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David Cameron

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Newsroom

The conservative void at the heart of British politics

8 July 2024

The 2024 UK general election will go down in history as a seismic shift in British politics.

Mongolia visit by the United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Cameron on 26 April 2024 - 37.
The Australian

Lightweight Cameron the wrong role model for NZ’s National party

18 August 2022

If New Zealand’s opposition politicians want to prepare themselves for the brutal and thankless tasks that lie ahead, David Cameron’s memoirs won’t help.

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Newsroom

The Tory Party is over – now for the hangover

12 July 2022

Whoever follows Boris Johnson as Conservative leader will have a big task of rebuilding the party and then – if voters allow – the country.

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Newsroom

The wisdom of David Cameron

1 April 2019

Of all the people in the world, former British Prime Minister David Cameron is probably the last person anyone wants to listen to on Brexit.

New Zealand’s Parliament Buildings in Wellington in 2014.
Speeches

Trans-Tasman perspectives on transparency in decision-making: A view from New Zealand

23 April 2018

The link between transparency and the political reform process.

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Insights

Brexit: Keep calm and carry on

24 June 2016

There is no need to panic over Brexit.

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National Business Review

The great British sugar scam

1 April 2016

Britain’s sugar tax is pure political circus.

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Business Spectator

Cameron’s gamble could destroy his premiership — and the EU

25 February 2016

The coming months until the June referendum will be a crucial time for Britain and Europe.

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Business Spectator

Britain’s localist revolution

15 October 2015

George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered nothing short of a revolution to the way that Britain is governed.

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Insights

Good ideas take time

9 October 2015

Good ideas are more powerful than political posturing.

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Oliver Hartwich

I run The New Zealand Initiative, a Wellington think tank that argues for free markets, limited government and institutions that work. I grew up in Germany's Ruhrgebiet and worked in London and Sydney before moving to New Zealand in 2012. This site collects two decades of my columns, reports, speeches and interviews, with the occasional satire.

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The Martian Audit (2026)

Two Martian auditors land in the Wairarapa and are promptly fined for parking without consent. A satirical novella, free to download as PDF or EPUB.

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In the Meantime (2026)

Investing in a more tribal, less rational world. Written for the Da Vinci Lecture at the Portfolio Construction Forum. Free to read online.

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Leonardo's Legacy (2025)

Why investment professionals must become civilisational stewards. Written for the first Da Vinci Lecture at the Portfolio Construction Forum. Free to read online.

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