Dispatch from Helengrad

week's Dispatch from Helengrad is online at NBR.

The summary grades are:

  • Labour get a C+ and best play of the week for passing the ETS (before you howl at me, go read why)
  • The gets a D and worst play of the week for long-term
  • Winston of course remains scandal of the week, but it is downgraded from an A+ to an A- as he should have been sacked by now
  • I give myself an E for risking the fury of fans everywhere by asking the Electoral Commission to rule on whether their “When Winston says no, he means no” billboard constitutes an election advertisement under the Electoral Finance Act.
  • And I give best analysis of the week to (who just happens to be the NBR editor!) for analysing NZ's performance in the ratings of which countries are best to do business in.

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