Russel Archive

  • Russel Norman

    Liu Xiaobo awarded Nobel Peace Prize - by Russel Norman



    Liu Xiaobo, Chinese dissident and democracy campaigner, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China”. Liu is in jail for 11 years for advocating for democracy and human rights in China. NY Times reports that China threatened that relations with Norway would be damaged if [...] read more
    October 9, 2010 5:20 pm - No Comments
  • frog

    Herald approves, but gets some basics very wrong - by frog



    Today’s Herald editorial seems keen on the new working relationship between the Greens and National.  But their positive assessment comes at the very end, while much of the piece discusses a supposed change in attitude by the Greens. This agreement, under which the Greens and ministers will work together in several policy areas, clearly owes a great deal [...] read more
    April 13, 2009 11:48 am - 30 Comments
  • frog

    A water resource levy - by frog



    Another quote from thre Green’s Annual Meeting happening this weekend.  This time from Russel: And we need to future-proof our economy by getting the right price signals in place so that our economy becomes more efficient at using finite resources. The weird thing is that for all their new right rhetoric about incentives for beneficiaries, [...] read more
    June 2, 2008 7:24 am - 28 Comments
  • frog

    Protecting freedom of speech and fairer elections - by frog



    Here’s a few quotes from Russel and Metiria at their press conference on the Electoral Finance Bill on Monday: “…Democracy is a fundamental principle of our society. But democracy does not happen in a vacuum. It happens in a society which is increasingly characterised by inequality of wealth and that inequality of wealth can have [...] read more
    November 21, 2007 2:50 pm - 36 Comments