Gordon Campbell on Canada’s election, and the AUKUS defence pact
Yesterday, Canada held an election in which everyone lost, including the voters. After holding its most expensive ( $C600 million) election campaign ever, the result […]
Gordon Campbell on Canada’s election, and the AUKUS defence pact
Yesterday, Canada held an election in which everyone lost, including the voters. After holding its most expensive ( $C600 million) election campaign ever, the result […]
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Gordon Campbell on Canada’s election, and the AUKUS defence pact
No CommentsByYesterday, Canada held an election in which everyone lost, including the voters. After holding its most expensive ( $C600 million) …
Gordon Campbell on the Great Covid Mask Debate, plus a music playlist
No CommentsByAy caramba. Only yesterday, Otago University epidemiologist Dr Nick Wilson was still feeling it necessary to suggest that the government …
Gordon Campbell on the moral and scientific case against Covid booster shots
No CommentsByA year ago, a Covid vaccine was still on humanity’s wish list. Now, we’re basing our economic planning – and …
Gordon Campbell on the Covid exit plan, and 9/11 media memories
No CommentsByIs it OK to feel nostalgic for the period only a couple of months ago, when the government seemed to …
Gordon Campbell on Taliban hardliners, and a lockdown playlist of drug songs
No CommentsByWell, so much for early hopes that the new Taliban “caretaker” government would be more inclusive, and moderate. Instead, we’ve …
Gordon Campbell on why terrorism law changes can’t be rushed
No CommentsByGiven the horrifying actions of the New Lynn supermarket terrorist, it is easy to see why the public and the …
Gordon Campbell on the messaging to the vaccine hesitants
No CommentsByWhile the recent surge in vaccinations has been welcome, we’re still in the low hanging fruit phase of the journey …
Gordon Campbell on how New Zealand can get itself a safe, purpose-built Covid isolation facility
No CommentsByOver the past few months, one of the few things that the “Covid elimination” strategists and the “we have to …
Gordon Campbell on why Judith Collins should consider the Canada model
No CommentsByFor months now, Judith Collins has been doubling down on National as the party of angry talkback radio. If you’ve …
Gordon Campbell on how Delta has changed the endgame for the pandemic
No CommentsByLockdown vs Delta. Day by day, New Zealand is learning whether a Level Four lockdown can confine and eventually defeat …
Gordon Campbell on “the old weird” music of America, with a playlist
No CommentsByHere’s some weird old music for the weird realities of lockdown. Like other key phases in popular music – jazz, …
Gordon Campbell on our polarised attitudes to the Covid response
No CommentsByThesis meets antithesis again, this time in the pages of the New Zealand Herald. A week ago, Liam Dann wrote …