opposition Articles

The art of opposition is to credibly oppose the government of the day while positioning yourself as a legitimate government-in-waiting. You need costed, credible policies to motivate activists and signpost the future direction of your government, but not so many as to...

In 2010, the first big flashpoint for the coalition government was the very public and very brutal, at least for the Liberal Democrats, clash over whether to increase tuition fees. The independent Browne review suggested no fee cap whatsoever. The Liberal Democrat...

As we face a general election this year in New Zealand, several challenge remain for the Labour party to overcome. Labour's policy challenge relates primarily to being able to adequately differentiate itself from the National party to its right and the Greens to its...

We’re definitely getting better at opposition, and at using parliament to win Labour change. Today’s Labour debate calling for regulation to make sure pub companies deal fairly with their tenant managers and meet the standards set out in their own code of practice...