I see Don Brash has learned no new political skills since ceasing to be a National MP. I don’t know who is advising him, if anyone, but the man really does need some significant help. What on earth possessed him to try for the leadership of ACT? Much has been made of the fact that Brash [...]

Do politicians take the hypocritic oath when they are sworn in? Phil (Walking in Her Footsteps) Goff reached new heights of hypocrisy as he baited John Key today with readings from the ministerial manual: Opposition leader Phil Goff used the rules of the Cabinet Manual to attack Mr Key in the House yesterday about his [...]

Okay, so most of my readers know that I am relatively right-wing in my politics, but I must say I find it hard to get excited about the likely demise of the ACT party. As far as I am concerned, ACT died when Richard Prebble left, but its zombie has been walking around chewing up [...]

I know I am showing my age a bit here, but I can remember the days when newspapers used to report actual news. This is in direct contrast to this morning’s Herald (it certainly is “the weak-end” Herald). We have the mercurial Hone Harawira admitting to skipping official meetings (the ones we paid for him [...]

Sometimes I wonder if we are all missing Helen Clark. Rodney Hide has now joined the legions of people who seem to think that John Key is doing nothing. This list seems to include everyone from the left and the right, except for the right-wing centrists. Which should tell us something – namely that, whatever [...]