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October 18, 2020
Analysis by Selwyn Manning. There’s a mood circulating among some circles that it would end badly for the Green Party in 2023 should it negotiate a part within a now-powerful Labour-led government. The argument goes; that should the Greens negotiate roles within the new Government, that their voice and policies would be watered down, rendered ... <a title="Selwyn Manning Analysis – Of Negotiations, Opportunities and an Obligation to Voters to Govern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/18/selwyn-manning-analysis-of-negotiations-opportunities-and-an-obligation-to-voters-to-govern/" aria-label="Read more about Selwyn Manning Analysis – Of Negotiations, Opportunities and an Obligation to Voters to Govern">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political commentators and journalists are searching around for the right term to describe Saturday’s election result. “Seismic” or “tectonic” might be the winner – the shift really was of that magnitude. Labour increased their vote from 37% to 49%, which is likely to rise closer to 50% after special votes ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s tectonic election result" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/18/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labours-tectonic-election-result/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s tectonic election result">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. As the public decide who to vote for, the matter of whether wealthy interests have been able to influence Government decisions has arisen once again. This relates to controversy from late last year about whether junior coalition partner New Zealand First is using their fundraising mechanism to illegally hide the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ First Vs Serious Fraud Office" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nz-first-vs-serious-fraud-office/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ First Vs Serious Fraud Office">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The most recent TVNZ Colmar Brunton poll felt about right: Labour/Green on 54% and National/Act on 38% of decided voters. But I sense that Labour is losing momentum. What needs to happen to make Judith Collins the Prime Minister in October? National/Act need just five percentage points more, and Green to ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – The 2020 New Zealand Election is Not a Foregone Conclusion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/keith-rankin-analysis-the-2020-new-zealand-election-is-not-a-foregone-conclusion/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – The 2020 New Zealand Election is Not a Foregone Conclusion">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
COMMENT: By Bryan Bruce I’ll be honest, it was a long day yesterday so I only watched the first 10 minutes of the Leader’s debate in the New Zealand general election 2020 last night. What I saw confirmed the view I expressed some weeks ago that in Judith Collins National have chosen someone who will ... <a title="Bryan Bruce: Poll dancing in NZ election – the choice is clear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/bryan-bruce-poll-dancing-in-nz-election-the-choice-is-clear/" aria-label="Read more about Bryan Bruce: Poll dancing in NZ election – the choice is clear">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards Over the last three years there have been growing calls for the government to provide dental services under the health system – universal free dental care. This is because at the moment there’s an anomaly in which teeth are regarded as different from the rest of the body which means ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The missing election policy on free dental visits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/13/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-missing-election-policy-on-free-dental-visits/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The missing election policy on free dental visits">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Will the rich get richer under Labour’s latest tax policy? Based on the analysis in reaction to yesterday’s announcement, the answer would seem to be yes. The consensus from commentators is that inequality and severe economic problems will remain unchanged or even be made worse by Labour’s new policy. Although ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour gives up on tax transformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/10/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labour-gives-up-on-tax-transformation/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour gives up on tax transformation">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2020
How badly will James Shaw’s private school debacle affect the Greens? Will it push them out of Parliament? This is increasingly the question being asked as the scandal rolls on and on this week. After all, the two main polling companies have had the party very close to the 5% MMP threshold in their surveys ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Has James Shaw sunk the Greens?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/04/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-has-james-shaw-sunk-the-greens/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Has James Shaw sunk the Greens?">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards Has the election been saved from becoming another victim of Covid-19? Quite possibly. The issue of when to hold the election had come under serious scrutiny due to the increased restrictions and changed focus necessitated by the outbreak of community transmission of Covid-19. There were major problems with how democratic ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s successful and clever election date shift" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-jacinda-arderns-successful-and-clever-election-date-shift/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s successful and clever election date shift">Read more</a>
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August 11, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. “I think you have to recognise money comes from somewhere. It doesn’t just come from a big money tree.” Judith Collins 2020 “Someone has to pay the bill – there aren’t little pixies at the bottom of the garden printing cash.” John Key 2009 These messages from two different National Party ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Money: Where Does it Come From, Where Does it Go?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/11/keith-rankin-analysis-money-where-does-it-come-from-where-does-it-go/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Money: Where Does it Come From, Where Does it Go?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2020
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards Can we postpone this year’s election? Quite frankly, the political parties don’t seem ready for it, and aren’t about to offer voters the necessary policy choices for the unprecedented times we’re in. We’ve ended up with a campaign focused on scandal, personality and leadership, with a policy void that’s worse ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Where is the contest of ideas in the election campaign?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-where-is-the-contest-of-ideas-in-the-election-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Where is the contest of ideas in the election campaign?">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2020
Analysis by Josh Van Veen – The Democracy Project. When Parliament sits next Tuesday, the Prime Minister will finally meet her match. Judith Collins and Jacinda Ardern are opposites in just about every respect. Yet they have the same basic appeal. Ardern and Collins are as much cultural icons as they are political leaders. ... <a title="Election 2020 – Josh Van Veen: Don’t give me culture: The appeal of Judith Collins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/election-20202-josh-van-veen-dont-give-me-culture-the-appeal-of-judith-collins/" aria-label="Read more about Election 2020 – Josh Van Veen: Don’t give me culture: The appeal of Judith Collins">Read more</a>
