Gordon Campbell On The Trump Upside, And Peters Persecution Of Trans People
A recurring aspect of the Trump tariff coverage is that it normalises – or even sanctifies – a status quo that in many respects has […]
Gordon Campbell On The Left’s Electability Crisis, And The Abundance Ecotopia
There are any number of reasons why anyone thinking of heading to the United States for a holiday should think twice. They would be giving […]
Gordon Campbell On Why The US Stands To Lose The Tariff Wars
ByDeputy PM Winston Peters likes nothing more than to portray himself as the only wise old head while everyone else is losing theirs. Yet this [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Marketing The Military Threat Posed By China
ByAs Donald Trump zigs and zags on tariffs and trashes America’s reputation as a safe and stable place to invest, China has a big gun [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Peter Dutton’s Fading Election Prospects.
BySo New Zealand is about to spend $12 billion on our defence forces over the next four years – with $9 million of it being [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Clash Between Auckland Airport And Air New Zealand
ByPlainly, the claims being tossed around in the media last year that the new terminal envisaged by Auckland International Airport was a gold-plated “Taj Mahal” [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Government’s Latest Ferries Scam
ByHas Winston Peters got a ferries deal for you! (Buyer caution advised.) Unfortunately, the vision that Peters has been busily peddling for the past 24 [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Americanising Of NZ’s Public Health System
ByOne of the odd aspects of the government’s plan to Americanise the public health system – i.e by making healthcare access more reliant on user [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell on Israel’s murderous relapse, and Peters’ sad decline
ByIn the past week, Israel has reverted to slaughtering civilians, starving children and welshing on the terms of the peace deal negotiated earlier this year. [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell on Winston Peters’ bad trip, and the return of the PPPs zombie
ByAccording to RNZ’s embedded reporter, the importance of Winston Peters’ talks in Washington this week “cannot be overstated.” Right. “Exceptionally important.” said the maestro himself. [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Luxon’s Survival Chances, And The India FTA
ByWhenever Christopher Luxon drops a classically fatuous clanger or whenever the government has a bad poll – i.e. every week – the talk resumes that [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Winston Peters’ Battle Against The Phantom Legions Of The Woke
ByIn a month’s time, the Right Honourable Winston Peters will be celebrating his 80th birthday. Good for him. On the evidence though, his current war [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Government’s Stubborn Refusal To Invest For Growth
ByEconomists have earned their reputation for jargon and tunnel vision, but sometimes, it takes an someone as perceptive as Simplicity economist Shamubeel Eaqub to identify [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Why GP Practices Are In Crisis
ByIn a week when PM Christopher Luxon and Health Minister Simeon Brown have been blowing their own trumpets about how supportive they are of GPs, [...] Read More »