Manifesto 2017
Wouldn't it be good to have an election fought on the issues that matter for the future of the country? [...]
2017
Deferred reality
If reality does not fit your policy targets, just change the way you measure it. [...]
Brexit means trade opportunities
Brexit might not just mean Brexit but a surge in trade between the United Kingdom and New Zealand. [...]
English’s super reset
It is good that Prime Minister Bill English has restarted the Super debate. However, his plans could have been better. [...]
The wrong type of home ownership
We should not regard the homeownership rate as the most important measure of a functioning housing market. Just because the ownership rate is falling does not tell us much on its own. Neither is a high ownership rate necessarily a positive. [...]
A robo-tax
Bill Gates wants a tax on robots. But what about all the other things that have made us ever made more productive? [...]
Democracy with fewer elections
Democracy would be great were it not for election years. [...]
Constitutional experimentalism
On people, nature, law ... and elves. [...]
Sharing New Zealand’s progress
As New Zealand is looking ahead to a series of budget surpluses, it becomes imperative for the government to have an answer to those reflexes. And it has to be an attractive answer to stop the fiscal dogs from salivating. [...]
A wake-up call for global housing policy
Each year, the global affordability problem is getting worse. This year was no exception. Demographia’s 2017 report is the most depressing read so far. [...]