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The original of this post is here. The TV1 and TV3 polls yesterday show roughly the same situation, which also mirrors Polity's poll of polls. National retains a smallish polling lead over the left bloc of around four points. But Winston Peters and New Zealand First are starting their surge…
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The original of this post is here. The NSA's global panopticon hasn't caught any actual terrorists yet. But it does seem to be killing the cloud computing industry: The vast scale of online surveillance revealed by Edward Snowden is changing how businesses store commercially sensitive…
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There's significant information available about the destructive impact of high levels of income inequalities, on people's lives and democratic processes. Many Kiwis feel its impact. How can the public be better informed about the causes of, and remedies for income inequalities and related differences in…
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Just spent a pleasant couple of hours in "The Goose" in Walthamstow watching Liverpool outclass Spurs 4-0 to go top of the Premier League table. I've supported Liverpool since I lived in England in the late 1960's. Nobody gave them a chance at the start…
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