Gordon Campbell on the politics of using the word “fascist”
“Fascist” is one of those labels with the ability to capsize any debate. Call your opponents “fascists” – or “agitators” or “terrorists” or “scum” and […]
Gordon Campbell on the Iran aftermath
So, evidently, you can get away with murder. It looks as though a further escalation in the ongoing war between Iran and the US has […]
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Gordon Campbell on the politics of using the word “fascist”
No CommentsBy“Fascist” is one of those labels with the ability to capsize any debate. Call your opponents “fascists” – or “agitators” …
Gordon Campbell on the George Floyd protests
No CommentsByPoverty, discrimination and repeated acts of police brutality all help to explain the rage being expressed on the streets of …
Gordon Campbell on the Twitter wars, and the Muller muddles
No CommentsByWhatever the failings of our own politicians, spare a kind thought for the majority of Americans who did not vote …
Gordon Campbell on why welfare reform has no champions in Parliament
No CommentsByEver since Victorian times, the unemployed have been a problem for those more fortunate, wealthy and powerful. Down the ages, …
Gordon Campbell on not buying what Todd Muller is selling
No CommentsByChloe Swarbrick is number three in the Greens Party list released this morning. Todd Muller has released his new party …
Gordon Campbell on National’s day of reckoning
No CommentsByCongratulations. You are one of the 55 members of the National caucus being called together tomorrow to choose who will …
Gordon Campbell on the (lack of) alternatives to Simon Bridges
No CommentsBySpin the roulette wheel. The suggestion that tomorrow’s headline poll numbers will decide the fate of Simon Bridges is a …
Gordon Campbell on the Govt attempts at poaching the soft centre-right vote
No CommentsByMore than once in the past few days Finance Minister Grant Robertson has been at pains to thank both his …
Gordon Campbell on Budget 2020
No CommentsByWelcome to the breadline. Treasury’s best case scenario sees unemployment reaching 9.8% by September and yet… the coalition government seems …
Gordon Campbell on why we should legally protect the right to work from home
No CommentsBycoronavirus, covid-19, business, economy, employment, working from home, china,
Gordon Campbell on Level Two, and Little Richard
No CommentsByLevel Two will be life Jim, but not as we’ve known it. At 4pm today, PM Jacinda Ardern will announce …
Gordon Campbell on one of the shadows over Level Two
No CommentsByFor many New Zealanders, the imminent shift to Level Two is going to be a momentous occasion. Here’s another looming …