Stephanie Rodgers

Feminist, leftie, green māmā from Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Category: Government

  • Were we wrong about Trump?

    A few thoughts expanded from my Twitter yesterday, on the number of leftwingers or liberals who I see saying things like “Oh, Donald Trump has calmed down since winning, he’s…

  • On Trump

    Similarities to any previous posts are entirely coincidental. I was discussing Brexit Trump with a group of Wellington lefties last night over a few craft beers* and was dismayed to…

  • Untroll the internet: Pantsuit Nation

    Normally this would be an Untroll Thursday but I think we all need something to sooth our hearts before US election result anxiety explodes all over us. Vox reports on…

  • Getting more women into Parliament

    Natwatch posted recently at The Standard about National’s difficulty finding enough women to put into Cabinet, and EEO Commissioner Dr Jackie Blue, herself a former National MP, has also called…

  • There is no surplus

    Radio NZ reports: Tax cuts could soon be on the way with the Government opening up its books today revealing Crown accounts are tracking along nicely. “We’ve always said, if…