Posts by simon g
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Hard News: Not yet standing upright, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
Labour should not ignore the people of NZ and all polls suggest they don’t want change.
Er, yes. That is indeed the problem. So, doing the same is probably not the best way to change things.
But back on flags ... it's good to see that Labour have taken the initiative this morning. Very good mock-up ballot paper, and now there are headlines across a range of media saying Little calls Key's bluff.
That's smarter politics from the opposition. The time-lag in getting there is still an issue, but at least they are getting there.
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If Labour need help, here it is, for free:
Media release, timed 2 hours ago:
"Andrew Little welcomes the Prime Minister's belated backdown on the flag, and fully supports the inclusion of Red peak. Perhaps the Prime Minister will now support Labour's proposal to pay one quarter of the flag panel's fees to the designers and campaigners who came up with an option people may actually like".
Etc, etc. Politics 101 - return serve, with interest. Not taking racket home.
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Hard News: Not yet standing upright, in reply to Deborah,
In a fair world, yes. In media world, the only rule is "win".
It's just more of the same: see Questions in Parliament, the past 7 years, on eternal repeat. Labour can't think on their feet and miss their chances, time after time.
(But there will later be an unread press release explaining their sensible position, and somebody on the staff will say "Job done". It really, really isn't).
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They duly gave us the One Minute goss floss at 5.59 on TV3. It was all international celebs, as seen on a thousand other websites. If you really want to know what Taylor Swift is doing, try the internet.
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A pedant writes: head of government, not state (We should have a referendum on that ...).
Anyway, it's all very childish, but I hope Labour don't play silly buggers too. If there's a chance to include Red Peak, then take it.
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Presumably the rest of the Mediaworks stable has been given instructions (not in writing, of course) to push this website's "stories" as news, no matter how flimsy or flaky.
Within a week, expect Mike McRoberts and Hilary Barry to grimace at 6 pm as they dutifully deliver the plug ("after the break ... who's the former All Black who says he won't be appearing on Masterchef?").
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Thank you for that, Donna. One of the best pieces I've read on the subject.
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Add usual caveats about polls, but ... Colmar Brunton (TVNZ) find 66 - 28 against change. That's a rugby thumping.
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Hard News: Not yet standing upright, in reply to Katharine Moody,
There's zero chance of a change to the four options before the first referendum.
A change afterwards (by Parliament, i.e. on Key's instructions to his caucus) is very unlikely, and will probably depend on the first referendum having a very low turnout, and/or the Hypnoflag winning.
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Hard News: Not yet standing upright, in reply to Bevan,
We don't. They were voted in by an electorate of one, and they have done what the voter wanted them to do. Nobody else had a say. The illusion of a say, yes, but that's all it ever was.
We could get the voter himself to change his mind, it's worth a shot. But I wouldn't get your hopes up.