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April 25, 2024
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards, Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has surprised everyone with his ruthlessness in sacking two of his ministers from their crucial portfolios. Removing ministers for poor performance after only five months in the job just doesn’t normally happen in politics. That’s refreshing and will be extremely well received. The ... <a title="Bryce Edwards Analysis – Luxon’s ruthless show of strength is perfect for our angry era" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/25/bryce-edwards-analysis-luxons-ruthless-show-of-strength-is-perfect-for-our-angry-era/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards Analysis – Luxon’s ruthless show of strength is perfect for our angry era">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2024
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz). When the First Labour Government came into office in 1935, the new Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage was determined not to live a bourgeois, extravagant lifestyle. Being a representative of workers meant to him that he shouldn’t just take on the material comforts of the ruling ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Analysis – Anger at excessive politician pay and entitlements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/04/bryce-edwards-analysis-anger-at-excessive-politician-pay-and-entitlements/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Analysis – Anger at excessive politician pay and entitlements">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2024
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) Elections in the United States are dominated by big money. But what isn’t commonly understood is that most of it is raised and spent, not by the political parties and candidates for office, but by special interest groups who run their own election campaigns to ... <a title="Bryce Edwards Analysis – NZ elections are being Americanised with “dark money” flowing into campaign groups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/27/bryce-edwards-analysis-nz-elections-are-being-americanised-with-dark-money-flowing-into-campaign-groups/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards Analysis – NZ elections are being Americanised with “dark money” flowing into campaign groups">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2024
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards: Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) The Labour Party’s fortunes go from bad to worse. Ever since the party was turfed out of power in October, incurring its biggest-ever loss, the party has shown no real sign of learning any lessons from its defeat, nor does it show any capacity to revive ... <a title="Bryce Edwards Analysis – Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Labour’s worst week highlights its existential crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/bryce-edwards-analysis-forwarded-this-email-subscribe-here-for-more-labours-worst-week-highlights-its-existential-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards Analysis – Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Labour’s worst week highlights its existential crisis">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – Democracy Project . Incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is now being openly mocked and ridiculed by political commentators for his failure to achieve a coalition government. There are certainly signs that Luxon hasn’t managed the process well, and raising questions about competency at this early stage is a poor ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Analysis – Luxon’s embarrassing coalition negotiations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/17/bryce-edwards-political-analysis-luxons-embarrassing-coalition-negotiations/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Analysis – Luxon’s embarrassing coalition negotiations">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards (https://democracyproject.nz) In recent decades the New Zealand Parliament has become more representative of some of the historically neglected demographics in our society. As I told TVNZ’s Q+A programme in the weekend, it’s become browner, younger, more female and more gay, and this is good progress – see: New MP intake heavy ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup – New Zealand needs a more working-class Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-new-zealand-needs-a-more-working-class-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup – New Zealand needs a more working-class Parliament">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. The Labour Government was elected with 50 per cent of the vote three years ago, but current opinion polls show their vote could halve in this year’s election, which would be one of the biggest plunges in political history. Most polls have Labour on about 26 per cent. And ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Ten reasons Labour’s support has halved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/03/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-ten-reasons-labours-support-has-halved/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Ten reasons Labour’s support has halved">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. NZ Politics Daily: 28 September 2023 NEWSHUB LEADERS’ DEBATE Spinoff: Leaders’ debate #2, election 2023: the verdicts Claire Trevett, Shayne Currie, Audrey Yount and Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Who won Newshub ... <a title="Newsletter: September 28 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/28/newsletter-september-28-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: September 28 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. NZ Politics Daily: 27 September 2023 ELECTION Gordon Campbell: On whether Winston Peters can be a moderating influence and bashing beneficiaries, again Jessica Mutch McKay (1News): Measuring the mood on ... <a title="Newsletter: September 27 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/27/newsletter-september-27-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: September 27 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. NZ Politics Daily: 26 September 2023 NEWSHUB-REID RESEARCH POLL Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Newshub-Reid Research poll: NZ First in powerful position as ACT support crumbles, Labour’s catastrophe continues Jenna Lynch ... <a title="Newsletter: September 26 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/26/newsletter-september-26-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: September 26 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. NZ Politics Daily: 25 September 2023 NZ FIRST, COALITION WITH NATIONAL 1News: National’s Christopher Luxon would work with NZ First if he has to William Hewett (Newshub): National’s Christopher Luxon ... <a title="Newsletter: September 25 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/25/newsletter-september-25-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: September 25 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. NZ Politics Daily: 22 September 2023 ELECTION Jack Tame (1News): For Christopher Luxon, the Winston strategy has changed Peter Dunne (Newsroom): Is this the long goodbye for Labour? Chris Trotter ... <a title="Newsletter: September 22 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/22/newsletter-september-22-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: September 22 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
