Gordon Campbell on year 2014, and not letting it spoil your Christmas
Click for big version. One of the pitfalls of instant opinionating is the assumption that politicians know what they’re doing and that the job at […]
December 2013
Gordon Campbell on the new level of film industry incentives
If Treasury ideologues had been around back in the day, we would still be waiting for the private sector to build a road and rail […]
The Blank Slate Boy
Are voters being encouraged to read into Colin Craig whatever image they would like to see?
Dark Days at Anadarko
The Tronox pollution case comes home to roost for the Texas oil giant
Chile Promises Free University Education To All
Can the leaders of the 2011 student revolt ensure the new Government keeps its promises?
TPP: All Cards On The Table
Why a reluctant Japan may be all that is keeping the Trans Pacific Partnership Trade deal on life support
The Ten Best Films Of 2013
The year the movies got small, and the small screen got big
Putin’s Puppet Turns Nasty
The regime in the Ukraine metes out “justice” – and beatings – to those who dare to oppose its liaison with Russia
From The Hood : That Referendum Thing In Plain English
The Financemeister is not a man to let fancy forms of democracy get in the way.
The Complicatist : Laneway, 2014
Likely highlights from the best on offer at Silo Park
* * * * * WEREWOLF ISSUE 44, November 2013 * * * * *
The November 2013 Edition of Werewolf
Gordon Campbell on the Rebstock investigation of the MFAT leaks
Having spent $510,000 of taxpayer money on her investigation into the extent and source of leaks about the controversial Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade […]
Gordon Campbell on the latest TPP leaks, and our shabby treatment of asylum seekers
Even before this week’s leaks via Wikileaks about the current state of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks, there were signs the deal was in […]
Gordon Campbell on oil drilling permits, and Iris Dement
Yesterday, the government unveiled the latest round of oil permits. Five of them are located onshore in Taranaki and the East Coast, but five are […]
Gordon Campbell on John Banks, and blogging’s merits
It is hard to feel sorry for John Banks. Sorry, I’ll start that again. It would be easy to feel sorry for John Banks in […]
Gordon Campbell on New Zealand’s PISA education rankings
Perhaps a bit more scepticism about the PISA results could be healthy. Surely, shouldn’t we should feel misgivings about a test that claims to measure […]
Gordon Campbell on asset sales, and the Cameron Slater case
Much of the criticism of the asset sales programme has focussed – quite justifiably – on how it will increase income inequality in this country, […]