Comments on: Labour leadership open thread

By: ****

**** — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:50:08 +0000

May I just take this opportunity to point out that Cunliffe increasingly resembles Mockus?

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 09:37:39 +0000

lol

By: peterlepaysan

peterlepaysan — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:37:36 +0000

Dan at 11, deepred at 10 got it right.

Dan at 9, very insightful and edifying opinion. Thanks.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 04:32:25 +0000

But a bit bland for Shearer. I know it might seem like he’s the King of Blandness, but he just wants to help people as much as possible. He’s limited in what he can do if he accepts cumliffe’s token gesture.

By: deepred

deepred — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 03:52:53 +0000

If Cunliffe does roll Shearer next year, he could simply take a leaf out of Helen’s book. When Helen rolled Mike Moore after the 1993 election, things were still raw, but she did put the bitterness to rest by appointing him Foreign Affairs spokesman.

In Cunliffe’s case, Shearer would be ideal for Housing and Foreign Affairs or Defence.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:51:32 +0000

I’ll vote for Shearer or Robertson. Won’t vote for Parker because he’s a dark horse. Won’t vote for Cunliffe because he’s a prick.

By: Stephen Doyle

Stephen Doyle — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:19:18 +0000

To my way of thinking, I’m waiting for the reshuffle. That will tell me if Shearer is up for it.

By: George D

George D — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:10:58 +0000

The Greens membership take a binding vote on the leadership every year. Look how destabilising that is. A move towards something like this was inevitable, even if it didn’t happen in this context. The context gave those mobilising for change more power, and made it easier.

However, if you’re visiting from Planet (insert excitement-seeking journalist here) then you’re going to see nothing but plots, revolutions, and dark machinations. The rest of New Zealand, who thinks that the aforementioned are well informed and intelligent analysts, set their perceptions following being told what to think.

By: Vagabundo

Vagabundo — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:18:34 +0000

My issue with the parliamentary wing of the Labour Party is two-fold:
1. There’s a lot of deadwood in there that needed to move on a long, long time ago. There are veterans like Phil Goff that can still deliver every now and then, but then, you have people like Trevor Mallard, who has been there for donkey’s years and has contributed nothing of value for quite some time. Whenever he does something, it’s often to the detriment of the party.
2. MPs like Mahuta really need to sort their shit out. Parata has been a walking PR disaster for the government and their education portfolio and as spokesperson for education, she should be front-and-centre in eviscerating her. Where the hell is she? The thing is, the same can be said about a lot of the other MPs.
3. I can see why Shearer was elected leader, but his biggest weakness is that he’s an absolutely garbage public speaker, which makes him seem like an inarticulate mess who is well out of his depth.

By: Hobbes

Hobbes — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:19:28 +0000

Sorry, above as in #1, not Ben