The looming danger of NZs demographics
Inconveniently there is one very large elephant in the room. The Minster of Finance chooses not see it, and does not want anyone, especially academics, drawing attention to it.
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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Oh, Lucky Man! Phil Goff’s “dispensation” is as ill-considered as it is ill-deserved
The same Phil Goff who had voted to expel anyone who defied the will of Caucus has not only been extended the privilege of abstaining from voting against the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s enabling legislation, but also of actually crossing the floor of the House of Representatives and voting in favour of it.
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Inclusive leadership needed for TPPA protests
It’s been deeply disappointing to read in the past week a mixture of unhelpful commentary and half-baked drivel about protest against the TPPA signing ceremony at Auckland’s Skycity next week.
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EXCLUSIVE: TPPA Auckland Town Hall meeting video
Please share and retweet this as much as possible as there are things said in this meeting the mainstream media have still not highlighted.
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Labour nails TPPA colours to the mast just in time
Labour’s unequivocal opposition to the TPPA will please the rank-and-file of the party whose desire for autonomy and authenticity was so clearly evident at its conference last year.
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The 0.004% Mandate: Why opponents of the TPPA should boycott Real Choice’s “blockade” on 4 February
Real Choice’s very public threats will also, very likely, have prompted the acquisition of interception warrants by the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) who will, doubtless, be liaising with their colleagues at the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) to set up comprehensive real-time surveillance of Real Choice’s members.
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An open letter of welcome to Syrian refugees
To the Syrians who arrived in New Zealand last week, I greet you with a warm “Marhaba” – you are all welcome in Aoteroa!
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Growing up on death row – Amnesty International
Between 2005 and 2015, Amnesty International recorded 73 hangings of child offenders, including at least four in 2015. A UN report issued in August 2014 stated that more than 160 juvenile offenders were on death row.
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As with Corbyn, the establishment underestimated Sanders
The US political establishment is a little less cocky now that Bernie Sanders is surging in the polls. The latest polls show him ahead in the New Hampshire primary race and the Iowa caucuses.
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A “Menu” Of Protest: Confronting Riot Police shouldn’t be the only protest option on 4 February
Some consideration should, nevertheless, be given to the problem created by the Police’s announcement that it has been engaged for some time in “Public Order Training” – a.k.a. Riot Control.