The Oracle of Brunei and The Prophet of Boswarlos #nlpoli
You know that the local news media are hard up for stories when they post the musings about the current budget of somebody from Newfoundland currently swanning it in Brunei.Well,…
Charlene Johnson
A Biblical finish #nlpoli
Paul Davis wasn’t around on Tuesday night to talk to reporters about the by-elections. He had a family medical problem to deal with. So the job of speaking for the…
Trash, Give-aways, and Conservative Policy #nlpoli
Friday is trash day in the world of political communications. It’s the day when you slip out stuff that is unpleasant in the hopes people will miss it. If you…
Johnson to give colleagues the finger on Friday #nlpoli
Finance minister Charlene Johnson will be leaving politics on Friday, September 5. Under changes that Johnson and her colleagues made to the provincial election laws, that means the Premier –…
Family reasons #nlpoli
The story flopped out on Friday morning, broken by VOCM, based presumably on information that came directly from Charlene Johnson herself. We can presume that because as the rest of…
Horsefeathers #nlpoli
While people have been agitated about comments on Twitter, the Premier has been dazzling the politicians in the House with his explanation of the marvellous financial position of the provincial…
Budget consultations and other political insanity #nlpoli
This year it is Charlene Johnson’s turn to host a series of meetings across the province that the provincial Conservatives cynically tout as a way for people to have some…