Column – Gordon Campbell Gordon Campbell on Sercos emerging role as the governments favourite corporate crony, and the TPP fallout
Gordon Campbell on Govt’s favourite crony Serco, and the TPP Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell If the TPP was the Rugby World Cup, the New Zealand team probably wouldnt be making it out of pool play. While the final details will not emerge for a month, the TPP is offering disappointing returns for New Zealand and over a very long …
Gordon Campbell on the TPP deal reached in Atlanta Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell While Australia and the US have reached agreement on the patent exclusivity term for biologics the new drugs that have been one of the last sticking points on a TPP deal this agreement has reportedly been rejected by both Chile and Peru, …
Gordon Campbell on the TPP countdown, & Mary Margaret O’Hara Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell Gordon Campbell on New Zealands TPP done deal on dairy, and on investor-state disputes
Gordon Campbell on TPP dairy , and investor-state disputes Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell supposedly, the elevation of Malcolm Turnbull to Aussie PM will tell us a bit about the export potential of the John Key model of governance. Thats because famously, at the close of his first press conference as PM-elect, Turnbull cited …
Gordon Campbell on the rise of Malcolm Turnbull Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell So far, the public has treated the governments flag campaign with something between disinterest and disdain. Most New Zealanders have instinctively seen through the marketing hype involved. Basically the flag campaign is a feel good bit of …
Gordon Campbell on the flag campaign Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell At times, a protest march can feel like a futile political tactic, but at least afterwards Trade Minister Tim Groser can always be relied on to put his foot in his mouth. The weekends turnout of thousands in Auckland in wet weather – …
Gordon Campbell on Tim Groser and the Wrecking Crew Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell As Chinas currency takes the down elevator towards the basement and after two days of decline no one knows how far down it will eventually go its hard to see any good news for New Zealand. Our main export commodity (dairy powder) has …
Gordon Campbell on China’s devaluation, and Wolf Alice Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell Japan has made it clear it thinks New Zealand was the key major stumbling block to a successful conclusion of the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal. Alas, New Zealand proved to be the axle-breaking bump in the road that nobody saw until it …
Gordon Campbell on Japan’s doubts on the TPP’s Future Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell Even in this dark hour for the TPP, the secrecy farce continues. On RNZ this morning, Trade Minister Tim Groser said he looks forward to the day when he can take the covers off , and show New Zealand what a good deal weve won. Oh, good grief. What is …
Gordon Campbell on opposing investor-state dispute measures Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell While rapid change is always possibl e in trade talks as they approach the deadline, lets assume that the offers on the table for dairy at the TPP talks in Maui wont improve much beyond the appallingly bad level currently being lamented by New …
Gordon Campbell on Tim Groser missing in action on the TPP Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell While New Zealand may feel flattered at being called the Saudi Arabia of milk it would be more accurate to regard us as the suicide bombers of free trade. Ever since the Uruguay Round kicked off in the 1980s New Zealand has set a socially self …
Gordon Campbell on D-Day for dairy at the TPP Read More »
