Ellie Stevenson
JK III: JO II: JA
Audience, it's unofficially official: prepare to welcome the worst-dressed PM we've ever had. (It's that or brace for chaos.)
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Ellie Stevenson
Jan 20, 20236 min read
John Keyed Again, Again: Part 2 On The Labour Leadership Race
Following up on yesterday: who's out the race, who benefits, what are the wings of Labour, and how will their showdown redefine the party?
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Ellie Stevenson
Jan 19, 20238 min read
Is New Zealand A Second-Hand Car In A McDonald's Parking Lot At Night Near A Seedy Guy Called John?
'Cos we just got John Key'd again. No time to reflect on Jacinda's legacy - what'll the race to replace look like and who'll be our next PM?
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Ellie Stevenson
Jan 16, 20237 min read
My Predictions For 2023
"What it is to have a great presence of mind and a crystal ball and not have to pay a cent for it." -Winston Peters.
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Ellie Stevenson
Jan 9, 20238 min read
Reviewing Stuff's Predictions For 2023
Before I upload my own predictions for 2023, I'd like to look through Stuff's forecast and see how plausible it is. Come see how they did!
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Ellie Stevenson
Dec 23, 202222 min read
Labour's Spent
Without bias or hope, I believe that the Labour government is doomed at the next election. Let's document why, and how National could lose.
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Ellie Stevenson
Oct 25, 20228 min read
Ready4Rish: He's as bad as the rest of the Tories, but his ascent is still a Big Deal
[Like many articles on here this may pop up as more recent than it was originally posted - for posterity's sake this went up 25/10/22....
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Ellie Stevenson
Jan 15, 20226 min read
Political Awards 2021
The second year running of political awards. This year, we're not confined to Aotearoa anymore - Frozen Peaches is going international!
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Ellie Stevenson
Nov 30, 20219 min read
Game of Thrones: The Musical
I finished writing all this leadership speculation, checked the news and found the race ended 20 minutes ago in a way I didn't predict. FML.
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Ellie Stevenson
Nov 25, 20219 min read
Our Long National Nightmare
Breaking news! National leadership ructions! The sun rose this morning, the earth is turning, people need air to breathe and water is wet.
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Ellie Stevenson
Nov 4, 202111 min read
Succession: A Labour Party Drama, coming to HBO
In 2017, Jacinda Ardern brought stability and unity to a warring Labour Party...but she will want to move on at some point. What comes next?
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Ellie Stevenson
Oct 2, 20219 min read
No Time for Caution: The Silent Step from Elimination to Suppression
I haven’t seen any real evidence that we as a nation are especially sick of lockdowns. How have things gotten any worse than in 2020?
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Ellie Stevenson
Aug 5, 202110 min read
The Cold Comfort of the Conversion Therapy Ban
In which I accomplish the rare feat of getting annoyed at the government, the opposition, parents, rainbow advocates and allies all at once.
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Ellie Stevenson
Jun 30, 202110 min read
Hate Speech Is A Terrible Issue. Laws Aren't The Solution.
Hate speech laws are overblown by their detractors and overrated by their supporters. Warning: this article uses slurs for LGBTQ+ people.
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Ellie Stevenson
May 24, 20217 min read
Day 45: Deadline for Samoa
For two months, the outgoing Prime Minister of Samoa drove an electoral crisis in Samoa. Aotearoa should care about this Pacific neighbour.
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Ellie Stevenson
Jan 9, 20214 min read
The Kapitol Putsch
The Capitol riot drew unprecedented condemnation from almost every quarter. Why has it taken this long for anybody to try to restrain Trump?
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Ellie Stevenson
Jan 6, 20215 min read
The 47th President of the USA
What if somebody delivered the actual policies Americans want? What if a Republican cast aside their corporate greed and pursued pure power?
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Ellie Stevenson
Dec 30, 20202 min read
Political Awards 2020
Stuff & The Spinoff have been doing 2020 political awards. My challenge: to recognise only figures who haven’t received an award yet.
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Ellie Stevenson
Apr 21, 20202 min read
The Response to COVID-19: Proof of Potential
Once lockdown is over, the government will have to deal with crises that existed before and will be worse after.
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