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On The Freeing Of Julian Assange
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 10:09 am | Gordon Campbell
Finally, Julian Assange is free after 12 years of confinement. Yet ultimately, his freedom was conditional on a plea bargain charade whereby he admitted to a charge under the US Espionage Act that he had unlawfully solicited, obtained and distributed ... More >>
On Cancer Drugs, And The Great Ferries Cancellation Disaster Of ’23
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 11:47 am | Gordon Campbell
The decision taken last December to cancel the contract for the two purpose-built Cook Strait ferries – without having a Plan B in mind, let alone in place - has been a calamity that’s going to haunt New Zealand for decades to come. More >>
On Why We Shouldn’t Buy New Planes For The PM
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 11:25 am | Gordon Campbell
Do we really “need” a special plane to fly trade missions and media around the globe? Many people would probably like to know to what extent they are subsidising the travels of the corporates on board – is it partially, or totally? More >>
On Why The Biden “peace Plan” For Gaza Is Doomed
Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 11:53 am | Gordon Campbell
After months and months of blocking every attempt to achieve a Gaza ceasefire, Biden is now marketing his own three-stage “peace plan” to end the conflict - which is hobbled by its service to Israeli priorities - while falsely claiming that Hamas ... More >>
On How Moderates Empower The Political Right
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 1:12 pm | Gordon Campbell
Struth, what a week. Having made sure the rural sector won’t have to pay any time soon for its pollution, PM Christopher Luxon yesterday chose Fieldays 2024 to launch a parliamentary inquiry into rural banking services, to see how the banks have been ... More >>
On Our Doomed Love Affair With Oil And Gas
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 11:37 am | Gordon Campbell
Will anyone really want to invest big time in resuming oil and gas exploration in our corner of the planet? Yes, our ageing natural gas fields are in decline. But betting on foreign oil companies to come to the rescue is a forlorn hope. And, it ... More >>
On Cutting The Sick Leave Of Vulnerable Workers
Friday, 7 June 2024, 12:41 pm | Gordon Campbell
Should sick leave be part and parcel of the working conditions from Day One on the job, just like every other health and safety provision? Or should access to sick leave be something that only gradually accumulates, depending on how long a worker ... More >>
On The Curse Of Being Politically Moderate About Everything
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 1:24 pm | Gordon Campbell
While the Tories move further right to defend their base against the new threat of Nigel Farage's Reform Party, Starmer is marching Labour right into the centre, by actively stripping out what little remains of Labour’s left-wing identity. More >>
On Nicola Willis And Her Surplus Fetish
Friday, 31 May 2024, 10:12 am | Gordon Campbell
So.... according to the Treasury, we’ll have to borrow $17.1 billion by June 2028, to help fund a nearly $10B tax cut programme paid for by slashing our public services. Conventional political wisdom to the contrary, there is little public support for ... More >>
On Blurring The Lines Around Political Corruption
Monday, 27 May 2024, 1:50 pm | Gordon Campbell
We like to think NZ is free from a culture of political corruption. But the I Am Hope charity whose chair donated $27K to National has been awarded a $24M contract to provide mental health services, and that's just the start... More >>
On South Africa’s Harsh Election Choices
Monday, 27 May 2024, 1:03 pm | Gordon Campbell
The ANC’s goal in Wednesday’s South African election will be to staunch the bleeding of its support, with polls indicating it will lose its overall majority for the first time since the Mandela election of 1994. More >>
On Blurring The Lines Around Political Corruption
Friday, 24 May 2024, 1:40 pm | Gordon Campbell
We like to think NZ is free from a culture of political corruption. But the I Am Hope charity whose chair donated $27K to National has been awarded a $24M contract to provide mental health services, and that;'s just the start... More >>
On The Privatising Of State Housing Provision, By Stealth
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 11:44 am | Gordon Campbell
The scathing “independent” review of Kāinga Ora barely hit the table before the coalition government had acted on it. And, Biden seems oblivious to the prospect that his “ironclad” commitment to Benjamin Netanyahu may well end up handing ... More >>
Gordon Campbell On Israel’s Political Split, And The New Caledonia Crisis
Monday, 20 May 2024, 12:01 pm | Gordon Campbell
A three-way split ois pening up in Israel’s “War Cabinet” between Netanyahu, his long-term rival Benny Gantz, and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. And Noumea is reeling from the economic, infrastructure, social and political cost of the ongoing unrest. More >>
On The Psychological Horror Film Possession
Friday, 17 May 2024, 12:43 pm | Gordon Campbell
You don’t need to have gone through a horrible breakup to relate to the 1981 film Possession, but it would help. Arguably, this is cinema’s most accurate portrayal of the lunacy of heartbreak. As one critic advised, don’t get divorced before you’ve More >>
On ACT’s Charter Schools Experiment
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 10:55 am | Gordon Campbell
If there was still any doubt as to who is running this government, this week’s charter schools announcement has settled the matter. While jobs and public services continue to be cut in the name of austerity the government has somehow found $153 ... More >>
On Why Anti-Zionism Is Not Anti-Semitic
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 9:54 am | Gordon Campbell
The term “anti- Zionism” refers to criticism of the political movement that created a modern Jewish state on the historical land of Israel, and “anti-Semitism” is bigotry and racism directed at Jewish people, per se. US President Joseph Biden treated More >>
On Miserly School Lunches, And The Banning Of TikTok’s Gaza Coverage
Friday, 10 May 2024, 10:38 am | Gordon Campbell
The school lunches programme is to be downgraded by $107 million, and women need bother their heads no longer about pay equity, let alone expect ACC to provide adequate sexual violence prevention services. Meanwhile, the government is keeping up its ... More >>
On The Hamas Ceasefire Offer, And Mark Mitchell’s Incompetence
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 9:27 am | Gordon Campbell
With hindsight, it was inevitable that (a) Hamas would agree to the ceasefire deal brokered by Egypt and Qatar and that (b) Israel would then immediately launch attacks on Rafah, regardless. More >>
On unemployment, Winston Peters’ low boiling point and music criticism
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 2:08 pm | Gordon Campbell
The rise in unemployment numbers for the March quarter was bigger than expected – and especially sharp amongst young job seekers. The surge in migration has boosted the ranks of the jobless, and is depressing wage growth. As usual this government ... More >>
