Keith Locke

Once upon a time we thought we had a right to privacy. That was before the global reach of American electronic spying had been fully exposed. Now we’re told we’ll just have to live in a world where privacy no longer exists for people, corporations or governments. And we’re not supposed to complain because supposedly every government is involved in spying, in its own national interests.

There’s a way to go before we break the American stranglehold on the world’s financial transaction system.

The American storyline is that Libya is now a free country. But the truth is that the armed groups supported by the US in 2011 do not today adhere to the rule of law – but only the rule of the gun. Libya today is like a Wild West.

Clearly, there is no military solution to Syria’s problems, only a political solution.

The real barrier to a settlement is a hard-right faction within the Washington establishment, which basically sings to the tune of the Israeli government.

On Citizen A this week Martyn Bradbury is joined by Keith Locke and Jacinda Ardern in a law and order special episode.

The Melbourne result showed that the Greens can do well in a seat where they are seen to have a chance of winning, and when they put in a big campaign effort – a bit like the NZ Greens did when Jeanette Fitzsimons won Coromandel in 1999.

Even after six MMP elections some commentators still don’t understand that we now live in a multi-party democracy, and that it’s the combination of parties which gain the most party votes that will form our government.

one of his priorities should be improving the relationship between Labour and the Greens. This would benefit both parties, and make the Labour/Green alternative more appealing to the voters.