Ellie Stevenson
Forget Coronation Street, The Soap Opera Is On Back Home In Aotearoa
A Minister has surprised everybody by changing parties. Three theories on why and thoughts on the impacts for Labour and Te Pāti Māori.
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Ellie Stevenson
Mar 29, 202319 min read
TOP's Dead, Maybe. TOP's Dead.
I have no animus against TOP and I hope they make it into Parliament this year. Their new policy announcement...doesn't give me confidence.
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Ellie Stevenson
Mar 15, 20233 min read
I Find A 6% Shift In The Top Tax Rate To Be Unusually Interesting
Grant Robertson raised the top tax bracket rate a few years ago for primarily political reasons. I explore the move, plus blog updates.
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Ellie Stevenson
Jan 21, 20234 min read
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
Jan 2, 20237 min read
The 2022 Awards Ceremony
A year in which nobody voted in local elections, I made some high-variance guesses, and [REDACTED] went on InfoWars and said [REDACTED]?!
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Ellie Stevenson
Dec 28, 20225 min read
Favourite Articles of 2022
If you want to catch up on various bits and bobs that the media covered well in 2022, look no further than here for this year's collection.
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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
Feb 26, 20226 min read
Russia Is Going To Beat Ukraine, And We Have No Idea What Happens Next
No, this isn't World War Three. This is still really, really bad. Once Putin has bossed Ukraine into submission, what will he do?
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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
Jan 3, 20225 min read
My Recommended Reads II: 2021's Best Articles
The sequel to last year’s presentation of good reads. Please flick any recommendations of good articles or websites my way! Happy New 2022!
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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
Nov 1, 20219 min read
What The Bloody Hell Has The BBC Done?
Warning: this entire article is about two things: sexual harm and transphobia. As always, reader discretion is advised.
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Ellie Stevenson
Oct 24, 20215 min read
Happy Blogiversary!
Frozen Peaches is a year old. Here’s six reflections on the last year of blogging!
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