Five Eyes not the right vehicle to challenge China on human rights
It’s good to see New Zealand criticising China for undermining democracy in Hong Kong, but we shouldn’t do it via a Five Eyes statement.
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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30 years of neoliberalism has failed the poor – so why is Labour continuing it?
The deficiencies of WFF are apparent in this recession as families who become poor enough to qualify for welfare benefit also suffer a significant cut in WFF for their children.
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“Goodfellas”: The Neoliberal National Party Shows Its Ugly Face
ABOUT THE ONLY thing the National Party has got going for it at the moment is the Labour Party.
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Prerequisite: The Government Must Want Change
What’s the optimum Parliamentary term to achieve substantive change? How many Labour-led Governments does it take? What are the right economic conditions? What are the right policy settings? Do we rely on the trickle down from business support to improve worker’s status and pay, or do we support people themselves?
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Dr Liz Gordon: Making progress on justice
I want to begin by acknowledging the immense work that Andrew Little did as Minister of Justice over the past three years, considering and beginning the immense amount of work needed to reform the justice system.
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Mike Pompeo – revealing the enormous power of BDS
Lame duck US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, is on a visit to Israel. Pompeo knows the game is over for Trump and his own position will end in two months when Biden is sworn in as President.
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Meeting The Overwhelming Quantum Of Need – A modest proposal for ending New Zealand’s housing crisis
Socialism doesn’t grow out of thin air: it emerges from an infrastructure in which collectivism – not individualism – has been encoded in institutions’ standard operating procedures.
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The Hollow Persons (With Apologies To T.S. Eliot.)
Let’s do this
Let’s keep moving
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Jeremy Corbyn and false smears of anti-semitism
The best summary I’ve read of the recent report of Britain’s Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) into claims of anti-semitism within the British Labour Party is from Nazareth-based journalist Johnathan Cook here.
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RCEP – A Wake Up Call To Rethink The Failed Hyperglobalisation Model
Professor Kelsey notes that the usually ebullient Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) is even downplaying the deal, admitting that it failed to achieve its objectives.