Gordon Campbell On The Not Good, Very Bad, Terrible Unemployment Figures
As the unemployment rate hits 5.4%, the highest jobless rate in a decade, PM Christopher Luxon may be regretting his choice of “Fixing the Basics, […]
Gordon Campbell On Selling The Recovery Mirage, And Wolf Parade
ByIf the economy was an apartment building, the recovery would be the party that’s beginning to kick off in the penthouse flat, while everyone else [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Winston Peters Revival, And Canada’s Blueprint For A New World Order
ByCurrently, the opinion polls indicate that Winston Peters is benefitting from the disenchantment with National and Labour. The fact so many people are turning to [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On New Zealand’s Readiness To Prostrate Itself Before King Donald
ByNew Zealand likes to portray itself as a steadfast champion of international law. (We’re the brave little country that stands up for what’s right). In [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Selling Out Of Iran
ByFirst Venezuela, then Iran. In its modern versions of gunboat diplomacy, the United States is willing to weaken a terrible regime, but not to replace [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Overweening Vanity Of Winston Peters
ByPlainly, age had not mellowed the ability of Winston Peters to take offence on grounds not visible to ordinary mortals. Yesterday, Peters felt so miffed [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Frank Gehry’s Lost Vision For Te Papa
ByOn December 5th, Frank Gehry died at the age of 96. That’s a reason to recall one of the great wasted opportunities in New Zealand’s [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Uniquely Odd Aspects Of The US Attack On Venezuela
ByThe extremely weird nature of the US assault on Venezuela is becoming more apparent by the day. This hasn’t been the usual US imperial conquest [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The US Attack On Venezuela
ByIn the wake of Winston Peters lame response to the US attack on Venezuela, its almost enough to make one yearn for the good old [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On GDP Growth, And Other Holiday Diversions
ByNo one likes being a downer at Christmas time, so…as we look forward into 2026, we can all agree that some economic growth is better [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Wisdom Of Driving Faster Up An Economic Cul De Sac, And The Bondi Aftermath
ByTomorrow is a long time, as Bob Dylan once said, and while Dylan wasn’t singing about our prospects of economic recovery, the mood of frustrated [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Why The State Wants To Regulate How Children Play
ByReportedly, the on again, off again debate between Ruth Richardson and Nicola Willis may be on again. Fabolous. Nothing can help us better understand a [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Shrinking Lack Of Alternatives Here, And In The US
ByNicola Willis vs Ruth Richardson? Alien vs Predator? Thankfully, everyone may now be having second thoughts. We all deserve better than a contest between these [...] Read More »