArticleAsset Sales- Information the public should have
In Parliament as the election loomed John Key and Bill English frequently told us that “Mum and Dad investors would be at the front of the queue” and that 85-90% of the assets would stay in New Zealand...
View ArticleHager on the election
I don’t always agree with Nicky Hager. But he is always worth reading :- The news declared that the National Party had had a ‘historic’ election victory on Saturday but, if that was true, National...
View ArticleMike Williams on the election
Mike Williams blogs on Pundit with the conclusion that we have to do a better job promoting Shearer than we did for Goff. Can’t disagree with that. My public disagreement with some of the logic has to...
View ArticleVoter turnout : How do we motivate more people to vote? Labour Leadership Q&A #8
14 Questions for 2014 Virtual Hustings Meeting – Question 8 Voter turnout : How do we motivate more people to vote? Question : To win the next election we need to motivate people to vote and win some...
View ArticleExperience : What have you learned from failure & how would you apply it?...
14 Questions for 2014 Virtual Hustings Meeting – Question 13 Experience : What have you learned & how would you apply it? Question : To ensure a victory in the 2014 election we need courageous...
View ArticleA good day for the left
What to make of the local government election results? On the face of it you’d have to say that with centre left mayors in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin the vibe is good for the left...
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