Pink crosses
Right now, there are 650 pink crosses on the lawn of Parliament. Each one symbolises a woman who has died (or will die) of breast Read More
A civil union
United we stand. The unions and the Greens have been singing from the same song sheet quite a lot recently. First, it was our support Read More
An early election?
It’s the economy, dumbo. The other thing TV One’s Political Editor Mark Sainsbury made a lot of last night was Kiwis’ souring economic outlook. The Read More
Nats in trouble
Political parties hang on every poll during election year. There was another one last night. To get an accurate picture of what’s happening, though, it’s Read More
Investing ethically
“Our money will end up bankrolling the Lockheed-Martins, Monsantos, McDonalds and Sky Cities of this world, regardless of the misery they might inflict on people Read More
Public bars and Green optimism
Further to the Act/Green distinction, former Listener editor Finlay Macdonald opines in this morning’s SST (sorry no live link yet): the right are not deporting Read More
Youngsters
Who do young people vote for? The Sunday Star-Times this morning has a feature about the supposed increasing number of university students who identify themselves Read More
Avoiding the radar
“Flying under the radar.” That’s what Aussie Lynton Crosby – the campaign chief for the Conservative Party in Britain and a veteran of John Howard’s Read More
Nationhood
The recently resigned David Blunkett has thoughts on nationhood he’d like to share. He writes in the Guardian: We need a glue that holds us Read More