yes, as much as I like Hipkins, I can see this totally with Willie and have always liked him. sure the blandness of consistency and decorum seems to be the way of this labour party......you are right Bryce, we need a bit of mongrel................Willie would deserve an honorary degree for all his mahi over the years....................if there is a change....I would back this one, 100%.
It's certainly true that Hipkins must go - his effort on the weekend was embarrassing. But Jackson? The press will be delighted, as will the government. And what exactly is "inauthentic" about Kieran McAnulty?
What perplexes me about individuals such as WJ is their tendency to vocalise their dissent only when they're not in power. They seldom, if ever, challenge their own party's missteps while in office. I'm curious about WJ's track record in advocating for the welfare of the underprivileged and the working class - including white New Zealanders . Has he made any substantial impact? And I'm eager to learn more about his and Tania Rei's involvement in the charter school sector. While I support alternative educational approaches, I question the motives behind WJ and his wife's decision to establish a Maori charter school. No left wing politician would entertain the ACT party's ideology in any way at all.
What a great commentary. An accurate early obituary for a Labour Party’s chances of re-election under a Hipkins leadership. Given the nature of the media shock Jock culture in New Zealand Willy could well be the very person to satisfy that demographic. And given that populist leaders have been at the head of the last four National governments maybe it’s time for Labour to try the same. In reality however, Willy would be a marketing nightmare. Too many glib hip shots to complex issues is never a sustainable recipe for success
I'm inclined to agree with Duncan, Willie is too often a foot in mouth grenade ready to trip over his own pin , none the less I don't hate the idea , some mongrel is required not more sausage roll
It would be great to have Willie Jackson or someone like him, working-class and union-friendly at the helm. And it is good to see the so-called “far left” Chrit Trotter back to form and off the right-wing climate conspiracies and anti-woke tirades (for one at least).
However, yet again, little credit goes to the Greens who are aligned with willey with most policy. They have more working-class Maori - Marama Davidson, Kahurangi Carter, and Tamatha Paul - as a percentage of any party except the Maori Party. But they are omitted as prime minister contenders by Trotter ... perhaps because they are women?
Additionally, I’m always uncomfortable with the label “populist”, where Trump, Putin, Seymor, and Peters are put in the same basket as Bernie Sanders, Willie Jackson, AOC and Chlöe. Roughly, the definition of “populist” is pitting the good working people against an elite who weild some control their lives.
On the right, the elite are college (uni)-educated liberals (remember about ½ of the USA has entered college-university), or in the traditional Nazi case, Jewish bankers and a shadowy . On the left, the elites are those who have the most money and wield the most power- billionaires and corporations. Trump's only legislative victory was a massive tax cut for billionaires and corporations.
The second definition of “populist” is a red herring. There is little doubt that corporates and billionaires with oil interests wield more power than college-educated technocrats. Their power can be curbed by the government.
yes, as much as I like Hipkins, I can see this totally with Willie and have always liked him. sure the blandness of consistency and decorum seems to be the way of this labour party......you are right Bryce, we need a bit of mongrel................Willie would deserve an honorary degree for all his mahi over the years....................if there is a change....I would back this one, 100%.
It's certainly true that Hipkins must go - his effort on the weekend was embarrassing. But Jackson? The press will be delighted, as will the government. And what exactly is "inauthentic" about Kieran McAnulty?
What perplexes me about individuals such as WJ is their tendency to vocalise their dissent only when they're not in power. They seldom, if ever, challenge their own party's missteps while in office. I'm curious about WJ's track record in advocating for the welfare of the underprivileged and the working class - including white New Zealanders . Has he made any substantial impact? And I'm eager to learn more about his and Tania Rei's involvement in the charter school sector. While I support alternative educational approaches, I question the motives behind WJ and his wife's decision to establish a Maori charter school. No left wing politician would entertain the ACT party's ideology in any way at all.
What a great commentary. An accurate early obituary for a Labour Party’s chances of re-election under a Hipkins leadership. Given the nature of the media shock Jock culture in New Zealand Willy could well be the very person to satisfy that demographic. And given that populist leaders have been at the head of the last four National governments maybe it’s time for Labour to try the same. In reality however, Willy would be a marketing nightmare. Too many glib hip shots to complex issues is never a sustainable recipe for success
I'm inclined to agree with Duncan, Willie is too often a foot in mouth grenade ready to trip over his own pin , none the less I don't hate the idea , some mongrel is required not more sausage roll
He's neither liked nor trusted, so no, willy won't save the disliked and distrusted Labour Party.
It would be great to have Willie Jackson or someone like him, working-class and union-friendly at the helm. And it is good to see the so-called “far left” Chrit Trotter back to form and off the right-wing climate conspiracies and anti-woke tirades (for one at least).
However, yet again, little credit goes to the Greens who are aligned with willey with most policy. They have more working-class Maori - Marama Davidson, Kahurangi Carter, and Tamatha Paul - as a percentage of any party except the Maori Party. But they are omitted as prime minister contenders by Trotter ... perhaps because they are women?
Additionally, I’m always uncomfortable with the label “populist”, where Trump, Putin, Seymor, and Peters are put in the same basket as Bernie Sanders, Willie Jackson, AOC and Chlöe. Roughly, the definition of “populist” is pitting the good working people against an elite who weild some control their lives.
On the right, the elite are college (uni)-educated liberals (remember about ½ of the USA has entered college-university), or in the traditional Nazi case, Jewish bankers and a shadowy . On the left, the elites are those who have the most money and wield the most power- billionaires and corporations. Trump's only legislative victory was a massive tax cut for billionaires and corporations.
The second definition of “populist” is a red herring. There is little doubt that corporates and billionaires with oil interests wield more power than college-educated technocrats. Their power can be curbed by the government.