Modern 'western' governments are known as 'liberal democracies'. While each political
party in a liberal democracy has a 'policy agenda' which it would like to implement,
only single-party governments have a realistic opportunity to fully implement their ...
Words matter, especially when uttered by politicians. History is littered with examples
of careless or injudicious words uttered by politicians coming back to haunt them,
often at the most awkward of times. During the 1987 election campaign, when electoral ...
In many ways, the essential story of New Zealand over the last hundred years or
so has been our search for security. Whether it be security from want, or unemployment,
homelessness, or cultural alienation, it has always been a constant theme which has ...
The US Supreme Court Chief Justice was furious. For the first time in history, the
raw judicial process of one of the most powerful, and opaque arms of government,
had been exposed via media – at least in preliminary form. It resembled, in no ...
Ending GST on some foods is being touted as a way to reduce food poverty. But cheap
food comes with a high environmental and health cost. Is there a way to value food
but reduce hardship?
