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Grant Duncan

@grant_phd

Political commentator, academic and author. Opinions are free. https://teapaw.org/t.co/t0Ja0UpL6o

 Auckland, New Zealand
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Joined July 2020
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National's repeated refusal to work with potential king-making party Opportunity might appear self-sabotaging – but there's a hidden logic at play. @grant_phd @AucklandUni theconversation.com/ruling-o…
Ruling out Opportunity only harms Luxon’s election chances, right? It’s not that simple

Ruling out Opportunity only harms Luxon’s election chances, right? It’s not that simple

National’s repeated refusal to work with potential king-making party Opportunity might appear self-sabotaging – but there’s a hidden logic at play.

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Luxon moves again against internal dissent.
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Luxon’s leadership on the line – again. Neither National nor Labour stand to benefit

Luxon’s leadership on the line – again. Neither National nor Labour stand to benefit

Whatever the outcome at today’s caucus meeting, Christopher Luxon has been found wanting as a political leader. But so has Labour’s Chris Hipkins.

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See my reaction to Paul Henry's latest "joke" on Friday morning.
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Will Labour do more than tinker with the system? Find out in my newsletter on Wednesday morning.
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NZ First is targetting disillusioned Labour voters. Can it work? Look out for my Substack post from Monday morning @grant_phd grantduncanphd.substack.com/…
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Could Hipkins be the next Starmer?, by @grant_phd open.substack.com/pub/grantd…
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stuff.co.nz/politics/3609863… Wellington created a monster.

‘Wellington created a monster’: What do people make of Wayne Brown’s governing style?

Brown’s approach to governing Auckland has endearing himself to some, but definitely not to others.

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National hasn’t achieved two of its three big fiscal policy promises from the previous election. Thursday’s budget will be a hard sell. @grant_phd @AucklandUni theconversation.com/this-ele…

This election year budget is a political tightrope walk for Willis and National

National hasn’t achieved two of its three big fiscal policy promises from the previous election. Thursday’s budget will be a hard sell.

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Budget 2026: Nicola Willis's Pitch to Voters, by @grant_phd open.substack.com/pub/grantd…
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'No one can “measure” opinions in the precise ways we measure distances and times. An opinion isn’t an object in space.'... Political uses (and misuses) of opinion polls., by @grant_phd open.substack.com/pub/grantd…
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Dull & Duller: NZ's election year kicks off, by @grant_phd open.substack.com/pub/grantd…
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Chris Hipkins: is he, or is he not, a democratic socialist?, by @grant_phd open.substack.com/pub/grantd…
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Z Empire Unmasked: a conversation with Ukrainian New Zealander Cyril Kutcher youtu.be/EclHTZKxHHE?si=SVEH… via @YouTube

Z Empire Unmasked: with Ukrainian New Zealander Cyril Kutcher

I was joined by Cyril Kutcher, a Ukrainian New Zealander, to talk a...

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I’m listening to iHeart ♫ @iHeartRadio iheart.com/podcast/1049-the-…
Understanding social unity in NZ as Covid-19 hearings air lockdown grievances - The Front Page |...

Understanding social unity in NZ as Covid-19 hearings air lockdown grievances - The Front Page |...

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A ‘Trump slump’ has lifted the left in Canada and now Australia – what are the lessons for NZ? theconversation.com/a-trump-… via @ConversationEDU
A ‘Trump slump’ has lifted the left in Canada and now Australia – what are the lessons for NZ?

A ‘Trump slump’ has lifted the left in Canada and now Australia – what are the lessons for NZ?

The ‘Trump effect’ has influenced elections in Canada and Australia. But the New Zealand left can’t bank on the same thing happening here.

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Winston Peters at 80: the populist’s populist clocks up 50 years of political comebacks theconversation.com/winston-… via @ConversationEDU

Winston Peters at 80: the populist’s populist clocks up 50 years of political comebacks

As he prepares to blow out 80 candles this Friday, New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters continues to defy political gravity.

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"Rather than the 20th century, the historical reference point for Trump is primarily the America of the 19th century." America's allies flinch as Trump blows up the West as we know it rnz.co.nz/news/world/557345/…
Exit stage right: Trump blows up the West as we know it as America's allies flinch

Exit stage right: Trump blows up the West as we know it as America's allies flinch

Analysis - The promise in Donald Trump's inaugural address was bright shining: of a "golden age" with sunlight "pouring over the entire world".

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