10 things to watch in politics

Vernon Small lists 10 things politicians and pundits are watching:

1. Key’s speech
2. Little Progress
3. The Sabin Saga
4. Iraq and IS
5. Andrew’s Helpers
6. The Majority
7. The Green Shoots
8. The Crusher
9. The Numbers
10. The Look

The sad thing is that eight out of 10 of those things are process issues rather than substantive policy issues. The two two substantive ones are Islamic State and the Budget (numbers).