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
The Spinoff: Luxon’s epic unpopularity in one chart
Whereas previous leaders scaled the peaks of popularity, the PM is plumbing new depths.
The Post: The dismal revelations at the heart of Wellington Water debacle
The organisation’s chairperson, Nick Leggett, also has a major conflict of interest.
The Spinoff: We need to stop shadow-boxing on competition
Putting industries “on notice”, over and over, achieves little.
The Post: Labour’s patchy poverty record eases pressure on National
Progress on tackling hardship must be revived, after stalling recently.
The Post: Government undermining house-building efforts of Labour regime
The capacity to build state houses efficiently is precious, and must not be squandered.
The Spinoff: My ancestors were colonisers
But here’s why I’m not afraid of the co-governance debate.
The Post: Austerity kills, but it’s not the actual threat facing us
National’s cuts are bad, but not on the same scale as others we’ve seen.
The Post: The honeymoon’s over, but a hangover’s just kicking in
National has burnt through much of the public’s goodwill, opening the door for Labour.
The Post: Taking control of technology’s future direction
We must direct AI and related innovations to ensure they make humans more productive.
The Post: The Greens find a new target that isn’t one of their own
The recent emissions reduction plan signals a desire to get back on the policy front foot.