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May 2024

What next for the Ministry for the Environment?
MfE trebled in size during the last Government. How big will it be at the end of this one?
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Henry Cooke
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April 2024

One solution to distrust in the media: Show your working
For the mainstream media, explaining is not losing.
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Henry Cooke
24

February 2024

The biggest lie politicians tell themselves
We tell ourselves stories in order to govern. But the biggest one goes unquestioned.
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Henry Cooke
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December 2023

Marking my 2023 predictions
A pretty bad year for predicting the future, all told.
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Henry Cooke
3
The best things I watched and read this year
My year of rest and relaxation via content.
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Henry Cooke
4
In defence of the RIS
Actively removing scrutiny of the operation of Government power is almost always a bad idea.
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Henry Cooke
3

October 2023

A closer look at Labour's shattering defeat - and the likely importance of Winston Peters
Nine thoughts on the morning after Election 2023
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Henry Cooke
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If you're reading this, you should be voting
Happy election day! Apologies for my absence in this most political of periods - my posts on this newsletter tend to take a few days and run a bit long…
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Henry Cooke
3

September 2023

What will happen to Labour's legacy? Part II
The Sixth Labour Government passed plenty of policy. How much of it will survive? Part two of a two-part series covering the workplace, climate, and…
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Henry Cooke
What will happen to Labour's legacy?
The Sixth Labour Government passed plenty of policy. How much of it will survive? Part one of a two-part series.
 • 
Henry Cooke
4

August 2023

The desperation election
There is a good reason New Zealand governments have resisted meddling with GST. But any port does in a storm.
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Henry Cooke
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