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href="https://info.scoop.co.nz/Gordon_Campbell">Gordon Campbell</a></h1> <p><b>Scoop Political Editor</b></p> <p></p> <div class="byline-contact-block"> <h4>Contact Gordon Campbell</h4> <ul class="byline-contacts"> <li> Email - <a href="mailto:gordon@scoop.co.nz">gordon@scoop.co.nz</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="cleaner"></div> </div> </div> <h3>Gordon Campbell - Latest News [Page 1]</h3> <p> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2502/S00022/on-the-fall-and-rise-of-pat-garrett-and-billy-the-kid.htm">On The Fall And Rise Of Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid </a></h3> <p class="release">Thursday, 20 February 2025, 9:25 am | Gordon Campbell</p> <p>Good to see that this year, the New Zealand film societies are celebrating what would have been Sam Peckinpah’s 100th birthday with what they are calling “Peckinpah’s West” – a tribute consisting of screenings of The Wild Bunch and Pat Garrett <a 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Apparently, Europe and Ukraine itself will not have a seat at the table in the talks between US President Trump and Vladimir ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2502/S00021/on-why-europe-is-being-made-to-go-it-alone.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2502/S00013/gordon-campbell-on-why-golden-visas-are-a-losing-bet-on-growth.htm">Gordon Campbell On Why “golden Visas” Are A Losing Bet On Growth</a></h3> <p class="release">Thursday, 13 February 2025, 11:57 am | Gordon Campbell</p> <p>For obvious reasons, people feel uneasy when the right to be a citizen is sold off to wealthy foreigners. Even selling the right to residency seems a bit dubious. For obvious reasons, people feel uneasy when the right to be a citizen is sold off to ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2502/S00013/gordon-campbell-on-why-golden-visas-are-a-losing-bet-on-growth.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-left-box-wrapper"> <div class="article-left-box"> </div> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2502/S00011/gordon-campbell-on-surviving-the-47th-us-president.htm">Gordon Campbell On Surviving The 47th US President</a></h3> <p class="release">Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 1:40 pm | Gordon Campbell</p> <p>Three weeks in, and the 24/7 news cycle is not helping anyone feel calm and informed about the second Trump presidency. After only three weeks, it is already exhausting. 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Reality is a tad ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2502/S00001/gordon-campbell-on-trumps-tariff-wars.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00042/deepseek-and-chinas-inexorable-rise.htm">DeepSeek, And China’s Inexorable Rise</a></h3> <p class="release">Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 1:32 pm | Gordon Campbell</p> <p>The week’s big story has been about China’s DeepSeek low-cost AI model. Because DeepSeek requires fewer advanced chips, its advent has had a huge impact on the fortunes of US chip-making giant, Nvidia – which immediately lost $600 billion of its value. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00042/deepseek-and-chinas-inexorable-rise.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00038/on-the-governments-gaslighting-about-growth.htm">On The Government’s Gaslighting About Growth</a></h3> <p class="release">Monday, 27 January 2025, 10:46 am | Gordon Campbell</p> <p>Trump and Luxon have in common a lack of any experience in how to kick-start economic growth, especially in the wake of a recession. Their real expertise lies in deal-making i.e. in the re-packaging of wealth that’s been created by others, and on selling ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00038/on-the-governments-gaslighting-about-growth.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00032/on-the-looming-conflicts-within-the-trump-presidency.htm">On The Looming Conflicts Within The Trump Presidency</a></h3> <p class="release">Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 10:46 am | Gordon Campbell</p> <p>How long is it going to take for the MAGA faithful to realise that those titans of Big Tech and venture capital sitting up close to Donald Trump this week are not their allies, but The Enemy? After all, the MAGA crowd are the angry victims left behind ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00032/on-the-looming-conflicts-within-the-trump-presidency.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2501/S00027/on-the-rise-of-simeon-brown.htm">On The Rise Of Simeon Brown</a></h3> <p class="release">Monday, 20 January 2025, 11:33 am | Gordon Campbell</p> <p>Replacing Shane Reti with Simeon Brown as the new Minister of Health is a signal that the gloves are coming off in this crucial portfolio. 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All year, Peters’ preference has been for ferries with a “roll on, roll off” capability instead of the government's preferred option without this ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00023/gordon-campbell-on-the-latest-round-of-ferry-follies.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00018/gordon-campbell-on-the-governments-ongoing-ferries-disaster.htm">Gordon Campbell On The Government’s Ongoing Ferries Disaster </a></h3> <p class="release">Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 3:45 pm | Gordon Campbell</p> <p>We learned today that Nicola Willis and Winston Peters, the newly-anointed Minister of Rail have a plan to replace the iRex ferries that were otherwise due to arrive in 2026. The replacement ships (a) will now arrive at an unknown time but not before ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00018/gordon-campbell-on-the-governments-ongoing-ferries-disaster.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2412/S00014/on-the-fall-of-assad-and-the-new-dylan-movie.htm">On The Fall Of Assad, And The New Dylan Movie</a></h3> <p class="release">Monday, 9 December 2024, 11:30 am | Gordon Campbell</p> <p>Hold the champagne. Ugly and brutal as it was, the Assad regime may have been the lesser evil for Syria, the Middle East region and the rest of the world. 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