Gordon Campbell on the Surplus, And Bob Dylan
To quote the distinguished Nobel laureate, “Something is happening here, and you don’t know what it is, do you Mr Jones?”
2 – Second Front Page
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 dairy farming, the battle for Mosul and drugs in sport
Arguably, the last thing New Zealand needs is for the current levels of dairy production to return to profitability anytime soon.
Gordon Campbell on privatising education, and the Amen Break
John Quiggin’s argument on market experiments seems especially relevant to this country at a time.
Gordon Campbell on the Key style of crisis management
At yesterday’s post Cabinet press conference Key was in his finest wide- eyed “Problem? What problem?” mode.
Gordon Campbell on Judith Collins’ efforts at self correction
Prisoners may be entitled to an earlier release than expected – and compensation – unless of course, the government buries its mistakes by changing the law.
Gordon Campbell on our posturing at the UN
New Zealand is currently chairing the 15 person Security Council for the last time during our two year term on the Council.
Gordon Campbell on the damage de-regulation is doing to fisheries and education, plus Kate Tempest
Our faith in the benign workings of the market – and of the light-handed regulation that goes with it – has had a body count.
Gordon Campbell on welfare blackmail, and the therapeutic use of drugs in sport
Reportedly, beneficiary parents who refuse to disclose the intimate details of their child’s conception stand to have their benefits substantially docked.
Gordon Campbell on the government’s selective lethargy
It will take months before Cabinet gets a proposal on whether to re-classify 17 year old youthful offenders as juveniles, rather than as adults.
Gordon Campbell on The Rise of the Sewbots
Automation is starting to wipe out millions of the jobs in the footwear and garment sweatshops of Asia
Gordon Campbell on housing illusions, and libertarians for Trump
The truly irritating aspect of the government’s response to the Auckland housing crisis is its insistence merely cranking up the housing supply will bring prices down
Gordon Campbell on the challenges of Keytruda funding
The availability of the new generation of anti-cancer drugs in NZ has been driven by political decisions, as much as by medical ones.
Gordon Campbell on the Judith Collins charm offensive
Suddenly, Judith Collins is everyone’s new best friend.
Living with Rio’s Olympic Ruins
Even as they were being built, Rio’s Olympic projects were already starting to collapse…
Gordon Campbell on the waning fever for the Olympics
NZ spent more money to send our biggest team… you could say our haul in Rio cost more per medal and fewer were earned per athlete than ever before
Brando, Peckinpah and Billy The Kid
An obsessive tale of two Westerns
Gordon Campbell on Havelock North’s water issues, and extreme vetting
Having belatedly advised Havelock North about the pollution of their water supply, local authorities seem to prematurely see light at the end of the tunnel
Gordon Campbell on the new legislation for the spy agencies
No surprise to hear that Labour has few problems with the government’s proposed extension of the powers of the intelligence agencies
Gordon Campbell on the politicising of the war on drugs in sport
“War on drugs in sport” has become a proxy version of the Cold War, fixated on Russia.
Gordon Campbell on electricity pricing and Aleppo
The proposed new pricing regime will impose energy costs on the Kawerau mill that will be at least double their entire annual profits last year.
Gordon Campbell on the Impotence of the Reserve Bank
Back in the 1990s, central bankers were like kings.
Gordon Campbell on our China Cringe
Surprise. So we have a new round of revelations about the Key government’s handling of the threats to our exports by China – if we […]
Gordon Campbell on the Rio Olympics
An Olympic medal is starting to feel less like a reward for ruthless competitive excellence, and more like a school competitions where everyone goes home with a prize.
Gordon Campbell on rugby’s sense of entitlement
That least some of the Chiefs thought they had a licence for inappropriate sexual touching says a lot about entitlement and rugby in New Zealand.
Gordon Campbell on the Bain compensation case
The only good news about the Bain compensation fiasco is that it is finally over.
Gordon Campbell on why the opinion polls for Key and Trump defy gravity
The commentariat tends to treat politics as boxing – the public, however, seem to experience politics as the static pageant of a wrestling match
Gordon Campbell on Todd McClay’s faulty memory
McClay’s obvious difficulty in getting his story straight is part of a wider credibility problem with this government.
Gordon Campbell on the Reserve Bank, the UN shortlist, and Trump
Can there really be there any link between the US presidential elections and yesterday’s RBNZ signals on interest rates and the NZ dollar? Well, maybe. […]
Gordon Campbell on what John Key should be asking Joe Biden
Key needs to be asking Biden about how – and why – the White House is busily circumventing the TPP deal signed earlier this year