Labour Leader in a Tizzy after Poor Poll Result
Clark tries distraction tactics

Labour leadership is in a tizzy after the latest poll shows a poor result, according to Wellington National MP, Annabel Young.

“Clark’s foray into Defence is a direct result of their poor polling. Labour’s tax proposals are showing up in the polls and it is clear that voters are rejecting them. Clark has launched a “Defence offensive” as a classic distraction but it won’t work. Labour aren’t trusted on tax and shooting a few volleys on the Defence issue won’t be enough to lure the voters into their camp.”

“Voters should be very wary of Labour trying to save money on Defence at the expense of the lives of young New Zealanders. This is an issue on which Labour shouldn’t be trying to make cheap political capital.”

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>