My analysis of the Indian elections. newleftreview.org/issues/ii147/a…

Tony Wood on AMLO’s Mexico: ‘His political eclecticism is an expression of this confused interregnum, as new parties try to cobble together unlikely electoral coalitions across a shattered social terrain.’ newleftreview.org/issues/ii147/a…

#BHN Max Harris on the legal community response to Hobson's Pledge youtu.be/Fceig0_LuW8?si… via YouTube

Good piece by edward miller on why part-privatising Kiwibank (‘opening Kiwibank up to private capital’) is a bad idea. Far from making Kiwibank a challenger of the Big 4 Aussie banks, it would likely give us the Big 5. Lower margins should be the aim; state ownership enables that

Bang on from edward miller here: selling part of Kiwibank to the Super Fund is just a pathway to it being on-sold. Kiwibank must stay govt owned!!

KEEP KIWIBANK IN PUBLIC OWNERSHIP!!!!

Sydney folks, my Wheelright annual lecture is in less than two weeks and you should all register and come because at this stage sheer terror is the only thing that will motivate me to write up my talk ppesydney.net/2024-wheelwrig…

I wrote this explainer for The Spinoff about Ngā Mātāpono - the Waitangi Tribunal report on the Treaty Principles Bill. It’s part one of three. thespinoff.co.nz/atea/02-09-202…

Here is part two of my explainer on Ngā Mātāpono, the Waitangi Tribunal’s report on the Treaty Principles Bill. This one is about the Bill’s likely impacts, and what the Tribunal said about the government’s stated rationale for why the Bill is needed. thespinoff.co.nz/atea/03-09-202…

Here is the final part of my three-part explainer on Ngā Mātāpono, the Waitangi Tribinal report on the Treaty Principles Bill. This one is about the specific ways the Bill will breach Te Tiriti (and in some ways already has) and the damage that will cause. thespinoff.co.nz/atea/04-09-202…

The Kuini epitomises the new generation of Māori leadership. The promise for the future of Te Ao Māori has never been greater.

The Govt is preparing for the part-privatisation of Kiwibank. This won’t help Kiwibank challenge the big Aussie banks - it will make it more like them, & there are risks of Kiwibank being ripped up by private equity+more sell-offs if we let this happen: thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350404…

Absolutely furious about this. I will be casting my ballot for whoever can guarantee that bus drivers will go back to crapping and pissing in shrubberies or at the very least down muddy embankments