Archive - Museum Street

National need to change the economy, not their leader

Ask Jenny Shipley how Winston Peters likes having his dance partner swapped out mid-song.

Mar 10 •

February 2025

Are we back in the early 1990s?

The last time we had this kind of recession we voted in MMP. What might we do this time?

Feb 6 •

January 2025

December 2024

Labour's long win on defence policy

A declassified conversation with George Bush shows Jim Bolger "wanted" to remove the nuclear ban in 1991. But he couldn't.

Dec 2, 2024 •

November 2024

History on a golf cart

Three lessons from the 2024 election.

Nov 16, 2024 •

Six questions the US election is about to answer

And two more it won't right away.

Nov 4, 2024 •

October 2024

Could anyone but Luxon lose the CGT fight for National?

Politics should be about policies, not people. But it isn't.

Oct 4, 2024 •

September 2024

June 2024

What if National had won in 2017?

A fun thought experiment in alternative political history - and why I think Bill English would have been Prime Minister until 2023.

Jun 6, 2024 •

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?

May 13, 2024 •

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