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Gordon Campbell on the Hit&Run inquiry
Thursday, 12 April 2018, 2:50 pm | Gordon Campbell
So there is to be a government inquiry into the 2010 raid on an Afghan village, as described in the Nicky Hager/Jon Stephenson book Hit & Run. Good news, and the inquiry has been welcomed by Hager. Yet with the best will in the world, such an ... More >>
On Labour’s timidity, and the temporary outrage over Syria
Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 12:21 pm | Gordon Campbell
What an odd post-Cabinet press conference that was yesterday, from PM Jacinda Ardern and Finance Minister Grant Robertson. Overall, it was like hearing from the flight desk that the plane was losing pressure, one of the wings had been showing signs ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on racial profiling at Immigration NZ
Friday, 6 April 2018, 11:33 am | Gordon Campbell
So Immigration New Zealand has been using racial profiling to guide its decisions on which kinds of immigrants it should deport. More >>
Gordon Campbell on making our roads safer, less congested
Wednesday, 4 April 2018, 10:46 am | Gordon Campbell
If Auckland wants a better, modern transport system – and if the rest of the country wants safer roads that kill and injure fewer people every year – then this will cost money, and all of us will need to make sacrifices to pay for it. The ‘do nothing’ ... More >>
On Middlemore Hospital as a symptom of neglect
Tuesday, 3 April 2018, 11:27 am | Gordon Campbell
Week by week, the sheer scale of the neglect to crucial social infrastructure by the Key/English government becomes apparent – and with it the size (and expense) of the problems they’ve left behind, for the Ardern government to somehow address. ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on the looming Hit & Run inquiry
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 10:13 am | Gordon Campbell
It now seems certain the government will be launching an independent inquiry (after Easter) into the allegations contained in the Hit & Run book, and related matters. At the post-Cabinet press conference this week, PM Jacinda Ardern confirmed to Werewolf ... More >>
On the hype about the Reserve Bank’s new governor
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 11:35 am | Gordon Campbell
It is time for the ritual handover at the Reserve Bank. Sometime today, Adrian Orr will don the gubernatorial undergarments, drain the Goblet of Knowledge and be led down, down the spiral staircase to confront the Beast of Inflation in its lair, believed ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on a trade war with China
Friday, 23 March 2018, 1:29 pm | Gordon Campbell
A s things currently stand, the White House has NOT included New Zealand on its list of allies whose steel and aluminium exports to the US will be exempted from US President Donald Trump’s recent hike in tariffs. More >>
Gordon Campbell on the PM’s Indonesian guest and West Papua
Thursday, 15 March 2018, 11:39 am | Gordon Campbell
A s David Lange once said, it is almost impossible to get New Zealand to think about Indonesia, the huge nation sitting right on our doorstep. The visit to this country early next week by Indonesian president Joko Widodo won’t change that situation, ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on Winston Peters' cozying up to Trump
Tuesday, 13 March 2018, 11:44 am | Gordon Campbell
Gordon Campbell on Winston Peters' attempts to cozy up to Trump, and to Russia First published on Werewolf More >>
Gordon Campbell on Police pursuits
Monday, 12 March 2018, 10:50 am | Gordon Campbell
T he willingness of the Police to play Russian roulette with public safety via its current policy on pursuits continues to end in carnage: three dead in Nelson, two in the speeding car, and one member of the public unlucky enough to be in the wrong ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on the #MeToo movement in Sweden
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 1:35 pm | Gordon Campbell
I n the week leading up to International Women’s Day (today!) the Oscars enabled the rich and famous to do what elites can usefully do: namely, they can shine a spotlight on the attitudes and practices that oppress women, blacks, Hispanics and indigenous ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on the departure of Steven Joyce
Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 10:49 am | Gordon Campbell
I n the end, the party leadership left the loaded revolver on Steven Joyce’s desk, and he did the decent thing. Amy Adams as Finance spokesperson will now become the main “change” element in the generational shift promised by new party leader ... More >>
Gordon Campbell: Our unthinking readiness to confront China
Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 12:35 pm | Gordon Campbell
I n New Zealand, trade is viewed solely through the lens of the economy, alone. Other countries – our friends and rivals alike – regard trade deals from a far more sophisticated mindset (as an adjunct of diplomacy and defence ) and proceed ... More >>
Campbell on the inquiry into the abuse of children in care
Thursday, 18 January 2018, 11:40 am | Gordon Campbell
A pparently, PM Jacinda Ardern has chosen to exclude faith-based institutions from the government’s promised inquiry into the abuse of children in state care. Any role for religious institutions – eg the Catholic Church – would be only to observe ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on Oprah as a presidential hopeful
Tuesday, 16 January 2018, 1:19 pm | Gordon Campbell
O prah for President…That was one of those summer silly season stories, right ? Maybe not. On the morning after the Golden Globes Awards ceremony where she delivered That Speech (“ I want all the girls watching here now to know that a new day is ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on the latest US threats to bomb North Korea
Thursday, 11 January 2018, 8:44 pm | Gordon Campbell
J ust before Christmas, the US political scientist and government consultant Edward Luttwak published an article in Foreign Policy magazine called “Its Time To Bomb North Korea.” More >>
Gordon Campbell on the US demonising of Iran
Friday, 5 January 2018, 12:47 pm | Gordon Campbell
Satan may not exist, but the Evil One has always been a handy tool for priests and politicians alike. Currently, Iran is the latest bogey conjured up by Washington to (a) justify its foreign policy interventions and (b) distract attention from its ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on the attacks on Lorde, over Israel
Tuesday, 2 January 2018, 12:53 pm | Gordon Campbell
T he escalation of attacks on Lorde for her considered decision not to perform in Israel is unfortunate, but is not entirely unexpected. In many respects though, the full page Washington Post ad attack upon the New Zealand singer – and on the recent ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on the quest for zero net carbon emissions
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 11:14 am | Gordon Campbell
Gordon Campbell on yesterday’s quest for zero net carbon emissions First published on Werewolf More >>
