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Is there a difference between a powerful government and a house of cards?

The 2020 general election produced the most powerful government New Zealand has ever had since proportional representation (mixed member representation) began in 1996. With three year terms we have now had nine elections under this system. For the first time we have elected a majority government. The first eight elections required coalition partners. But canContinue reading “Is there a difference between a powerful government and a house of cards?”

Neoliberalism – a misunderstood ideology

This is the first issue of my new political blog, Political Bytes, which is intended to be short and pithy with both a New Zealand and international focus. It is quite different in focus and length from my more specific health systems blog Otaihanga Second Opinion at https://otaihangasecondopinion.wordpress.com/ The lazy use of words annoys me.Continue reading “Neoliberalism – a misunderstood ideology”