This week has been a curious one. It must be the building excitement of the fat man in the red suit squeezing down the chimney that has everyone in a state of high dudgeon.

A couple of days ago I was being castigated for allegedly singing from the John Key song sheet over the excellent choice the great unwashed made over the flag to go up against the current ensign next March. The suggestion that Labour should climb down from its high horse and make good its long held policy of putting the flag to the vote was seen as nothing short of sedition.

Tory lackey was the label.

All that changed within 24 hours when questions were raised over whether Key should have taken part in sexually charged radio interviews and whether it was a step too far. The new tag from those on the social media was loony leftie.

So with my impartiality now clearly established it's with renewed confidence that political bouquets can now be dispensed with.

The biggest bunch of flowers goes to Parliament's political Don Winston Peters who was scoffed at by John Key when he entered the Northland by election race and easily won. If he can pull it off again in two years time, and maintain his almost nine percent share of the vote, The Greens could find themselves on gardening leave for another three years.

Another bouquet goes to Andrew Little, who may not have done a lot on the public stage this year but has repaired what was a shattered Labour Party this time last year. When you consider that caucus favourite Grant Robertson came within a whisker of taking the top job, and now is a loyal lieutenant with his troops saluting the leader, Labour's back on track, thanks to Little.

Next year it's got to produce the policy to prove that after nine years of carping they're ready to convince us they can rightly claim the Cabinet table.

And John Key also deserves, well a posy of pansies. After seven years in the job his leadership's stronger than it's ever been with the latest Herald Digi poll showing he continues to hang ten on the crest of the popularity wave with an eye watering 65 percent of support for him staying in the job.

So it'll take more than a few cringe making radio shows to knock him off the Prime Ministerial perch.