Grant Duncan

Political commentator, academic and author. Opinions are free.

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Could Hipkins be the next Starmer?, by @grant_phd https://t.co/mGHOaNq4cG

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https://t.co/HByBjltrVj Wellington created a monster.

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@dpfdpf Gaslighting- saying things I don’t like to hear

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

National hasn’t achieved two of its three big fiscal policy promises from the previous election. Thursday’s budget will be a hard sell. @grant_phd @AucklandUni https://t.co/DOGnUYEqp2

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Budget 2026: Nicola Willis's Pitch to Voters, by @grant_phd https://t.co/tH7M7yT4jY

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@bryce_edwards Great stuff Bryce. The public should also be able to follow the money. Who pays whom for surveys and how much?

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@holland_tom Sometimes history does repeat. Just not when you expect

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'No one can “measure” opinions in the precise ways we measure distances and times. An opinion isn’t an object in space.'... Political uses (and misuses) of opinion polls., by @grant_phd https://t.co/vXXCUDajxX

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Dull & Duller: NZ's election year kicks off, by @grant_phd https://t.co/1cgwsSaRCo

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@bryce_edwards Great discussion Bryce. Perhaps Prebble has a point too that you may sometimes overuse the word corruption. It does have legal meanings. Have you defined anywhere what the word means in your work? Similarly for vested interest?

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@SueTjfl94328 @SimonRAnderson It was great that Simon and I disagreed on some matters. I've done similar shows for rabid left-wing crowds too. It's not that hard.

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Chris Hipkins: is he, or is he not, a democratic socialist?, by @grant_phd https://t.co/FrQpPUtCs5

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@bryce_edwards Good thing we get to expose it, then. This won't be last time this kind of thing happens.

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@SimonRAnderson Make politics fun again!

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Z Empire Unmasked: a conversation with Ukrainian New Zealander Cyril Kutcher https://t.co/UeAPkKwxBU via @YouTube

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@winstonpeters So are you happy to work with Labour in government now that you have significant policy in common?

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I’m listening to iHeart ♫ @iHeartRadio https://t.co/ING9TX6TqA

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A ‘Trump slump’ has lifted the left in Canada and now Australia – what are the lessons for NZ? https://t.co/Wuhht3czSP via @ConversationEDU

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Winston Peters at 80: the populist’s populist clocks up 50 years of political comebacks https://t.co/ywy0qFmMo2 via @ConversationEDU

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"Rather than the 20th century, the historical reference point for Trump is primarily the America of the 19th century." America's allies flinch as Trump blows up the West as we know it https://t.co/IR0JBkaD6W