Posts by Paul Williams
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That's a pretty broad scope, particularly the 'any other issues', certainly enough to resolve the matter one way or the other.
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Goodness Gracious.
There's a lot of prima facie defamatory content included in that statement... if there is a VRWC, it fraying more than a little.
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Fair points Craig although, prima facie, Hooton defamed Cunliffe. That's a little more significant than being rude. Now it pains me to say that, as much as I frequently disagree with his commentary, I generally think his analysis is interesting.
Perhaps though, as both Williams and Hooton are boosters for their respective teams, it'd be worth getting more independent commentators or would this simple lead to a less insightful discussion?
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Hard News: No Red Wedding, in reply to ChrisW,
To make it clear, it was RadioNZ’s apology for broadcasting Hooton’s melt-down, not an apology from Hooton.
I wonder if he will none the less retain his spot?
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Thanks. Looks really great.
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Russell, you and your partner must be rightfully proud; his obvious character is clear in this brief clip. Incidentally, is the TV show likely to be available online you think?
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Hard News: No Red Wedding, in reply to Bart Janssen,
Especially since National have not spent much political effort yet trying to minimise the bump Labour were always going to get.
I assumed that was what Hooton was doing on RNZ?
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Hard News: No Red Wedding, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
The trick is sustaining it.
Agreed. Shearer failed early. Cunliffe shouldn't, not least of all because he's a much more effective communicator but also because of where we are in the electoral cycle.
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Hard News: No Red Wedding, in reply to BenWilson,
I think we may finally have reached the tipping point, where Key drum beating that a Labour/Green coalition is Left, rather than Center, might actually be advantageous to Labour.
Wait for the obligatory response from Trotter though... actually, why bother. It's predictable and not terribly informative.
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Hard News: No Red Wedding, in reply to Ethan Tucker,
Noting the demotion of Trevor Mallard, I wonder if this means there’s a stronger possibility of Winston Peters being offered the Speaker’s chair if a Labour/Green coalition needs his votes. Poacher turned gamekeeper.
I think it's too soon to write of Mallard. I also doubt that Winston would ever want the constraints associated the job of the Speaker. Mallard on the other hand, I personally think, would be a great Speaker.