Gordon Campbell on the poisoned chalice Simon Bridges has won
Voters on the centre-right of politics need to pray that Simon Bridges is not the only winner from the National leadership contest.
February 2018
Gordon Campbell on the David Parker and MFAT claims about the CPTPP
The realities of market competition on the ground are likely to put a considerable dent in the rosy estimates delivered by the MFAT modeling
Gordon Campbell on the gun debate, here and in the US
Gun ownership in the US is a mystery to New Zealanders, and so is the constitutional fetish that surrounds it.
Gordon Campbell on the Mueller probe, and Russia’s economy
In itself, the indictment of 13 Russian nationals wlll do little to change views on the Mueller investigation
Gordon Campbell on National’s leadership contest
Essentially, English ran a great FPP campaign last year, and if the political system hadn’t changed 25 years ago you’d count that performance as a success…
Gordon Campbell on bidding good riddance to charter schools
There has never been a body of evidence – either here or in the US or anywhere else – to show that charter schools provide better educational results for kids
The crisis in secondary school teaching
An interview with PPTA president, Jack Boyle
Gordon Campbell on this week’s sharemarket panic
The Dow has precious little to do with the NZ sharemarket…
Gordon Campbell on the Nunes memo, and the alleged liberal plot against Trump
Every now and then the US system erupts and throws up a piece of political magma that can’t be described or explained in any rational fashion.
Our Union-Powered Past
Labour’s workplace relations policy has sparked fears of a return to the 1970s. But what exactly was happening in the 1970s?
Gordon Campbell on National’s leadership rumbles
There’s a ritual to leadership changes after an election loss, and the National Party is dutifully following the script.