Which way will New Zealand First jump?
How relevant will Peters treat his own partry policy to his final decision?
September 2017
What Other Things Can Steven Joyce See?
PPPs are Steven Joyce’s new imaginary friend…
Gordon Campbell on the election result, and likely road ahead
A government led by Bill English and Winston Peters would be a more conservative one – particularly on social issues – than any during the Key years.
From the Hood : Election Lists
Bringing Order to the Election Result
Gareth Morgan, In His Own Words
Is the TOP leader a reliable prophet?
From the Hood : The Campaign Strategist’s Lament
A National Party Spin Doctor Writes
Ten Reasons For Not Voting National
Three more years of business as usual is the real risk.
TPP Or Not TPP
What every voter needs to know about the Trans Pacific Partnership, and our government’s continued support of it…. by William L. Jobson Trade policy is […]
Gordon Campbell on National’s Mickey Mouse policies on trade
According to Todd McClay the European Union says it wants to conclude a FTA with NZ by the end of 2019. That timetable sounds unbelievably optimistic.
Gordon Campbell on the politics of fear and neglect
This week, National leader Bill English is claiming that farmers could face a $50,000 cost increase from Labour’s water tax plans. Another phantom fear.
Gordon Campbell on the likely path of Hurricane Jacinda
So far, Labour’s tax plans have been treated like an incoming hurricane in the Caribbean – how big will it be, what path it take through the economy, how much damage will it do?
From the Hood : Policy Captcha
Do Politicians Dream of Electric Sheep?
Gordon Campbell On The Myth Of Conservative Economic Competence
This myth of conservative competence is as widespread as it is unearned
Gordon Campbell on National’s fake news onslaught
Can National succeed in lying its way into a fourth term of office? Given its entirely fictitious claims of a $11.7 billion hole in Labour’s alternative budget, it won’t be for lack of trying.
Gordon Campbell on the US public’s attitude to nuclear war
A recent MIT report suggests that the American public is far more tolerant of the mass killing of civilians than the media tend to assume.
Gordon Campbell on scrapping the legal rights of gang members
So, Police Minister Paula Bennett thinks some New Zealanders deserve “fewer human rights than others”
Notes on National’s Election Campaign, in Poem Form
Because English is nothing is not Shakespearean