Lewis Holden

30 July 2022

Commentary

Commonwealth Games: a victory for New Zealand Republic

Lewis Holden

30 July 2022

Commentary

Commonwealth Games: a victory for New Zealand Republic

After our complaints to the BSA, Newshub’s reporting on the Commonwealth and head of state issues has now greatly improved…

Lewis Holden

10 July 2022

Commentary

BSA poll decision: losing the batter, winning the war

Lewis Holden

10 July 2022

Commentary

BSA poll decision: losing the batter, winning the war

The BSA’s recent decision on Newshub’s inaccurate “monarchy” poll, which asked about leaving the Commonwealth, is a case of losing the battle but winning the war

Lewis Holden

14 June 2022

Commentary

All the monarchy myths in one place

Lewis Holden

14 June 2022

Commentary

A single article has repeated a number of the great myths of monarchy - here’s our responses to them

Lewis Holden

25 May 2022

Commentary

Electoral reform: a strange exclusion

Lewis Holden

25 May 2022

Commentary

The government is reviewing our electoral law - oddly, the terms of reference exclude the head of state issue, which has nothing to do with how we elect parliaments

Lewis Holden

20 May 2022

Commentary

Budget 2022: cost of the Governor-General

Lewis Holden

20 May 2022

Commentary

Budget 2022: cost of the Governor-General

The Governor-General’s office costs us the same as an actual head of state - here’s the figures from Budget 2022

Lewis Holden

13 May 2022

Commentary

Why change? The duty to inform

Lewis Holden

13 May 2022

Commentary

An informed head of state is a clear benefit of change