Winston Peters, the Guillotine, and 250 Years of Democracy
“The outrage over the Migrant Workers Association’s mock guillotine misunderstands one of the oldest traditions in Western democracy: symbolic public political theatre.” “It has no place in a democracy.” That was the unmistakable message behind much of the reaction to the Migrant Workers Association of Aotearoa’s symbolic guillotining of Winston Peters. Peters reportedly suggested those […]
Is the MAGA-fication of New Zealand’s Immigration System a Real Risk?
Recently, Prime Minister Chris Luxon and Immigration Minister Erica Stanford took questions from the media about the direction of New Zealand’s immigration policy. The Prime Minister was keen to reassure everyone that New Zealand is a sovereign nation and that we make our own immigration policies. Whew. Nothing to worry about then. Except… I’m not […]