David Farrar: Why a grand coalition is a terrible idea

Audrey Young has done a column looking at what a grand coalition between National and Labour could look like. Grand coalitions always sound good in theory – the two centrist parties working together in the country’s interest, shutting out the parties on the margins.

But what his overlooks is governments always become unpopular over time. And if the government consists of the two main parties, then the disgruntled will go to the parties further out, eventually propelling them to power.

John McLean: Poor Goldsmuck

Paul Goldsmith shows why The Nats are doomed as a major political party

The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has launched a surprise attack on media channel The Platform, aiming to lynch Platform head honcho Sean Plunket.

The attack has taken the form of an unlawful assertion that The Platform falls under BSA’s umbrella, such that BSA can consider complaints against The Platform. BSA’s tactic is to open the floodgates in order to drown The Platform in upheld BSA complaints.