Bill Direen at the polls

Last Saturday was a bad day for those of us at the left end of the political spectrum, though I'm far from despairing - I think that the voters who swung toward National really only wanted Labour policies with John Key's smiling face attached, and I believe the new government will face a very rough ride if it responds to economic crisis with the sort of sadomasochistic Rogernomics-style practices that the rest of the world is busy rejecting.

There's nothing wrong with a bit of healthy chest-beating about last Saturday's vote, of course. Bill Direen has always been a man of the left, and he has produced an experimental video called 'Rosko Votes Right', which marries one of the more aggressive tracks from his forthcoming album Chrysanthemum Storm with a succession of images from polling day. Enjoy Bill's creation - it may be the only good thing National's election brings you...