Gordon Campbell on bidding bye bye to Boris
Boris Johnson’s exit from the Conservative leadership contest supports the conspiracy theory that he never really expected “Leave” to win
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Gordon Campbell on Bill English living in denial
The working poor have been a direct byproduct of the economic policies in vogue for the past 30 years or more, all over the Western world.
Gordon Campbell on Britain’s pleas for mercy
On Brexit, the Europeans clearly want Britain to get on with it, but no British politician seems willing to step up
Gordon Campbell on the Shewan Inquiry into our tax haven rules
Like the political equivalent of lithium, John Key is routinely administered to dull any politically dangerous mood swings amidst the general public…
Gordon Campbell on the aftermath of Brexit
Now that it has woken up from its Brexit victory hangover, is Britain acting as if it has just won the World Cup? Hardly.
Gordon Campbell on the Ombudsman’s verdict on Paula Rebstock and Ian Rennie
The Ombudsman’s report on the inquiry into events at MFAT pulls back the veil on a far wider issue
Greens + Labour, Aussie Version
…And Other Notes On The Looming Aussie Election
Gordon Campbell on the delusions driving the “Leave” option
On the brink of the Brexit vote, the irrationality of the “Leave” option is now apparent.
Getting Roasted, Kiwi Style
Marketing coffee can be a mug’s game…
Tour of Duty
Taking the “guilt” tour in Auckland Art Gallery
Gordon Campbell on the “T” word, and this Sunday’s election in Spain
Once again, news packages from the US and UK underlined the difference in the treatment of the Pulse night club killings and the murder of Jo Cox.
Gordon Campbell on the RCEP trade deal and other entanglements
So China and the US both have competing trade deals on offer – the TPP for the US and the RCEP for the Chinese – each of which pointedly exclude the other superpower.
Gordon Campbell on the Teina Pora payout
Oops, sorry and $2.5 million in cash as a settlement for wrongful conviction.
Gordon Campbell on political smears and begging
Can a ministerial spin merchant ‘accidentally’ pass on to a journalist the fact that a prominent critic of their Minister is under Police investigation?
Gordon Campbell on our paltry refugee response and a brazen US rewrite of the TPP
The miserly nature of New Zealand’s response to the global refugee crisis continues apace.
On the new Defence White Paper
Once again, government spending on Defence is increasing by leaps and bounds, without any rational cost/benefit analysis.
Gordon Campbell on Muhammad Ali
As with Bob Dylan, Muhammad Ali changed the times so thoroughly that anyone coming along afterwards will probably struggle to understand.
Britain on The Brink
What leaving the EU might mean for Britain
Republican tribalism
Or…Trump as a disaster for neo-liberalism
From Taboo To Empowerment
Menstruation is a pivotal issue in gender equality and human rights
Apocalypticism
The changes in the global climate are as extreme as the US presidential season
Gordon Campbell on tobacco politicking, and the TPP death watch
Has Act leader David Seymour got the easiest job in the world, or what?
Gordon Campbell on yesterday’s Budget
Budgies, so their Wikipedia page says, are popular pets around the world due to their small size, low cost, and ability to mimic human speech. […]
Gordon Campbell on the latest allegations against Helen Clark
According to former PM and UNDP leader current Helen Clark, the allegations leveled at her this week in a Foreign Policy magazine article by the […]
Gordon Campbell on the rise of the far right, and battle bots
In his victory speech at the Cannes film festival this week, the British film director Ken Loach warned that the rise of far right parties […]
Gordon Campbell on bank scandals and air crashes
Libor. It stands for the London Interbank Offered rate. Back in 2012, Libor became synonymous with a scandal involving the dodgy manipulation of how interest […]
From the Hood : Work and Grimmcome
Emergency housing is not so snow white.
Gordon Campbell on electricity pricing, executions, and Bob Dylan at 75
This week, New Zealand’s crisis of poverty and homelessness has been making headlines around the world. At exactly the same time, Electricity Authority has unveiled […]
Gordon Campbell on New Zealand’s support for the Kazakh dictatorship
Thanks to Sacha Baron Cohen, Kazakhstan will always seem like a bit of a jokey, ramshackle kind of place. To that end, the Stuff story […]
Gordon Campbell on the proposed media merger
Monopolies are bad for people, and bad for capitalism, too. Look at what happened in the late 1980s when a Labour government handed a state […]