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Images Kevin List ***** Normally the Prime Minister’s press conference virtually sets the political agenda for the early part of the week but not this […]

Chances are, if someone said they were planning to raid their children’s piggy banks in order to pay the rent – mainly because they just […]

The Olympics are now almost upon us. But before going there…Do you think Winston Peters, in his role as Foreign Minister of course, is being […]

The Prime Minister in question answering mode – Image Kevin List ***** Late on Monday July 29th, means that its time for the Prime Minister’s […]

The Prime Minister in question answering mode – Image Kevin List ***** Late on Monday July 29th, means that its time for the Prime Minister’s […]

By Gordon Campbell ***** At half time in the Winston Peters latest scandal – which seems to involve several money trails complex enough to merit […]

Image – Lyndon Hood ***** The surprising thing about the National Party’s industrial relations policy is not that it’s only a bare outline – these […]

Take my word on this, but the government’s omnibus tax bill that got its first reading last night contains some pretty startling measures. One of […]

Click for big version OK, the Immigration Bill was reported back late yesterday from the Transport and Industrial Relations select committee. Some objectionable features have […]

Click for big version OK, the Immigration Bill was reported back late yesterday from the Transport and Industrial Relations select committee. Some objectionable features have […]

Images Kevin List ***** It is unusual to talk about a 70 year old in terms of untapped potential, but the aura of ‘what might […]

Great to see that the various players in the blogosphere – from the usual great stuff by No Right Turn, to the new website started […]

Click to enlarge On Wednesday, the ANZ economist Cameron Bagrie provided some economic data that – co-incidentally, I’m sure – sought to back up the […]

Some of the more excited posts on my last column queried whether I lacked the fortitude to accuse John Key of corruption over his use […]

Gordon Campbell The National Party’s reluctance to reveal its policy plans passed the point of diminishing returns quite some time ago. Trying to control the […]

By Gordon Campbell The “ we’re a country which came peacefully together” account of New Zealand’s march to nationhood that John Key delivered yesterday on […]

By Gordon Cambell Unless we get a few choice email leaks from John Key’s office – yoo hoo, ready and waiting – we can only […]

By Gordon Campbell Economic uncertainty is National’s latest rationale for why they’re not releasing their main policy positions and costings until the election campaign has […]

Gordon Campbell The wrangle between the government and insurance industry over third party motor vehicle insurance reflects a wider problem for the Clark government – […]

Images Kevin List The interesting thing about Mr. Common Sense & Reliable is the body of evidence that indicates he is neither. I’m not talking […]

By Gordon Campbell ***** Almost every other day, the US presidential race – and the place the Iraq war plays within it – manages to […]

Working With David by Michael Bassett – Hodder Moa Images Kevin List from Working with David’s launch at the National Library Wellington Michael Bassett signs […]

Click for big version Few Labour voters may realise the full extent of what the Clark government has in mind – or has allowed to […]

As predicted on Scoop last Friday. former Green Party MP Mike Ward has done a U-turn, and will now step aside to enable Greens co- […]

As predicted on Scoop last Friday. former Green Party MP Mike Ward has done a U-turn, and will now step aside to enable Greens co- […]