Lewis Holden

20 October 2020

Commentary

The Crown: letting daylight in upon the magic?

Lewis Holden

20 October 2020

Commentary

The Crown: letting daylight in upon the magic?

A new series for the popular drama on the British Royals - The Crown - is due to start broadcasting next month. The series lets daylight in upon the “magic” of the monarchy, exactly as writer Walter Bagehot once warned…

Lewis Holden

9 October 2020

Media Releases

MEDIA RELEASE: Winston Peters wrong on Commonwealth membership

Lewis Holden

9 October 2020

Media Releases

MEDIA RELEASE: Winston Peters wrong on Commonwealth membership

Lewis Holden

23 September 2020

Commentary

Dominion Day 2020: celebration and reconciliation

Lewis Holden

23 September 2020

Commentary

Dominion Day 2020: celebration and reconciliation

In 1907, New Zealand moved from a Colony to a Dominion. It was a time for celebration. In 2020, it’s time for celebration and reconciliation.

Lewis Holden

22 September 2020

Commentary

A Royal plaything or unwanted distraction?

Lewis Holden

22 September 2020

Commentary

A Royal plaything or unwanted distraction?

For the British Royals, is the monarchy outside of Britain a case of “Family vs Country”? If it is, whose country?

Lewis Holden

14 September 2020

Commentary

Jamaica: this time a republic?

Lewis Holden

14 September 2020

Commentary

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has recently been re-elected. Will he finally push forward with a referendum on Jamaica’s head of state?

Lewis Holden

8 September 2020

Commentary

Citizens or Subjects?

Lewis Holden

8 September 2020

Commentary

In 1948, the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act was passed. Why did New Zealanders become “citizens” and not “subjects”?