Gordon Campbell on the government’s fast track to trashing the environment
With Shane Jones as the watchdog, who needs predators? Mining on DOC land now seems to be a fait accompli. Plainly, New Zealand‘s conservation estate […]
Poverty
Gordon Campbell on the morning after Three Waters
Reportedly, local democracy has been saved from the brutal tyranny of centralised water reform. One would like to think that spirited debate is now breaking […]
Gordon Campbell on why raising benefits is a better option than spending on infrastructure
If New Zealand has a pressing need to stimulate its flagging economy, it seems very weird to meet this need with a $12 billion package of infrastructure spending…
Gordon Campbell on yesterday’s electricity price review
The review shows the cost of electricity has been shifted off business and onto consumers
Gordon Campbell on regressive taxes, and Frightened Rabbit
The headlines would have you believe that inflation is safely under control, but a Statistics NZ press release yesterday indicates that isn’t the reality being experienced by the poor.
Gordon Campbell on the child poverty targets
As PM Jacinda Ardern said yesterday, targets alone are not enough.
Ten Reasons For Not Voting National
Three more years of business as usual is the real risk.
Gordon Campbell on the real truth deficit in welfare
The most troubling thing about the current emphasis of government policy is that “success” seems to be judged entirely on whether people are being moved off benefits…
Gordon Campbell on the National v Labour family support packages
Too bad that poverty can bring out the worst in people. Especially at times, among politicians…
Gordon Campbell on the causes of poverty
One of the myths of the conservative right is that poverty is primarily a state of mind, and that welfare only corrodes the mindset necessary for people to pull themselves out of poverty.
Gordon Campbell on Judith Collins, crime and poverty
It is infuriating to have to explain to a senior Cabinet Minister about the social harm caused by endemic poverty, but here are a few useful pointers for Judith Collins
Gordon Campbell on Bill English living in denial
The working poor have been a direct byproduct of the economic policies in vogue for the past 30 years or more, all over the Western world.
Letter from America : Four Days in Washington DC
A Long Walk Down Memory Lane…
Do the Right Thing
Everywhere else, countries recognise the need to exempt food from GST