By Elliot Crossan Change the government. This is currently the unanimous goal of trade union leaders, left-wing politicians and progressive NGOs. At rallies, activist meetings and party conferences, everyone can agree: this Coalition must fall. It’s not hard to see why. […]
It Is Not Enough Only to Change the Government Read More »
By Elliot Crossan Being a revolutionary can be a lonely experience. To look at the world and see all the oppression, the injustice, the various crises faced by our society — it is overwhelming. To sit scrolling through horrific images
An Ode to Solidarity and Organisation: Review of Pride (2014) Read More »
Transformative Change Must Come in Quantum Leaps By Elliot Crossan “According to the Douglas doctrine, you move in quantum leaps. By the time your opponents catch up with what you’re doing, you’re on to the next thing.” That’s how Toby
Roger Douglas Has a Lesson for the Left Read More »
By Elliot Crossan System Change Aotearoa is hosting a public meeting with Sue Bradford on Tuesday, 20th August on the question: Does Aotearoa Need a New Radical Left-Wing Party? In the lead-up, System Change Chair Elliot Crossan analyses the prospect
Is a Transformational Left-Wing Leadership of the NZ Labour Party Possible? Read More »
Part 1 of 3 By Elliot Crossan The stars we see in the night sky are an unfathomably long way away. Their light takes a very long time to reach planet earth. Because of this, a few of the stars
The Centre Ground Is Collapsing Because Popular Support for Neoliberalism Is Dead Read More »
By Elliot Crossan Shellshock. That’s what much of the New Zealand left is feeling, having watched the Labour Party lose an unprecedented number of votes on 14 October. As the country waits to see whether National will need both ACT
In It For Who? The Labour Party Needs to Decide Which Side It Is On Read More »
By Elliot Crossan When John Key became Leader of the Opposition in November 2006, National and Labour were neck-and-neck in the polls. But after the first few months of 2007, Key and National surged in popularity and never looked
Workers Must Be Prepared to Fight an Unpopular Luxon Government Read More »
