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Victims of abuse in care are, at last, receiving recognition, apologies and compensation, but Chris Trotter asks if the Royal Commission has given them a credible explanation of why their suffering was inflicted, and how it was able to go on for so long?
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Victims of abuse in care are, at last, receiving recognition, apologies and compensation, but Chris Trotter asks if the Royal Commission has given them a credible explanation of why their suffering was inflicted, and how it was able to go on for so long?
What social-liberal progressivism faces, writes Chris Trotter, is a conservative populist surge composed of defenders of a status-quo that, if not gone, is, at least, widely perceived as going
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What social-liberal progressivism faces, writes Chris Trotter, is a conservative populist surge composed of defenders of a status-quo that, if not gone, is, at least, widely perceived as going
In Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, 13 July 2024, it wasn’t just Donald Trump who dodged a bullet, writes Chris Trotter
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In Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, 13 July 2024, it wasn’t just Donald Trump who dodged a bullet, writes Chris Trotter
Labour may now enjoy a dominant position in Britain’s political landscape, writes Chris Trotter, but only by virtue of not being swallowed by it
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Labour may now enjoy a dominant position in Britain’s political landscape, writes Chris Trotter, but only by virtue of not being swallowed by it
Democratic Party voters will reach out instinctively for the President they wish they had – blind to the President they have got, Chris Trotter says
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Democratic Party voters will reach out instinctively for the President they wish they had – blind to the President they have got, Chris Trotter says
Keith Locke died at the age of 80 without losing either his heart or his head. Indeed, there was about the man a joyous naiveté that one no longer finds on the New Zealand Left, writes Chris Trotter
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Keith Locke died at the age of 80 without losing either his heart or his head. Indeed, there was about the man a joyous naiveté that one no longer finds on the New Zealand Left, writes Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter asks what would it be like to live in a country where real change was possible? And we could make it?
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Chris Trotter asks what would it be like to live in a country where real change was possible? And we could make it?
There may well have been 50,000 pairs of feet 'Marching For Nature' down Auckland’s Queen Street on Saturday afternoon, writes Chris Trotter, but the figure that impresses the Coalition Government is the 1,450,000 pairs of feet that were somewhere else
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There may well have been 50,000 pairs of feet 'Marching For Nature' down Auckland’s Queen Street on Saturday afternoon, writes Chris Trotter, but the figure that impresses the Coalition Government is the 1,450,000 pairs of feet that were somewhere else
New Zealand’s future belongs to those who do not fear a nation carved out of unity and equity, writes Chris Trotter, and are willing to trust the carvers
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New Zealand’s future belongs to those who do not fear a nation carved out of unity and equity, writes Chris Trotter, and are willing to trust the carvers
Forget the loud-hailers Minister, what you need is TikTok
Only Willie Jackson possesses the credentials to meld together a new Labour message that is, at one and the same moment, staunchly working-class, union-friendly, and which speaks to the hundreds-of-thousands of urban Māori untethered to the neo-tribal cap
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Only Willie Jackson possesses the credentials to meld together a new Labour message that is, at one and the same moment, staunchly working-class, union-friendly, and which speaks to the hundreds-of-thousands of urban Māori untethered to the neo-tribal cap
Chris Trotter says attacking the smartest and most resilient people in the room is never a good idea
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Chris Trotter says attacking the smartest and most resilient people in the room is never a good idea
Chris Trotter says like it or not, the Kiwis are either going into 'Pillar 2' – or they are going to China
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Chris Trotter says like it or not, the Kiwis are either going into 'Pillar 2' – or they are going to China
Will political polarisation intensify to the point where 'normal' government becomes impossible, and democracy is reduced to a triennial search-and-destroy mission?
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Will political polarisation intensify to the point where 'normal' government becomes impossible, and democracy is reduced to a triennial search-and-destroy mission?
In many ways the media that the experts wanted, turned out to be the media they have got, writes Chris Trotter
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In many ways the media that the experts wanted, turned out to be the media they have got, writes Chris Trotter
An impermanent public service is a guarantee of very little else but failure, writes Chris Trotter
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An impermanent public service is a guarantee of very little else but failure, writes Chris Trotter
Perhaps the most important lesson of Friday’s School Strike flop is that political consciousness cannot be assembled like so many Lego blocks, writes Chris Trotter
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Perhaps the most important lesson of Friday’s School Strike flop is that political consciousness cannot be assembled like so many Lego blocks, writes Chris Trotter
It would seem that the realities of practical politics makes utilitarians of us all, writes Chris Trotter
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It would seem that the realities of practical politics makes utilitarians of us all, writes Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter asks: If Jacinda Ardern’s government struggled to contain 3,000 angry Kiwis in 2022, how will Christopher Luxon’s cope with 300,000 in 2025?
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Chris Trotter asks: If Jacinda Ardern’s government struggled to contain 3,000 angry Kiwis in 2022, how will Christopher Luxon’s cope with 300,000 in 2025?
False historical explanations of pivotal events are very far from being inconsequential, writes Chris Trotter
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False historical explanations of pivotal events are very far from being inconsequential, writes Chris Trotter
To find the precedents for what this Coalition Government is proposing, it's necessary to return to the 'glory days' of Muldoonism, writes Chris Trotter
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To find the precedents for what this Coalition Government is proposing, it's necessary to return to the 'glory days' of Muldoonism, writes Chris Trotter
Was it ever realistic to believe that two commercial television networks could settle into such a tiny market? – asks Chris Trotter
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Was it ever realistic to believe that two commercial television networks could settle into such a tiny market? – asks Chris Trotter
The Nats do best when they take the 'national' part of their name seriously, writes Chris Trotter
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The Nats do best when they take the 'national' part of their name seriously, writes Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter asks whether applying 'tough love' to a 'fragile' nation is the right answer
Chris Trotter says you can’t just switch populism on and off like a lightbulb. Nor can you boast about ignoring the wishes of the “overwhelming majority” of the New Zealand people. Not if you want to remain the dominant right-wing party
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Chris Trotter says you can’t just switch populism on and off like a lightbulb. Nor can you boast about ignoring the wishes of the “overwhelming majority” of the New Zealand people. Not if you want to remain the dominant right-wing party