Gordon Campbell on National’s token National Super age hike
A policy rollout about appearances rather than urgency, driven more by National’s political need to guard its flank than the country’s best interests. Is there a pattern here?
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Gordon Campbell on Labour’s latest love letter to the centre-right
Labour leader Andrew Little chose to appoint Winston Peters – and not Greens’ leader James Shaw – to Parliament’s committee on the security and intelligence services.
Gordon Campbell on Ardern’s ascension & Trump’s triumph
It’s about time we cut the crap about Jacinda Ardern being only a show pony.
Gordon Campbell on the runway extension’s latest court failure
The Court of Appeal has ringingly found in favour of the pilots’ union over the safety issues raised by the Wellington runway extension.
Gordon Campbell on the Mt Albert aftermath
Now Labour has got a Jacinda Arden – young, smart, compassionate, politically and media adept – what on earth does it do with her?
Gordon Campbell on using ‘kaupapa Maori’ as a cloak
Surely in an election year, it is very much open to question whether the Maori Party’s collaboration with the National government is consistent with a viable, sustainable sense of kaupapa Maori.
Gordon Campbell on the Mana-Maori Party deal
If the self-interest involved wasn’t so blatant, the electorate deal between the Maori Party and Hone Harawira would be kind of poignant.
Gordon Campbell on what Trump may mean for us
The chaotic presidency of Donald Trump has been a weird form of spectator sport for the past three weeks. Horrible, but you can’t stop watching […]
Gordon Campbell on Labour’s candidacy troubles
So its official. Greg O’Connor will indeed be Labour’s candidate in Ohariu and – as also signaled well in advance – the Greens will not […]
Gordon Campbell on the limits of conspiracy thinking
On the left, there’s long been a tendency to attribute phenomenal powers of competence and technological expertise to its opponents on the political right.
Gordon Campbell on the looming conflict over the Iranian nuclear deal
Iran and the Trump administration are on a collision course over Iran’s testing of ballistic missiles.
Gordon Campbell on the Bill English phone call, La La Land, and jazz
The reality is that the President enjoys sweeping powers under the Immigration and Nationality Act
Gordon Campbell on Thiel, and the sympatico between Peters and English
We got a less manicured and truer picture of Bill English at yesterday’s press conference
Gordon Campbell on the government’s (lack of a) response to Trump
It is unfortunate, but hardly a surprise that Bill English and his Cabinet colleagues should have been left gormlessly uncertain about the impact of the […]
Gordon Campbell on NZ as an escape hatch for US survivalists
Nice to see that former Internal Affairs Minister Nathan Guy has regained his memory about signing off on Peter Thiel’s bid for citizenship.
Gordon Campbell on NZ’s silence over Trump’s anti-Muslim agenda
Shame that the New Zealand government has been missing in action over the weekend, during the time when the Trump presidency has been carrying out […]
Gordon Campbell on Peter Thiel’s bid for citizenship
So we now we know how much it costs to buy New Zealand citizenship.
Gordon Campbell on journalism’s future in the era of “alternative facts.”
Already, the White House has made it clear that the media are the new enemy that the new President’s supporters will be encouraged to unite against.
Gordon Campbell on the team behind the throne
Team of charlatans, bigots and stunningly ignorant crackpots that Trump is appointing to head key federal agencies is alarming.
Gordon Campbell on Bill English, abroad
If David Cameron was the closest thing John Key had to a political mentor, their successors also share a whole lot in common. Theresa May […]
Gordon Campbell on populism and Labour 2017
For many on the centre-left, populism is a dirty word, and shorthand for the politics of bigotry.
Gordon Campbell on the ethics of publishing the Trump dossier
With hindsight, it is fascinating that so many mainstream news outlets chose not to publish the dossier for so long.
Gordon Campbell on why tax cuts in 2017 would be a (proven) bad idea
The really compelling modern evidence that the magic potion doesn’t work is the state of Kansas under governor Sam Brownback
Gordon Campbell on Meryl Streep’s speech
Primarily, Meryl Streep’s critical speech last night at the Golden Globes was a defence of journalism and of journalists.
Gordon Campbell on the UN resolution on Palestine
The UN resolution has been one of the most high profile achievements of our diplomacy on the world stage for many years.
The best albums of 2016
I’m not even going to try and rationalise this surrender to a ‘best of’ listicle.
Gordon Campbell on the politics of boredom
Last weekend’s Cabinet shuffle of the same old names around a few different chairs didn’t tell us much.
Gordon Campbell on the Murray McCully exit
Leaving has been his finest gift to caucus, and to the nation. Would that it had been done sooner, but welcome that it be done at all.
Gordon Campbell on the Fairfax/NZME merger
Elsewhere in the world, media cutbacks and consolidation haven’t exactly ushered in a bright new era of more diverse, more substantial news coverage.
Gordon Campbell on the new team’s potential Cabinet picks
Gordon Campbell on the new team’s potential Cabinet picks Things will be just the same, but really, really different! Its so exciting! Bill English is […]