Stephanie Rodgers

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

Tag: steven joyce

  • Whoever wins, National is going conservative

    Claire Trevett at the Herald has a piece up examining the five National Party leadership candidates’ views and voting records on various social issues. It’s interesting reading. And the conclusion…

  • 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…

  • Who has to apologise?

    An excellent piece by Maddie Holden at The Spinoff on the sexism of the 2017 election got me thinking. She writes: Enter Metiria Turei. We’re all familiar with the story…

  • Tweeting for The Nation

    I was well stoked to be a member of The Nation’s Twitter panel this morning with Jenée Tibshraeny. https://twitter.com/bootstheory/status/868218147589042178 Naturally the big story of the day was the Budget, along…