Gordon Campbell on tourism’s endless sense of grievance
Sad that a once in a century pandemic should have come along before the government had a clearly thought out plan for rescuing all the […]
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 tourism’s endless sense of grievance
No CommentsBySad that a once in a century pandemic should have come along before the government had a clearly thought out …
Gordon Campbell on the transTasman tinkering with Covid-related poverty
No CommentsByOn September 25, the government’s Covid-19 rent freeze will expire. A fortnight ago, the Commerce Commission (in response to a …
Gordon Campbell on campaign politicking
No CommentsByThe microdoses of policy that get released on the campaign trail are not meant to be ego-shattering psychedelic events that …
Gordon Campbell on saving small firms, and disowning Peter Thiel
No CommentsByAccording to Business NZ, over 97^ of New Zealand firms employ only 20 or fewer staff. One of the political …
Gordon Campbell on Trump’s current chances of re-election
No CommentsByHow likely is it that the world will wake up on November 4th facing the prospect of another four years …
Gordon Campbell on James Shaw’s spectacular own goal
No CommentsByThe apology by Greens co-leader James Shaw was certainly comprehensive. He’s so very sorry that he’s let down not only …
Gordon Campbell on the challenges we face in securing Covid-19 vaccines
No CommentsByThe early wave of Covid-19 vaccines appear unlikely to deliver a complete shield against getting the infection, as (say) a …
Gordon Campbell on the Royal Commission’s needlessly secretive inquiry into the mosque attacks
No CommentsByCan’t recall the author – Oscar Wilde?- but during the Victorian era there was a popular short story about a …
Gordon Campbell on kneejerk negativism, Cardi B, and Linda Manz
No CommentsByYesterday, Victoria recorded 216 new Covid-19 cases and twelve deaths. An inquiry released a couple of days ago found that …
Gordon Campbell on the sorry plight of the international education sector
No CommentsByTourism and international education have been two of the sectors hardest hit by the pandemic. They’re both key export industries. …
Gordon Campbell on the election delay
No CommentsByHi, team. While the majority of the team of five million has gritted its teeth and obeyed the rules throughout …
Gordon Campbell on Judith Collins’ apparent inability to read the public mood
No CommentsByThe basic skill that a successful politician needs is the ability to “read the room” and gauge the public mood. …