Dirty tricks against Corbyn not working
Corbyn’s opponents have tried every trick in the book to dent the Labour leader’s support.
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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Embedded at the New Zealand First Convention Part 1: “The Board is Set, The Pieces Are Moving…”
One of the unique privileges of my position in the NZ politisphere is that I straddle two worlds. I’m a…
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SPECIAL FEATURE: The Truth About Migration (Part 1 of 4)
The issues involved in the current debate over immigration policy are so important for the country that understanding it properly requires an in-depth look that I am attempting here in four parts. I will repeat some of what I have written before but will also provide the most up to date data available.
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Auckland shows government’ policy failures writ large
Auckland is a two speed city ‘Real Housewives of Auckland’ at one end and desperately poor families living in cars in the middle of winter at the other. The affluent of Auckland are immune to the price system- it just doesn’t matter what things cost. At the other end, lives are spent economising on miserable and insufficient disposable incomes where every last 10 cents and every price rise matters.
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Who Are The Alt-Right? Clinton’s Greatest Creation
Late last month, US Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton made world-sweeping headlines for a campaign stump-speech in which she called out – by name – the previously internet-bound phenomenon known as ‘the Alt-Right’.
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Potentially A Game Changer: Some Further Thoughts On The People’s Party
Desperate times have called forth desperate measures. If the politicians won’t respond to the pleas of their immigrant communities, then perhaps they’ll react to some good old-fashioned competition.
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On The ‘New Zealand People’s Party’ – Misconceptions And Projections
Earlier this week a number of media outlets started running stories about something called the “New Zealand People’s Party” – a new electoral vehicle apparently set up by members of the Indian and Chinese communities in a bid to ensure better representation for those communities’ interests in our politics.
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Burka and Burkini bans: counterproductive in essence and effect
If countries with Muslim minorities are serious about achieving a cohesive society, then they should look at the discrimination against their Muslim population.
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Medical marijuana would be sold alongside the Marjoram
A new poll conducted for cannabis campaigners shows New Zealanders want the law changed now. What may be surprising to some is that most people want herbal cannabis sold at health food stores for therapeutic purposes.
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What’s Behind National’s Sudden Police Priority? Winston!
Accept no imitations. The only time National’s generally serious about bolstering the number of ‘boys in blue’ is when they’re out electioneering to increase their Caucus.