Mastering the art of Democracy
Mastering 'Democracy' was easier than I had thought. I just had to leave all my principles and beliefs behind. [...]
2021
Don’t know much about history?
New Zealand students deserve a better understanding of history, including their own but not limited to it. [...]
The government’s housing toolbox
We can only hope that the replacement of the RMA will give the government new tools for its housing toolbox. [...]
EU vaccines disaster shreds Commission’s credibility
The EU's vaccination procurement has been an unmitigated disaster. But will anyone take responsibility? [...]
The Tacitus temptation
Anyone wishing for an anti-Trump, an anti-Johnson or an anti-Bolsonaro could not dream up a more impressive figure like Jacinda Ardern. If she did not exist, she would have to be invented. [...]
Simulation of life
After many attempts at 'Democracy', I am happy to cut our political leaders some slack. I would never want their job. [...]
Budgeting analysis
Cost-benefit analysis, often loathed by Ministers, serves the public interest. It puts an onus on officials to show a project can plausibly deliver tangible and intangible benefits which are large enough to justify costs. [...]