February 2013 – Political Business

Mandates: Voters’ cognitive dissonance

markblackham: Nine months ago, John Key said National had a mandate for part sales of state assets. He’s repeating the

More evidence has emerged today in the Wall Street Journal that subsidies for movies are poor investments. It’s a must-read

Packaging is as powerful as the thing itself. Many politicians adopt current fads in their behaviour, in an attempt to

Friday political funny. Japanese politicians portrayed as zombies. Hmmm. The kotaku link to the original source is anime, so typically

Taking a drink was the one moment of humanity in Rubio’s over-prepared speech, and he fluffed it. Pundits poke fun

When members of the public have talked together about NZ Labour Leader David Shearer, the topic has been his leadership.

Big set-piece speeches like today’s US State of the Union address almost always let the public down in direct proportion

Politicians have adopted the code language of the corporate world, and it’s hurting their connection with voters. The professionalisation of

There’s humour in ordinary life, but none in politics. That’s got to change. Politics is about serious matters. But then,