NZ UK FTA “Inclusive Trade” Agenda Does Nothing To Redress Failed Free Trade Model
“The Inclusive Trade agenda in the New Zealand United Kingdom free trade agreement (FTA) attempts to recover some of the…
Setting the Agenda
Political analysis and commentary shaping the progressive debate in Aotearoa New Zealand, focused on power, policy, and accountability.
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Whadda Ya Know?
“In times of war or crisis, power is easily stolen from the many by the few on a promise of…
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Prevarication is no answer
On 23 February, the office of the Minister of Agriculture emailed a response to our open letter, sent on 31…
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Surely the Prime Minister was misquoted…
Surely the Prime Minister was misquoted on the front page of the Weekend Press when she was reported talking about…
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Hypocrisy writ large
US President Joe Biden is right to say Russia is guilty of a “flagrant violation of international law” with its…
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BREAKING: Russia Invades – Evening On The Land
Ukraine crisis: Russia declares war on Ukraine; reports of explosions in Kyiv; Putin sends warning about interference Russian President Vladimir…
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A View From Afar Podcast: Buchanan + Manning on Sanctions and Global Bipolarity
https://youtu.be/DpRC4uR7rp0 A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning discuss whether sanctions will…
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The West Will Ignore Putin’s Weary Anger At Its Peril.
ON CHRISTMAS EVE 1991, Germany and Austria, without warning or consultation, recognised the independence of Slovenia and Croatia. Six months…
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On Coster’s Covid Convoy Strategy
Over the weekend, I tapped out the following: “In what’s going to be my most controversial take this month ……
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MUST READ: Our Dark Shadow: Analysing The Platform’s Profile of the Protesters.
THE PLATFORM has made an invaluable contribution to the increasingly fraught “debate” about the Anti-Vaccination Mandate protest in Parliament Grounds….