A well-led political party of the Right could achieve electoral success by asking New Zealanders of all ages and ethnicities to swing in behind the three core propositions of Kiwi democracy: personal liberty; equality before the law; and majority rule.

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Known principally for his political commentaries in The Dominion Post, The ODT, The Press and the late, lamented Independent, and for "No Left Turn", his 2007 history of the Left/Right struggle in New...