Obama’s debut on the world stage , more Auckland
This week will be dominated by coverage of Barack Obama’s first foray on the world stage, as President. Today and tomorrow he will be in […]
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The rush to impose the ‘Super City’ proposal on Auckland
So, as John Key explained at his press conference yesterday, Cabinet will have reached a decision by April 6th about the Royal Commission’s Auckland “Super […]
The Helen Clark appointment
While Helen Clark’s appointment to a four year term as administrator of the United Nations Development Plan is a major personal achievement, let’s not lose […]
Parliament’s willingness to scrutinise the SIS
This evening the new members of Parliament’s committee on the security and intelligence will meet for the first time. John Key, Rodney Hide, Tariana Turia, […]
The Goverment’s rash of PR debacles, & Bob Marley
Plainly, the wheels are now falling off the government’s attempts to govern by tokenism and PR gimmicks – the nine day working fortnight, the national […]
The Goverment’s rash of PR debacles, & Bob Marley
Plainly, the wheels are now falling off the government’s attempts to govern by tokenism and PR gimmicks – the nine day working fortnight, the national […]
The Forces Foreclosing Barack Obama’s Foreign Policy Options
Image: The White House. See… President Bush Welcomes President-Elect Obama While Barack Obama’s attention has been focused almost entirely on the plight of the US […]
Spies in Parliament, the Rugby World Cup and the privatization of TVNZ
So, as Scoop recommended six weeks ago, the SIS is to be told to close its files on sitting MPs. Paul Neazor, the SIS Inspector-General, […]
Campbell: Power's reluctance to cap energy prices, and TVNZ Job Losses
Obviously, any Minister will try to dodge getting involved in a no win situation if they can help it, and the old ‘that’s an operational […]
Campbell: Power’s reluctance to cap energy prices, and TVNZ Job Losses
Obviously, any Minister will try to dodge getting involved in a no win situation if they can help it, and the old ‘that’s an operational […]
The miserly funding of the 9 day fortnight, and Israel's war on children
Plainly, workers are going to be the first people over the side of the lifeboat during this recession. The main policy idea to emerge from […]
The miserly funding of the 9 day fortnight, and Israel’s war on children
Plainly, workers are going to be the first people over the side of the lifeboat during this recession. The main policy idea to emerge from […]
The corporate welfarism that lies behind foreign aid programme changes
Can a subsidy to our own national airline really qualify as foreign aid to the Pacific ? Apparently it can. As Scoop reported on Monday, […]
Murray McCully’s attack on New Zealand’s foreign aid programme
These days, much of our foreign aid should be being directed into providing a safety net for the poor. If you count the oil price […]
How Treasury put us on the hook to finance companies
Click to enlarge If a firm stopped taking deposits last September, and was heavily exposed in the current economic climate to a major loan to […]
Our Dependence On Australia; Tax Cuts; TVNZ
Click to enlarge One bonus of being a branch office of the Australian economy is that we can shelter at times in the shade of […]
Gordon Campbell on Friday’s job summit, and whether anyone has an end game for the recession
How bad is bad likely to be ? At this point, Friday’s job summit will begin under the shadow of a great unknown. No-one it […]
Gordon Campbell On Who May Succeed Jeanette Fitzsimons
Click to enlarge The fortunes of politicians can change overnight – cock of the walk one day, coq au vin the next. Not that Green […]
Gordon Campbell on National’s shambolically popular style of government, plus the Israeli election
Click to enlarge Much as he’d dislike the comparison, Bill English is being almost Bolgeresque in the non- ideological approach he’s taken to running the […]
Gordon Campbell on how spying on politicians should be managed in future
Click to enlarge For the meantime, Prime Minister John Key has kicked for touch on whether security services directly responsible to him should be allowed […]
John Key’s infrastructure announcement
Click to enlarge So earlier today, we saw Prime Minister John Key unveil phase two of his government’s ‘rolling maul’ of solutions to the financial […]
Campbell: Sir Roger Douglas, And His Orewa Speech
Quaint. 25 years after Roger Douglas first won the power to affect this country, he has returned to Orewa, the elephant’s graveyard of politicians ( […]
Gordon Campbell: Obama, Locke & Israeli Elections
One of the year’s major foreign policy decisions will soon be landing on the table of John Key’s government. The US will be coming round […]
Gordon Campbell: Obama, Locke & Israeli Elections
One of the year’s major foreign policy decisions will soon be landing on the table of John Key’s government. The US will be coming round […]
Gordon Campbell on the challenges that the RMA changes pose for the Maori Party
Click to enlarge The Maori Party and the National Party are strange bedfellows, and this week has offered a few more examples of the tricky […]
How the government’s media imagery diverges from reality
The media loves a little Westie battler, but is not quite so keen on people who use privilege to get what they want. Last week […]
Gregg Gillis of 'Girl Talk' Talks Copyright
Greg Gillis – pumping out a set of ‘fair use’ jams in Wellington 2009 – image courtesy of Neon Sleep ***** Gregg Gillis is Girl […]
Gregg Gillis of ‘Girl Talk’ Talks Copyright
Greg Gillis – pumping out a set of ‘fair use’ jams in Wellington 2009 – image courtesy of Neon Sleep ***** Gregg Gillis is Girl […]
Gordon Campbell on Obama's closing of Guantanamo
Yes, this is change we can believe in. Barack Obama’s executive order on interrogation stipulates that the US must close its black detention sites, cease […]
Gordon Campbell on Obama’s closing of Guantanamo
Yes, this is change we can believe in. Barack Obama’s executive order on interrogation stipulates that the US must close its black detention sites, cease […]