The Great New Zealand Argument
June 29th, 2005 at 12:57 pm by David FarrarRussell has been in the news this week for the release of his book “Great New Zealand Argument: Ideas about ourselves”.
I’ll be picking up a copy at the weekend, as part of my normal shopping spree for books. Expats can order a copy from this site.
I am intrigued at what Margaret Pope says on the Oxford University speech which she authored.
One day I must get around to finishing my own book about life in Parliament for National. Playing with the title “Four Coups and a Wedding” 
Trouble is too many people still alive for it to be safe to publish!
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June 29th, 2005 at 1:20 pm
So dress it up in fiction! That’s what I’m doing with Kiwianatopia (publishing moguls welcome).
Vote:June 29th, 2005 at 2:09 pm
Which are the four coups David? You are too young to have been around pre Bolger assuming the leadership so I can only get to three – Shipley, English, Brash – so what was the fourth? And is the wedding a tongue in cheek reference to the National/NZ First Coalition?
Vote:June 29th, 2005 at 2:14 pm
The fourth coup could either refer to one of the Deputy Leader coups, or to the ‘presidential coup” when Boag challenged Slater (which was much more interesting).
And yes the wedding is referring to the coalition
Incidentially I had just joined Young Nationals when McLay was Leader and hence was involved a bit when the Bolger coup happened. However fair to say my view was not as good as some of the more recent ones!
Vote:June 29th, 2005 at 3:32 pm
Please David do not go over the ground of that Boag woman, as a bit player in that episode it gave me and others no pleasure at all to be right, absolutely right about that woman. I told her to her face that she was totally unsuited to be President of the National Party. What I fear is she might make another attempt at influence in the Party, and all I can say is the only way is to embalm her, cremate her and then bury her, take no chances.
Vote:June 29th, 2005 at 4:18 pm
Grrr I don’t know whether to thank you or not as you’ve just opened up a new world of internet book shopping to me as if yesasia wasn’t enough! grr.
Vote:July 1st, 2005 at 7:53 pm
Ah! La bogey.There she was a cross between Lucretia Borgia and Cruella De Ville,stopping the rot.Or was that rort,who knows or cares.This election the prospects are delicious,Act poof!!!! gone,and the Nat’s rendered asunder by divisions twixt Robs dipshits and ruthlesses more market morons.Oh joy
Vote:July 1st, 2005 at 8:58 pm
Sorry Red Fred. Those of us on planet earth are noticing that the nats are buoyant, unified and aiming for victory.
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