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Why my money’s on David Parker. And why Labour’s should be as well!
OK, eventually you have to put your money where your mouth is. So who, of the four declared contestants – Nanaia Mahuta, Grant Robertson, Andrew Little and David Parker – should, in my opinion, win...
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On Labour and Principle: Never mind the quality, feel the width!
In the past I’ve written several posts and articles about voluntary euthanasia. The ‘voluntary’ bit is crucial, since no-one who wants to go on living, however great their pain or however inconvenient...
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Andrew Little: A Man for the Time?
In an ideal world good men and good women would be elected to government; the best would achieve high office and a few the highest office in the land. New Zealand, still one of the least politically...
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On the uncanny resemblance between John Key and Sergeant Schultz
In the 30-odd years that Judy and I have been providing media advice and training to prime ministers, prostitutes and pretty well every profession in-between, our teaching mantra has remained the...
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From Omaha to Hotel California
View from the bach at Leigh About 6 months ago we bought ourselves a bach in Leigh. It’s not terribly posh. You could easily mistake it for a Lockwood, but it’s half way up a cliff and all you can see...
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Teasing Out The Ponytail Affair
John Key, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, liked to tease Amanda Bailey, a waitress at the Cafe Rosie in Parnell, by pulling her ponytail. He did so repeatedly over a reasonably lengthy period,...
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Hanging’s too good for them! (I rule on humourless people.)
Over the past three or four months I’ve made several appearances on The Paul Henry Show, theoretically in the role of informed media commentator. If you type ‘Paul Henry’ into the search box at the...
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Tribal Politics and the Death of Reason
Since 1964, when I arrived in this country, I’ve mostly, though not always, voted for the Labour Party. My core political belief is that in a caring society the haves have a moral obligation to...
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A Media Trainer Muses on John Key, Helen Clark and the Nightmare Prospect of...
Being a media trainer is a bit like being a singing teacher.You have to have a very good ear. It’s not merely about being able to correct glaring examples of poor pronunciation, diction or tone. John...
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Thoughts on Andrew Little
I’ve previously written a couple of posts about the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Little. The first was extremely unflattering and noted that someone had credited Little with having “a dry wit”. I...
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