National - FFS!

[Daytr]

You're spreading lots of rumours BS. Just hold your horses. All we be revealed soon enough :-)

Iceman, I wouldn't be surprised if Blueskies is quite right.
Seymour despite him saying he's not interested in the baubles of office is likely to be appointed DPM.

Seymour is no dummy & I wouldn't be surprised if he has used his divisive treaty referendum as a negotiating tool. I.e he knows it would never get through negotiations and has no intention of following through on it but using it as a bargaining chip.

Time will tell.

[blackcap]

Just been watching a bit of Javier Milei the new Argentinian President. Wish we had someone like him here in NZ....

His interview starts at about 1:13 min in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLvWin8mL2k

[Panda-NZ-]

We're already libertarian, as much as a developed country can be.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/co...rian-countries

Argentina is a great place to invest currently though, privitisations and neoliberalism = a feeding frenzy for us foreign investors.

[Blue Skies]

You would think Luxon would negotiate away major policy sticking points in return for the prized Deputy PM role.
If Seymour gains the Deputy PM, he would have to surrender the Treaty Referendum, and if Winston gains the Deputy PM role he would have to surrender the Foreign buyers ban. Which leader & party wants it more?

If it goes to Winston, National & NZF will be perceived as the senior partners in the coalition, and if it goes to Seymour - National & ACT will be seen as the senior partners.

In Luxon's absence the Deputy PM represents all 3 parties in the coalition i.e. you could have Winston representing ACT, or Seymour representing NZF, neither will like that.
And now that its out they both want it, they def won't want to be seen as 'a loser' !

However, since Luxon's already announced all the parties policies have been agreed & signed off, presumably he can't use that as leverage.

Unless he already did a deal with Seymour privately, always a possibility & now having problems getting Winston to agree to Seymour being Deputy PM. ( pure conjecture on my part)

[nztx]

You would think Luxon would negotiate away major policy sticking points in return for the prized Deputy PM role.
If Seymour gains the Deputy PM, he would have to surrender the Treaty Referendum, and if Winston gains the Deputy PM role he would have to surrender the Foreign buyers ban. Which leader & party wants it more?

If it goes to Winston, National & NZF will be perceived as the senior partners in the coalition, and if it goes to Seymour - National & ACT will be seen as the senior partners.

In Luxon's absence the Deputy PM represents all 3 parties in the coalition i.e. you could have Winston representing ACT, or Seymour representing NZF, neither will like that.
And now that its out they both want it, they def won't want to be seen as 'a loser' !

However, since Luxon's already announced all the parties policies have been agreed & signed off, presumably he can't use that as leverage.

Unless he already did a deal with Seymour privately, always a possibility & now having problems getting Winston to agree to Seymour being Deputy PM. ( pure conjecture on my part)

cant have that .. wonder if Kelvin's interested in another term of sleepwalking & spinning BS over nothing to fill the gap and to keep someone here happy ?

[nztx]

We're already libertarian, as much as a developed country can be.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/co...rian-countries

Argentina is a great place to invest currently though, privitisations and neoliberalism = a feeding frenzy for us foreign investors.

is it ? .. why aren't you gone there yesterday then, or still waiting for an entry pass & certificate of usefulness as a new peasant import ?


the Argy peso has a strange habit of becoming worthless in next to no time needing extra zeros added frequently
and your old mate - inflation has a habit of moving faster there than Ardern's run away from the Lost cause she
abandoned here in double quick time

[Blue Skies]

Haha, there's poll going on social media, which would you prefer for Deputy PM ?

A) Winston
B) Seymour
C) A drunk goat

Sorry to say the drunk goat is miles ahead in the poll !


This morning Peter Dunne says Seymour has a stronger argument for the role based on more MP's
while former National PM Jim Bolger says Winston has the stronger argument based on experience while Seymour's still learning on the job.

[nztx]

Haha, there's poll going on social media, which would you prefer for Deputy PM ?

A) Winston
B) Seymour
C) A drunk goat

Sorry to say the drunk goat is miles ahead in the poll !


This morning Peter Dunne says Seymour has a stronger argument for the role based on more MP's
while former National PM Jim Bolger says Winston has the stronger argument based on experience while Seymour's still learning on the job.

can't be much happening elsewhere .. must all still be licking their wounds & hovering up the crumbs like punch struck drunks having just endured a worst nightmare

[nztx]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...BMBHXG2UBY654/

National, NZ First, Act Party coalition talks: Negotiations concluded, official sign-off tomorrow

[Logen Ninefingers]

The sad loser Lefty's are still carrying on like muppets. A drunk goat? Sounds like a number of former Labour ministers. Imagine being in Labour or the Greens and never getting a thing done to improve any aspect of life in New Zealand. 6 years of total failure and they still think they have all the answers!