Gordon Campbell on Lockwood Smith and other embarrassments
Lockwood Smith in happier days – mugging it up for his 2002 novelty calender ***** In the last couple of days, Lockwood Smith and Maurice […]
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Gordon Campbell On The Politics Of Poverty
Click to enlarge We knew this already, but its nice of the OECD and its Growing Unequal report to provide the concrete evidence. Yes, the […]
Is Maori Party Flirting With 2011 Electoral Doom?
Gordon Campbell on the Maori Party’s perilous dance with the National Party wolves Eight years ago, which is eons ago in political time, John McCain […]
Is Key's Super Fund Idea So Super?
Gordon Campbell on the National Party’s sudden transformation into New Zealand First, and today’s McCain/Obama debate. Intervention used to be such a dirty word on […]
Is Key’s Super Fund Idea So Super?
Gordon Campbell on the National Party’s sudden transformation into New Zealand First, and today’s McCain/Obama debate. Intervention used to be such a dirty word on […]
Gordon Campbell On The Youtube Leaders Debate
In which Scoop Political editor Gordon Campbell finds the inaugural youtube debate as wet as some of the potential questioners For a party that places […]
Labour's Student Debt Monster Plan – Greens Energy Fund
***** Gordon Campbell on the universal student allowance and the axeing of the Greens’ billion dollar energy efficiency fundIf any election bribe can be justified, […]
Labour’s Student Debt Monster Plan – Greens Energy Fund
***** Gordon Campbell on the universal student allowance and the axeing of the Greens’ billion dollar energy efficiency fundIf any election bribe can be justified, […]
Gordon Campbell’s Election Launch 2008 Review
Gordon Campbell on whether not believing what the politicians aren’t telling you is any way to run an election The state of the economy – […]
Gordon Campbell's Election Launch 2008 Review
Gordon Campbell on whether not believing what the politicians aren’t telling you is any way to run an election The state of the economy – […]
Gordon Campbell on John Key’s economic package
The National Party has billed this tax package release as an “economic management plan,” which could land them in truth-in-advertising trouble with the Consumers Institute. […]
Gordon Campbell previews the Obama/McCain debate
Gordon Campbell previews the Obama/McCain debate At least the ‘Town Hall’ format for today’s debate between John McCain and Barack Obama should play to some […]
Gordon Campbell: Post PREFU Preview Of National's Tax Cuts
Tax cuts are a flexible piece of political ectoplasm. To those who peddle them, as Paul Krugman once noted, there is hardly an economic ill […]
Gordon Campbell: Post PREFU Preview Of National’s Tax Cuts
Tax cuts are a flexible piece of political ectoplasm. To those who peddle them, as Paul Krugman once noted, there is hardly an economic ill […]
Gordon Campbell on the Greens election campaign launch
Images Simon Scott Click for big version ***** Hard to credit such a thing from the Green Party, but their television ads were the star […]
Gordon Campbell on Key and Clark refusing to debate
The debate about the television debates rages on. In the television election debates this year, it seems that Helen Clark and John Key will only […]
Gordon Campbell on the Rejection of the Bailout Plan
Gordon Campbell on the House rejection of the bailout plan So the House has rejected the bailout plan – or more correctly, the House Republicans […]
Gordon Campbell on Palin’s bad week, and the bailout plan
Luckily for Sarah Palin, the focus on the presidential debates and the $700 million bailout plan helped to bury a horrific series of news events […]
Gordon Campbell interviews Hone Harawira
***** Gordon Campbell interviews Hone Harawira about Maori Party election strategy – Images Kevin List While the Maori Party does at times consciously project an […]
On The US Bailout, And On Treating Key With Kid Gloves
This is crunch week for the US financial system, and the Democrats need to play hardball and vote against the $700 billion bailout plan. Because […]
The contemptible behaviour of both Peters and Key
By Gordon Campbell Image – Lyndon Hood ***** This week, the public itself could be forgiven for treating Parliament with contempt. In a majority decision, […]
How US Financial Meltdown Will Affect NZ Election
By Gordon Campbell Click to enlarge ***** So, what impact is the world’s biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression having on the New Zealand […]
Brian Henry’s last stand at the privileges committee
Words Gordon Campbell – Images Kevin List ***** The final lingering image of the privileges committee investigation of Winston Peters was an apt one – […]
‘Horse race’ political journalism
Click to enlarge So election day is November 8 which – it seems from media commentary over the weekend – was totally obvious to political […]
Gordon Campbell: Winston Peters’ Rebuttal Of Glenn
Image – Lyndon Hood ***** Winston Peters goal last night was simple survival. And if the rules of natural justice rules still apply, he did […]
Gordon Campbell: Winston Peters' Rebuttal Of Glenn
Image – Lyndon Hood ***** Winston Peters goal last night was simple survival. And if the rules of natural justice rules still apply, he did […]
Gordon Campbell interviews Robert Fisk
Robert Fisk at the Copthorne Hotel, Mt Victoria Wellington September 2008 – Images Kevin List ***** Robert Fisk was born 62 years ago in Maidstone, […]
Gordon Campbell on the Owen Glenn testimony
Images Kevin List ***** With hindsight – or even you’d think, with foresight – it was not a great idea for Michael Cullen to be […]
Gordon Campbell on Defence, and strike three for Peters
Briefly: Strike three may signal that Winston Peters and New Zealand First are soon to be out for the count. Beforehand, and despite all the […]
Gordon Campbell: The Bad Blood Between the SFO and Peters
Click to enlarge Like clashing CGI dinosaurs in a Peter Jackson movie, the Serious Fraud Office and Winston Peters seem to be creatures from another […]