Tag Archives: Margret Thatcher

The New Zealand I fell in love with is gone

Posted on August 8, 2017 by admin

Neo-liberalism the source of most evil The other day I talked to my political correspondent up North and I raved about the ills of these times. I was talking about all the mundane things everyone is concerned about especially during … Continue reading →

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Brexit : “Without a single shot being fired”

Posted on June 26, 2016 by admin

Brexit: The unthinkable has happened One of the most amazing facts of the whole Brexit story is that the political and business elites and the so called “market” did not see it coming. Or rather they would not believe that it could … Continue reading →

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Neoliberalism: The Beast Thou shall not name

Posted on May 5, 2016 by admin

Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems One of the most interesting pieces I read recently was by George Monbiot in The Guardian about Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems It opened … Continue reading →

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Corbyn & Sanders – the end is nigh

Posted on September 18, 2015 by admin

It has been a while but now I find the time to reflect on recent events, which have send shockwaves through the political establishment on both sides of the Atlantic. Like the tsunami crossing the pacific at the time of writing … Continue reading →

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Who lacks guts and why do balls matter ?

Posted on March 3, 2015 by admin

When I first arrived in New Zealand over 30 years ago I was surprised to find a cenotaph in every little settlement and war memorial halls large and small all over the place. Coming from a country, which suffered much more … Continue reading →

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