Reposted by Leon Salter Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 17h1/ Burnham’s Conference Speech: Positive signs for progressive politics, but the work isn’t done. 🧵 It’s been a tumultuous summer with a new PM. Continuing themes set out over the summer, Andy Burnham told Labour conference the country has been on the wrong path for 40 years. 206629
Reposted by Leon Salter Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 17hIf you were sceptical of the claim that AI might destroy humanity, it turns out Trump has been consulting Grok about his Presidency including whether to intervene in Venezuela 😱 time.com/article/2026... 6229
Reposted by Leon Salter Kent Duston @kentduston.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Today a friend memorably described the Hon Christopher Luxon as ‘the horrifying result of a bout of hate-sex between a windup cymbal-clapping toy chimpanzee and a roll on deodorant’ … and now I can’t get the image out of my mind #nzpol 77121
Reposted by Leon Salter Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Posted on r/znpolitics 26317
Reposted by Leon Salter Politics of Cars @thismachinekillsfascists.bike · 30/09/2026Land use includes roads. Every extra lane for a mile of road, in a city, is over an acre of land that could be housing. 081
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The way it gets reproduced as common sense by our so called “left leaning” media pisses me off. Corin Dann on RNZ this morning 020
Reposted by Leon Salter Ka pū te ruha - Toitū Te Tiriti @kaputeruha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This comment sums it up for me. What good is an economy that crushes its own citizens while lining the pockets of a privileged few? #nzpol 512940
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If it’s that flu you really don’t wanna push yourself 111
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 29/09/2026ACT talking about making the student services levy optional . You choose the services you want from a menu. Total neoliberalism 000
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 29/09/2026At the AUSA student issues debate. Great turnout- students are politically engaged - and they’re pissed off 111
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Myself and @sean-phelan.bsky.social wrote back in 2017 about how Campbell Brown played a similar role of the "concerned mum" in the US. Its a very well-worn playbook. ijoc.org/index.php/ij...ijoc.orgView of The Morality and Political Antagonisms of Neoliberal Discourse: Campbell Brown and the Corporatization of Educational Justice 021
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A simple Google search tells you that Anya Zohrab was a ministerial advisor to David Seymour as recently as last year, focusing on charter schools. David Farrar is on the board - the remaining members are all part of the economic-political establishment (hardly representing parents widely) 164
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Utterly clueless and sycophantic interview by Mulligan. How can he not be aware of the long history in the US of "parent-led" astroturf groups who campaign for "choice" and "standards" (e.g. neoliberal policies)? 111
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Zohrab was a political advisor for David Seymour very recently, focusing on charter schools. And David Farrar is on the board. But yes they're totally non partisan 062
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 27/09/2026'wants to be evidence-based and non-partisan' is the exact same language that Brown used. I wonder who funds them? 120
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Excellent article on the state of the tertiary sector in the UK and how union organizing and campaigning needs to be directed to the state or risk impotence tribunemag.co.uk/2026/09/brit...tribunemag.co.ukBritish Academia is Dying. It’s Time for a National Industrial ResponseWorkers in higher education are fighting atomised struggles to save their jobs. A rank-and-file strategy is needed to unite them. 051
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A habitus that's totally ill equipped to get to grips with the far right 060
Reposted by Leon Salter Mark @maetl.bsky.social · 19/10/2025The NZ political reporting culture has been so focused for so long on masterful gambits, they are unable to contextualise blatant lying and deception as bad and dangerous qualities in leadership situations. 37723
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Manhire criticising Hager for not asking the TPU for comment is typical of the journalistic both sidism that’s so poor at getting to grips with the far right youtu.be/Tip-dFuho-Q?...youtu.beNicky Hager and Dirty Work: the author responds to his criticsYouTube video by The Spinoff 040
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Pressure must have been placed by Nact as they’ve had some left economists on recently. And this is the best they could come up with 011
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I bet Tame treated him with kid gloves while anyone left leaning gets a grilling? 020
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Canada, the US’ neighbour and traditional closest ally siding with the woke Europeans has to sending an oppositional message to trump through this surely? 100
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Increasingly the whole world against US and Israel I think 100
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Talking about the need for police on trains the day we’re celebrating finally having them is peak National 050
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 13/09/2026On the CRL opening day getting my geek on! Even getting excited about the faux leather holders and the extractable ramps 062
Reposted by Leon Salter Tony from Welly @tonywelly.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Now the CRL is open, let's do North of Auckland and Tauranga and more connections to other North Island towns. And more trains for our cousins in the South Island too❤️ #nzpol 47015
Reposted by Leon Salter Rod Emmerson @rodemmerson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026In today’s Weekend Herald #CRL 76811
Reposted by Leon Salter 2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We're listed in the top 5 for personal debt while our govt and corporate debt don't even register on the chart. 🤔 #nzpol www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-gover...visualcapitalist.comRanked: Government, Household, and Corporate Debt by CountryJapan leads on government debt at 195% of GDP, Switzerland on household debt at 123%, and Luxembourg on corporate debt at 359%. 23915
Reposted by Leon Salter Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This should be a fucking billboard for the entire LW. The more this image pops up across my timeline, the more ridiculous this Government becomes. I mean, CHEWIE is a THREAT? Chewie, as in Chewie from #BHN Chewie? That big putty tat? 🤣🤣🤣 Fucking hoofwanking bunglecunted ridiculousness. 🤦♀️ #nzpol #NZ 43811
Reposted by Leon Salter Dr Alma Rae @almahawes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is what privatised health care does, and what NACT want for Aotearoa. 410145
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The no policies but we’re not national strategy working like a dream then 000
Reposted by Leon Salter Colin @barco030.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I am a Labour shill and even I see nothing I want to vote for. FFS. Sort it out. #nzpol 161
Reposted by Leon Salter Ryan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 28/05/2026If we enacted this here we wouldn't have a cabinet left. #nzpol 621358294
Reposted by Leon Salter Char Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I mean, it’s staring us right in the face. #nzpol #OneTermGovernment #NZ #TaxTheRich #ForAllOfUs 15721
Leon Salter @islates.bsky.social · 02/09/2026It’s great to see left wing MPs going on the offensive and causing offence. The left has been too timid for too long 0130
Reposted by Leon Salter Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Today locals in Asheville, NC rallied against the G20 financial summit taking place in the small Appalachian town this weekend. While US Sec. of the Treasury Scott Bessent meets with central bank governors and other financiers, residents lined the streets and spoke out vimeo.com/1222372992?s...vimeo.comAmid G20 Summit Boasting Recovery After Hurricane Helene, Locals Speak OutThis is "Amid G20 Summit Boasting Recovery After Hurricane Helene, Locals Speak Out" by Unicorn Riot on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. 311243
Reposted by Leon Salter spooky kororā @davejac.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Who wants a heavy handed metaphor 1223682
Reposted by Leon Salter Greg Bond @docgregb.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I take it that to make this fair all the age 18-19 “youths” will now be exempted from paying tax & ACC levies? No? Then treat adults as adults & give them the same access to benefits as anyone older. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...rnz.co.nzThousands of youths set to lose access to unemployment benefits after welfare law changeThousands of youths across the country are set to lose access to unemployment benefits, after a welfare bill passed into law under urgency on Friday night. 153
Reposted by Leon Salter LarryLegend @bwtrainer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026if someone tells you you don't need a union, you 100% need a union 13835263
Reposted by Leon Salter David Arditi @davidarditi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026American media outlets are mystified by political speech. These stories that show Dolly Parton was never political miss that she was definitively political She never endorsed candidates or took sides in PARTY politics. She lived her life supporting and defending the downtrodden, that is political! 13210