Bryce Edwards Analysis: Get ready for Prime Minister Winston Peters
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – New Zealand First leader Winston Peters on TVNZ’s Q+A from Russell after winning the Northland by-election. Analysis byBryce Edwards: Get ready for Prime Minister Winston Peters Dr Bryce Edwards. Winston Peters made a mixture of colourful, grandiose, and rather ridiculous statements in the weekend that will infuriate many, and […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards Analysis: The Greens go nuclear – and other options
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – Bryce Edwards Analysis: The Greens go nuclear – and other options Dr Bryce Edwards. You have to feel a bit sorry for the Greens. Because of Labour’s electoral weakness they will, once again, find themselves with a very weak post-election hand to negotiate with. And they’re in danger of […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards Analysis: Labour’s sleepwalk towards defeat
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – Bryce Edwards Analysis: Labour’s sleepwalk towards defeat Dr Bryce Edwards. There’s still hope for Labour being able to put together a coalition government after the election. But there do seem to be a lot of barriers at the moment – especially as opinion polls point to the apparent decline […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards Analysis: Will Shane Jones be NZ First’s Trump card?
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – Bryce Edwards Analysis: Will Shane Jones be NZ First’s Trump card? Dr Bryce Edwards. There is more than a hint of Donald Trump in Shane Jones’ political return. So, could he really fan the flames of NZ First’s populist resurgence in this year’s general election? Shane Jones wants to […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards Analysis: The Hugely damaging Barclay scandal – Police Re-Investigate
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – Bryce Edwards Analysis: The Hugely damaging Barclay scandal Dr Bryce Edwards. It’s become a received wisdom that in New Zealand political scandals don’t really hurt governments. But English is looking very damaged by the Barclay saga, and it’s no longer too far-fetched to specutulate on whether this could help […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards Analysis: Bill English’s Dirty Politics scandal
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – Bryce Edwards Analysis: Bill English’s Dirty Politics scandal Dr Bryce Edwards. Is the Todd Barclay scandal the National Government’s 2017 version of Dirty Politics? Of course there are key differences, but there are also plenty of parallels. Either way, National will be hoping it’s a scandal with as little […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards Analysis: Todd Barclay’s downfall – who loses and why
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards: Todd Barclay’s downfall – who loses and why National Party MP Todd Barclay (pictured above) announced his resignation over illegal taping allegations. The Todd Barclay scandal reminds the public why they distrust and sometimes despise politicians. Therefore, the biggest long-term impact of the scandal […]
Read More →New Zealand Budget Analysis: Explaining National’s apparent shift to the left – Bryce Edwards
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – New Zealand Budget Analysis: Explaining National’s apparent shift to the left Dr Bryce Edwards. National’s 2017 Budget is a very centrist affair and it involves implementing many of the types of decisions that might be expected of a centre-left Labour-led government. The political […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards Analysis: The Unaccountability of elites
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – The Unaccountability of elites Dr Bryce Edwards. How much accountability is there in New Zealand politics and public life? Not enough, it seems, going on recent controversies. Mistakes by those in authority can lead to disasters and misfortunes of various magnitudes. Yet a number […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards Analysis: New Zealand’s democracy and its discontents
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards: New Zealand’s democracy and its discontents Dr Bryce Edwards. The big theme of this year’s general election could turn out to be disinterest and disengagement in democracy. Can our low voter turnout be solved? Or is there a deeper problem with our democracy? All […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards Analysis: New Zealand Government’s Trump-like threats against opponents
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Dr Bryce Edwards Analysis: New Zealand Government’s Trump-like threats against opponents Dr Bryce Edwards. Is it corruption for a Government to use taxpayer resources to silence its critics? This has been among the questions raised by Cabinet minister Alfred Ngaro’s threat to turn off […]
Read More →Bryce Edwards on Labour’s demographically challenging party list
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – Dr Bryce Edwards. Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – Labour’s demographically challenging party list Challenging demographic requirements in Labour played a part in causing this week’s difficulties with its party’s list. Creating and announcing Labour’s party list for the 2017 election was clearly a challenging affair. Part of this difficulty […]
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