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Opinion: Political nicknames
‘Broke Don’ versus ‘Sleepy Joe’
You can’t out-Trump Trump. That’s one of the biggest lessons of the past decade.
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Britain is a big multi-ethnic tent, not a narrow tabernacle
The royal flush of top leadership proves diversity is alive and kicking.
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China’s EV and solar boom is a capitalist win for communism
The clean-tech growth of the people's republic is a success story on a grand scale.
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Vietnam is in danger of losing its China +1 appeal
Ousting two presidents in quick succession spells trouble for favoured investment spot.
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Pattrick Smellie
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Pattrick was judged New Zealand's best overall columnist and business columnist of the year at the Voyager 2021 Media Awards. He has more than 35 years’ experience reporting and working in New Zealand politics and the commercial sector. A former Press Gallery chairman, he is an award-winning journalist and has worked for titles including The Dominion, The Press, Sunday Star-Times and National Business Review. He was the first NZ correspondent for The Australian and co-founded BusinessDesk in 2008.
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