The cost of a vote is $10
An intriguing study from Waikato University finds that distance to polling stations affects likelihood of voting. In fact, each kilometre
A political view from NZ suburbia
An intriguing study from Waikato University finds that distance to polling stations affects likelihood of voting. In fact, each kilometre
Free speech wins out in Arizona – allowing people to wear political slogans T-shirts on election day. It is nonsensical
The irony of the choice between conscience votes or party-whipping, is that neither of the options involve the public. Conscience
Blaming the media for low election turn-out is ignorant of the complexity and capability of voters – for whom a
Graph of all mentions of the NZ Budget 2012 over social media. Observations: Less chatter on Budget announcement day than
Complaints about money buying political access are confusing cause and conjunction. The real problem in politics is limited networks, not
Why quite rational people disagree with you about political issues
You can pay for political access but unless you can pay for votes it will get you nowhere. You see,
Not content with plain packaging for cigarettes, the Government has decided to plain pack the 2012 Budget as well. It’s
Obama’s team overstepped the mark in hijacking official biographies of other US Presidents to make reference to Obama. In one