The government’s road bings is clever politics but a slap in the face for those genuinely concerned about the twin crises of climate and inequality. There’s more money to spend and here’s how to spend it…
Read MoreThe somewhat dis-United Kingdom is leaving the EU. I thought it might be useful to review my columns on Brexit.
Read MoreIf we want things to stay the same, something has to change.
Note. What follows is fiction, except for the facts.
Read MoreWhy roading lays down a path to Election 2020 for the coalition government and Labour in particular and puts National on bumpy ground
Read MorePerhaps there is a middle way between having a fixed date and leaving it up to the prime minister of the day.
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The Building and Construction Industry shows that the light-handed regulation often does not work.
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National’s Chris Pend thinks that our courts may need therapy dogs to help those going through their processes. Is he barking mad, or leading the pack?
Read MoreFast food joints are unhealthy, manipulative and a rip-off. So why do so many of us keep coming back? One drive-through experience offers a clue
Read MoreFor years President Trump has been the sort of non-interventionist Commender-in-Chief many of those outside his party said they wanted in the White House. Which is why the killing of Qassem Suleimani raises so many questions
Read MoreRelevant: Adjective
Closely aligned with or appropriate to what is happening
Appropriate to the time, period, or circumstances; of contemporary interest
Critics may find it difficult to say relevant in a changing world.
Happy new election year! Each of the parties in parliament will be faced with an array of politics they can’t predict or control. But some things are clear, even on new year’s day. So these are the things they will be looking to control in 2020
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David Skegg’s book not only argues for vigorous population-based health programs but also provides an uncomfortable account of how decisions in the public interest can be overwhelmed by short-term politics.
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The past year has been one of pretty positive progress by all the parliamentary parties. Let’s take a look at what they’ve achieved in 2019
Read MoreWith things getting serious, we may need to think the unthinkable.
Read MoreWhile it all seems so pointless, there are lessons we can take from the #TurnArdern saga.
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Has the democratic socialist tradition become a conservative force in politics throughout the world?
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