Failing the “Leftist” litmus test
LIKE THE WAR in Ukraine, the war in Gaza is serving as a remarkable litmus test for the Left. It…
Chris Trotter
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Disinformation from the Left
DISINFORMATION has been part and parcel of the political process since, well, forever. It was only in the Nineteenth Century,…
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Losing the Working Class
I ALWAYS WONDERED what it would take to detach the New Zealand working class from Labour. Not all of the…
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Nostalgic for a joyous Left
I WAS A CAPTAIN COOK MAN, Grant Robertson was a Robbie Burns man. If you know anything about the great…
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Losing the Left
IN THE CURRENT MIX of electoral alternatives, there is no longer a credible left-wing party. Not when “a credible left-wing…
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The Greater Of Two Evils.
THE GREATEST VIRTUE of being the Opposition is not being the Government. Only very rarely is an opposition party elected…
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Delirious Hatred: The Dystopic Tendencies of Twenty-First Century Progressivism.
I THINK I’VE WORKED IT OUT – why writing about today’s version of “progressive” politics leaves me feeling so depressed….
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Helpless Amnesiacs: The Media’s Dangerous Lack Of Historical Memory
WHAT PUZZLES ME is the historical ignorance of today’s political journalists. Politicians like Chris Bishop will always reach for hyperbole…
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So Little To Defend, So Much To Punish.
MOST OF US use our votes in one of three ways: as a weapon; as a shield; as a tool….
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The Election Labour Has To Lose.
LABOUR’S GOING TO LOSE the General Election, and everybody with a shred of objectivity left knows it. The government of…