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May 24, 2020
Liam Hehir: Rise of the blank slate political leader

Liam Hehir: Rise of the blank slate political leader

Todd Muller has made a good start to his leadership, though it would obviously be pretty stupid to extrapolate too much from the first couple of days. Nevertheless, as a matter of speculation, it is interesting to think what success on his part might say about the preferences of the New Zealand electorate. The two …

May 7, 2020
Liam Hehir: Three reasons neoliberalism isn’t going anywhere in NZ

Liam Hehir: Three reasons neoliberalism isn’t going anywhere in NZ

Never let a crisis go to waste, the cliché goes. Which is why, given predictions of a serous economic slump, some of prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s stalwart supporters are urging her to remake the economy for the better. But those hoping that the PM will embark upon a Hugo Chavez-style rejection of the neoliberal paradigm …

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