Chris Trotter
Known principally for his political commentaries in The Dominion Post, The ODT, The Press and the late, lamented Independent, and for "No Left Turn", his 2007 history of the Left/Right struggle in NZ.
Who Cares About the Working-Class People of Rochdale?
Chris Trotter Chris Trotter is New Zealand’s leading leftwing political commentator, with thirty years of experience writing professionally about New Zealand politics. He now writes regularly for the Democracy Project, producing his column “From the Left”. democracyproject.substack.com GEORGE GALLOWAY’S STUNNING VICTORY in Rochdale, Britain, has provoked
Tougher Love
Chris Trotter democracyproject.substack.com THE INTENSIFYING POLITICAL CONTROVERSY over the Coalition Government’s policy on gangs promises to be one of those sheep-from-goats moments. While the Left will veer instinctively towards the sociological, the Right will opt to (paraphrasing one of the best lines from Pulp Fiction) “get medieval”
What Would It Take for Labour to Win?
Chris Trotter Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz SURVEYING LABOUR’S savagely diminished caucus, only two MPs stand out as credible future leaders: Keiran McAnulty and Ginny Andersen. Before such a combination could accede to the leadership, however, both the Labour caucus and the Labour Party would have to undergo
Push Is Coming to Shove
Chris Trotter Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz LAST WEEK The Waitangi Tribunal released Tino Rangatiratanga me te Kawanatanga: The Report on Stage 2 of the Te Paparahi o Te Raki Inquiry(Wai 1040). For the sake of brevity, I shall refer to this spawling document as the Northland Report.
Three Politicians Walk Into a Bar
Chris Trotter democracyproject.nz Chris Trotter is New Zealand’s leading leftwing political commentator, with thirty years of experience writing professionally about New Zealand politics. BY THE END of this week, or the next, New Zealand will have a government. It is unlikely to be a pleasant one. The three
