Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: National

  • Labour’s first 100 days

    Labour’s come under some fire as its (drumroll please) First One Hundred Days In Office has ticked over. [The email from Labour] talked about how it had done what it…

  • 2017 rewind: Who has to apologise?

    We’re into the top 5 most-read posts on Boots Theory in 2017. First up, we revisit the Metiria Turei story, and ask ourselves why so many people’s lasting impression is,…

  • Do National know they lost?

    I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but do National know they lost the election? https://twitter.com/NZNationalParty/status/925526362101751808 The tone of National’s messaging hasn’t really shifted since the formation of…

  • We have a government; what’s next?

    I’ve got a piece up at Radio NZ about the next steps for our new goverment: After the sigh of relief, time to set a decisive course For those of…

  • The lessons from the 2017 election … so far

    Hey, we still don’t have a government! Nevertheless, the Wellington Fabians got together last night to hear Jane Clifton, Morgan Godfery, Mike Smith and me talk about the election aftermath.…