Rudd not enough
The rebirth of Kevin Rudd MkII as Aussie PM is not enough; not enough difference, not enough support, not enough
A political view from NZ suburbia
The rebirth of Kevin Rudd MkII as Aussie PM is not enough; not enough difference, not enough support, not enough
There should be more subtlety in an era of professional politicians than Gillard’s klutz-politics. With advances in neuroscience and behavioural
The professional era of democratic politics has changed the purpose from representing the public, to making decisions for them. In
Aussie PM Julia Gillard launched a campaign this week under her own name, linking her political survival with the survival
Hekia Parata’s trumpeting of National Standards data was old style politics, despite qualifications. The release of the second year of
John Key has correctly, but out of self-interest, complained that the hounding of Peter Dunne has gone too far. “In
It turns out that 18-24 year olds are more libertarian than you’d think. An Economist review of the long running
Aaron Gilmore should have stayed on in Parliament, to reinstate his reputation. Remember Aaron Gilmore? The MP vilified, bullied and
I’m up for a fight, and politics ought to be passionate, so I take no exception to Michelle Obama’s physical
Obama fell for the oldest of self-deceiving narratives; support the little guy. David against Goliath is an expression of one