Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: It's a hard no to four-year terms for me

I think it is significant that David Seymour has walked away from supporting his own bill to bring in four-year terms for the Government.

He was the one who introduced this bill - but he's now pulled ACT's support. Every other party in parliament appears to still back it, but he's pulled support because the safeguards that he wanted are gone.

Danny: It Is for the People to Decide

Under David Seymour, the ACT party has grown to a realistic representation in our parliament, yet at the same time has become a shadow of its former highly principled and innovative self. With so much discussion rattling around the political echo chamber about the so called ‘wasted vote’ under MMP, one can’t help wondering how ACT supporters are currently thinking about political principle and whether rat-swallowing is high on the agenda for the many of us desperate for a change of government.