Gordon Campbell on the major party political speeches
As one would expect at the outset of the political year, the recent trio of ‘state of the nation’ addresses have been more about impression […]
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On the Greens housing proposals, and Pita Sharples
In the wake of David Shearer’s Labour party conference speech last year, housing policy has become a crunch test of how well each political party […]
On the Cabinet reshuffle
There are not many problems in life where “Bring back Nick Smith!” seems like an ideal solution. Nor will the public be inclined to think […]
On the crisis in affordable housing
The lack of affordable housing, as Finance Minister Bill English conceded last year, is an example of market failure, and in this Q&A transcript English […]
On the subsidies for The Hobbit
It does have a familiar Winston Peters ring to it. Peters’ proposal earlier this week that Warners should repay its Hobbit subsidies taps into (a) […]
Gordon Campbell on pay hikes for MPs, and year’s end
At Christmas time, the thoughts of the Remuneration Authority are evidently not with the Child in the manger kind of stuff, but with the somewhat […]
Gordon Campbell on the petrol price hike
One can only imagine the outcry if a centre left government could manage to meet its goals as economic managers – in this case, to […]
Gordon Campbell on the fallout from the Bain compensation row
In essence, everyone in New Zealand falls into one of three camps on David Bain, and whether or not he should be paid compensation: (a) […]
Gordon Campbell on Judith Collins' handling of the Bain compensation report
Presumably, we are only days away (at most) from learning the contents of the report on the David Bain compensation case prepared by the distinguished […]
Gordon Campbell on New Zealand’s embarrassing TPP overtures to the Americans
New Zealand has been hosting the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks in Auckland for the past week, but you’d have to say things haven’t worked […]
Gordon Campbell on Tim Groser’s ‘political projectile vomiting’ about the TPPA
Remember how the Key government has justified being so very, very secretive about the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) because goodness me, you don’t negotiate these […]
Gordon Campbell and a Canadian analysis of the TPP
As the latest nine day round of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations begins in Auckland today, Canada will be a full-blown participant for the […]
Gordon Campbell on the NZ Herald’s attack on Jane Kelsey
The best way of appreciating Fran O’Sullivan’s attack on Auckland University law professor Jane Kelsey in the NZ Herald yesterday is to read it aloud […]
Into The Cave of Dreams – Trans Pacific Partnership
Is the Trans Pacific Partnership a free trade mirage?
Selling the Farm – Trans Pacific Partnership
Just how much could a TPP deal to get our dairy into the United States really cost us?
The Neutering Of Pharmac – Trans Pacific Partnership
How the TPP trade deal means trouble for our drugs buying agency.
Head First Into The Spaghetti Bowl – Trans Pacific Partnership
An exclusive interview with the world’s leading trade scholar, Jagdish Bhagwati.
MegaContradictions
Copyright infringement is allegedly theft – so how come state agencies and corporates advertise on pirate sites?
Hipster Irony and Capitalism
Hipsters are (really annoying) people too
Go To China
The best (and worst) films of 2012
Art On Desolation Row
A great art museum endures, amidst social and environmental disaster by the Aral Sea
From The Hood : This Movie Sucks
Shouldn’t reality have a better script?
The Complicatist : Serengeti, Del Shannon, Lana Del Rey
Learning survival tactics from Brian Dennehy
* * * * * WEREWOLF ISSUE 35, October 11, 2012 * * * * *
The Octoberr 2012 Edition of Werewolf
Gordon Campbell on John Key, and The Hobbit
By now, we’ve come to recognize Prime Minister John Key’s typical response to bad news, which is to (a) claim the real figures aren’t in […]
Gordon Campbell on Labour’s leadership vote
According to one of RNZ’s Morning Report hosts this morning, David Shearer “needs to stamp his authority” on the Labour caucus over the David Cunliffe […]
Gordon Campbell on the Labour Party ructions
One of the credibility problems for the Labour Party is that the party membership is considerably to the left of both David Cunliffe and David […]
Gordon Campbell on David Shearer, and intelligence agencies’ legal powers
The conference speech that David Shearer will deliver this weekend is shaping up as one of those Masterchef/New Zealand’s Got Talent events where the nation […]
Gordon Campbell on the government’s bad week, and General Petraeus
A week is a long time but, thankfully for governments, the flow of news tends to get broken down into discrete items which can then […]
Gordon Campbell on where the US goes from here
Was it only four years ago that Barack Obama was first elected? The visibly tired, visibly older man on stage in Chicago yesterday seemed to […]