Obama and Key’s responses to the financial crisis
Gordon Campbell Stung by comments that his government has been on holiday for nearly a third of its first 100 days of action, Prime Minister […]
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Gordon Campbell: NZ’s Gaza Timidity & Goodbye Bush
Gordon Campbell on the NZ response to Gaza, and on saying goodbye to George W. Bush Murray McCully, head down and rucking – Not so […]
Gordon Campbell: NZ's Gaza Timidity & Goodbye Bush
Gordon Campbell on the NZ response to Gaza, and on saying goodbye to George W. Bush Murray McCully, head down and rucking – Not so […]
Why NZ Should Say “No’ to Obama’s War in Afghanistan
By Gordon Campbell The Taliban circa 2001 ***** If Iraq has been George Bush’s war, Afghanistan is shaping up to be an operation that is […]
Gordon Campbell on Israel’s offensive in Gaza
Collective punishment is a war crime under section 33 of the Geneva Convention, and New Zealand is one of the 194 signatory countries to that […]
Gordon Campbell on 2008, and a holiday beyond politics
Over the next fortnight or so, the mainstream media will be providing Year in Review space fillers aplenty, so enough already for the Barack Obama/John […]
New Zealand needs to change tack on Fiji
Gordon Campbell Commodore Bainimarama – Image Selwyn Manning ***** In every crisis there is an opportunity, and Commodore Bainimarama has given the new National-led government […]
Gordon Campbell On The Transition Package, And Paid Police Spies Within Protest Groups
The Transition Package There is a striking lack of co-ordination between the existing benefit system and the government’s ‘worst case scenario’ transition package. Although the […]
Gordon Campbell On National's 'Failure To Communicate'
Gordon Campbell on the 90 day employment Bill of Wrongs Any honeymoon the new government might have hoped to enjoy has been blown away by […]
Gordon Campbell On National’s ‘Failure To Communicate’
Gordon Campbell on the 90 day employment Bill of Wrongs Any honeymoon the new government might have hoped to enjoy has been blown away by […]
Firing At Will And Firing Up Broadband
Gordon Campbell on the 90 day ‘fire at will’ legislation, and on the faster broadband plan. So much for due consideration to an important change […]
Gordon Campbell IV's Lord Bingham of Cornhill
Images Kevin List ***** Gordon Campbell talks to Britain’s foremost legal authority about human rights in the post 9/11 world, and the war in Iraq. […]
Gordon Campbell IV’s Lord Bingham of Cornhill
Images Kevin List ***** Gordon Campbell talks to Britain’s foremost legal authority about human rights in the post 9/11 world, and the war in Iraq. […]
Gordon Campbell on the Christian take-over of Wellywood
Everyone knows that Hollywood is a den of godless, Obama –loving pinko liberals. That being so, New Zealand’s transformation, post Rings, into a minor hub […]
The Key To Escape From Thailand?
Gordon Campbell on the escape flights from Thailand, and on taxing people for flying long distances. While the Australians are laying on special Qantas flights […]
What Agenda Now For TVNZ?
Gordon Campbell on the scrapping of Agenda and the future of state broadcasting The recent axing of TVNZ’s current affairs programme Agenda has been only […]
Gordon Campbell on the lack of preparations for the financial crisis
Famous fictional boss CJ didn’t get where he is today by not planning for a financial crisis ***** On paper, the new government’s reaction to […]
Creating Jobs In The Teeth Of The Financial Crisis
By Gordon Campbell Local Government Minister Rodney Hide talks about slashing red tape on Close Up 25.11.08 ***** Giving the local government portfolio to Rodney […]
Gordon Campbell on John Key’s performance in Peru
Image: APEC The clip on last night’s television of George W. Bush genially patting new boy John Key on the back at the APEC gathering […]
90s Cabinet Gets Key Coat of Varnish
Prime Minister in waiting John Key announces his Cabinet ***** The new Cabinet has been greeted with such hosannas from the mainstream media we can […]
Key's Deals With ACT And The Maori Party
***** Despite sitting outside Cabinet, Rodney Hide, Roger Douglas and their ACT Party mates are positioning themselves to be the bean counters in the new […]
Key’s Deals With ACT And The Maori Party
***** Despite sitting outside Cabinet, Rodney Hide, Roger Douglas and their ACT Party mates are positioning themselves to be the bean counters in the new […]
Gordon Campbell On The New Breed Of Conservatives
The premise of Labour’s election campaign was that John Key was either (a) a vacuum waiting to be filled by political expedience or (b) a […]
Gordon Campbell on the new Labour leadership
Not unexpectedly, Phil Goff’s first press conference as Labour leader did include a mea culpa of sorts for the “disconnect’ that had occurred in Labour’s […]
Economic Crisis – How About A Minister Outside Cabinet!
Gordon Campbell on John Key’s peculiar government, and its response to the economic crisis That John Key certainly is a joker. In the face of […]
Gordon Campbell’s Election Wrap Up + Predictions
Click to enlarge From now on, this 2008 election can serve as the poster child of MMP. In future, anyone who wants to seriously diss […]
Gordon Campbell's Election Wrap Up + Predictions
Click to enlarge From now on, this 2008 election can serve as the poster child of MMP. In future, anyone who wants to seriously diss […]
Election 08: Key Urges NZ To Work Together – Clark Stands Down – ACT in Box Seat – Winston Is Gone & Roger Douglas Returns
Live blogged by Scoop Co-editor Alastair Thompson Postscript – 11am 9 November 2008 – Historically speaking the scale of National’s 45.5% vote share in this […]
Election 08: Key Urges NZ To Work Together – Clark Stands Down – ACT in Box Seat – Winston Is Gone & Roger Douglas Returns
Live blogged by Scoop Co-editor Alastair Thompson Postscript – 11am 9 November 2008 – Historically speaking the scale of National’s 45.5% vote share in this […]
Election 2008 – Live Results On Scoop
LIVE ELECTION RESULTS>> Party Status – Overall Graphic – Electorate Table Scoop’s version of the live results can be viewed at the above links. These […]