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The state of the leaders
John Key: Still leader and still popular Phil Goff: gets credit for his campaign and preventing a rout but still a bad result. He hasn’t been able to lead Labour and some in the party have let him down...
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No mandate for asset sales proposals
The strongest campaigning in the election on asset sales was Labour’s extensive anti sales message. Labour stakes it all on stopping asset sales Labour’s campaign in the last five days before the...
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Putting the political boot in
The day of the jackals? Did anyone else see the media pack swoop on Nick Smith at Wellington Airport yesterday and feel just a little nauseated? No, I’ve avoided it, but the thrill of the chase was...
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Leak of Shearer’s conference speech – gobsmacking
Shearer should march to the podium, tear up his speech, ignore the autocue, and say … “Fuck it, let’s tell the truth. We’ve failed you for four years, and you’re frustrated with that failure, and so am...
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Goff’s advice to Shearer
In an NZ Herald profile – Indefatigable Goff stays true to putting party before person – Phil Goff gives David Shearer some advice: “Insofar as I’d give advice, it would be ‘stay true to yourself, do...
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Labour’s ongoing divide
Another party member lays bare the problems within Labour. KhandallaViper 29 December 2012 at 6:55 am —-What is characterising and feeding the ongoing divide? In 2009 an approach to counter Key was...
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Labour’s ‘Hit Squad’, and feet
Vernon Small comments at Stuff: Behind them, keeping them honest, will be former leader Phil Goff and the demoted but not forgotten Trevor Mallard. They will team up as the nucleus of a new...
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Chauvel swipes at Shearer, and calls for Goff and Mallard to go?
In his valedictory statement in Parliament today Charles Chauvel has been critical of David Shearer’s shadow cabinet, and appears to have called for Phil Goff and Trevor Mallard to step down. Sir, I’ve...
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Labour MPs at Eden Park
It’s hard to believe that a minor story I first heard about last Sunday is still getting attention. Just about everyone is rolling their eyes at MPs, especially senior MPs, leaving themselves open to...
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Manhire mentions Labour’s ‘C’ word
Labour’s “C” word has come up again. In an NZ Herald column Toby Manhire details some of Labour’s bad “optics”. Rugby tests: For the decision by a quartet of Labour MPs to accept the invitation from...
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Cosgrove proves Garner’s coup claim
On RadioLive this afternoon Duncan Garner spoke of his involvement in kicking off the public part of last night’s coup talk. David Shearer will be gone as Labour leader soon – Duncan Garner – Audio He...
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“Nice guys don’t last long in this game.”
In an NZ Herald article on David Shearer’s demise as Labour leader a sad observation is made: The Mana Party’s Hone Harawira said he always found Mr Shearer to be “very, very friendly and very open”....
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“Labour face disaster at the next election”
Labour have struggled to make an impression since Helen Clark and Michael Cullen departed after their 2008 election loss. They struggled under Phil Goff. They struggled more under David Shearer. And...
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Popular Prime Ministers
There’s been some interesting charts published of Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition poll popularity. Dim-Post On popularity: Helen Clark was a widely respected Prime Minister who won three...
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Goff blatantly lies about ‘dirty politics’
Phil Goff blatantly lied on Campbell Live last night when asked if he ever got involved in dirty politics. Goff said “No, no, not at all”. Goff has a history of misleading and leaking and accusing...
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Slater’s version of OIA request
The media is in a frenzy over the OIA release from the SIS to Cameron Slater but they are ignoring the primary source – Slater. He has been cold shouldered, but that ignores the most important part of...
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Somewhere between Key and Goff/Norman/Hager
John Key hasn’t dealt with the fallout from “Dirty Politics” well. He has batted off many accusations, that’s normal for playing politics. But he should accept some responsibility for what has been...
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“Goff is a serial leaker”
Keeping Stock comments at Kiwiblog on Phil Goff’s record as a leaker, the latest example the leaking of Phil Goff was allegedly warned by the police recently for breaching a suppression order over the...
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Phil Goff: “please explain” spleak
The media have now Phil Goff’s leaking of confidential information prior to the release of the Gwyn report, at the instigation of a “please explain” request to Goff after it was claimed and it was...
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Summary of the Glyn report
I haven’t read the Gwyn report, I haven’t had the time. However ‘georgebolwing’ has read it and posted a summary at Kiwiblog. Having read Cheryl Gwyn’s report, my take on what happened is as follows...
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