Tag Archives: david shearer

All I’m saying is …

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

I sure wish I were well-off enough to forget about $50k in an offshore bank account. Idiot/Savant and marty mars have better-formed thoughts on the subject. No, it doesn’t make Shearer corrupt.  No, it’s not a rort.  But it is: … Continue reading →

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Pols 101 for David Shearer

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

I think we’ve frankly got to be worried about Labour’s prospects when people are giving him advice which shouldn’t need to be said. Like Morgan from Maui Street pointing out that leaving your Maaori Affairs spokesperson on the back bench … Continue reading →

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It doesn’t Get Better

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

There are those who will see this as yet another horrible mean-spirited attack on David Shearer.  Those who will instantly retort that he totally got the support of caucus at the February show trial vote and imply that it is my … Continue reading →

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The problem

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

I had this big long post written out about the many, many issues I have with David Shearer’s speech: the constant buying into rightwing rhetoric and language, the illogical little anecdotes, the poor writing … But all of that is … Continue reading →

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And ye shall know him by his key messages

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

The Greens have released a housing policy around progressive ownership – government builds houses, low-income families rent houses for nominal cost-recovering rent, and extra rent paid goes towards purchasing equity in the house. As a bonus, rich people’s kids don’t … Continue reading →

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You not a believer?

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

David Shearer won’t put his leadership straight to a membership vote in February.  All I’m saying is he could at least own his tyrannical sense of entitlement, explain that this isn’t a democracy, it’s a cheer-ocracy, and invite us all to … Continue reading →

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An apology to David Shearer

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

I figured it was his turn. David, I am sorry.  I don’t really think you’re an awful person.  I don’t think you’re the worst thing to happen to New Zealand leftwing politics in a generation. I don’t even think most … Continue reading →

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David Shearer isn’t Jesus? No shit, Sherlock

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

I’m absolutely certain that Scott Yorke was not thinking of me when he wrote The Post I Never Posted. I don’t believe I’m personally on his radar.  I think he’s responding to a wider trend of Shearer-critical posts, predominantly at … Continue reading →

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Why the February vote could be very bad for Labour

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

[Warning: post may contain "political pessimism" from "the outside left".] In February, if my understanding is correct, and gods know I hate this kind of complex constitutional fluff, there will be a vote in the Labour caucus on Shearer’s leadership … Continue reading →

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A bit of nitpicking/clarification on KiwiBuild

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

I’ve been working over in my head just what it is about Labour’s KiwiBuild policy that bugs me so much.  As many of its defenders and supporters say, Labour does have time to iron out any issues of costing, it’s … Continue reading →

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