The Good Society is the home of my writing about how we can shape a better world together.
A detail from Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s Renaissance fresco The Allegory of Good and Bad Government
Stuff: What's really going on behind the scenes of the latest tax battles?
Those defending vested interests and entrenched beliefs are mobilising against reform.
Spinoff: Revealed: The four suburbs where house prices have slumped to pre-Covid levels
The world’s most socially harmful rollercoaster is at it again.
Stuff: What you get when no-one is focused on the common interest
A debate over local schools reveals much about how our suburbs work.
Stuff: How will Hipkins tackle stagnating progress on child poverty?
The prime minister needs to find $1b a year if he is to meet his government’s targets.
RNZ: A three-point plan to clean up lobbying and vested interests
Action is needed to preserve the integrity of New Zealand politics.
Stuff: Reviving a modern Ministry of Works necessary to cope with modern infrastructure demands
We need a better way of building infrastructure without costs blowing out.
Spinoff: Saying it’s ‘too late’ to mitigate climate change sounds seductive – but it’s wrong
Adaptation matters, but we can’t give up on mitigation.
Stuff: Forestry slash a perfect emblem of modern capitalism’s failings
But it could also point the way towards a very different kind of economy.
Stuff: Time to shine a light on waste
The circular economy is a concept we’ll all be hearing more about in future.
Prospect: Wealth taxes work. Just look at Argentina
Wealth taxes are increasingly popular with the public, and governments now have more tools to enforce them.