Careful what you ask for Labour Party: following UK Labour not smart politics
Labour leader Chris Hipkins is presently in the United Kingdom to learn from the British Labour Party led by new…
Author: Ian Powell
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Blending false narratives with scapegoating; think pots, kettles and black!
In my previous post of Otaihanga Second Opinion I discussed the role of false narratives in Aotearoa New Zealand’s health…
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Surgeons College exposes false narrative that frontline services don’t depend on ‘back office’ functions
A false narrative is a commonly held belief that is based on incorrect or incomplete information. Often, false narratives refer to…
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An email that almost says it all
The term ‘social wage’ was once used a lot in public discourse in Aotearoa New Zealand but much less so…
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Puberty blockers and the Hippocratic Oath
I am proud of the fact that despite some criticism (including vitriol) I have taken a public position for trans…
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From financial illiteracy smear to understanding healthcare complexities; history repeating or rhyming?
When Prime Minister Chris Luxon and Health Minister Shane Reti announced that the government-appointed Board of Health New Zealand (Te…
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Towards an economy based on provision of human needs
A critical feature in Karl Marx’s theoretical construct of political economy provides a valuable insight on how economies in countries…
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Message from health professionals to health bosses: Please stop the spin
It is difficult to think of something more hazardous in Aotearoa New Zealand at the moment than the parlous state…
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A quiet Health New Zealand resignation that speaks volumes
From when I began my over three decades as Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) I…
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What’s behind cruelty to animals
When the political left uses a class analysis to consider the nature of capitalism in its various forms, it usually…