I’d be interested in what you consider a “reset” and what such a thing looks like. The fundamental problem remains we want European or even Scandinavian level public services on American levels of ta… (View Post)

As we are establishing, it may be hard to be humble but it’s harder to be in Government these days in most countries. Now you can simply look at polls or favourabilty ratings and make assumptions on … (View Post)

Afternoon all from a damp Aotearoa :) Terrible economic news here this morning with GDP down 1% in the three months to September following a 1.1% drop in the three months to June. Worth mentioning at… (View Post)

NZ evening news led on Vanuatu where the true scale of the disaster is only now beginning to emerge. New Zealand, Australia and Fiji are leading the immediate rescue and relief efforts. The road netw… (View Post)

The parallels with the UK are obvious. Poilievre has capitalised on all the post-pandemic issues which have blighted every other country and it’s clear Trudeau, once incredibly popular, is now widely… (View Post)