Tadhg Stopford

A modest proposal for any politician willing to meet the 21st century

A Democratic Resilience Strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand

May 9 • Tadhg Stopford

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Opportunity lost? The opportunity cost of taxing and spending in a treasury trap

Why is the Opportunity Party still stuck in the policy woods of ruthenasia?

May 7 • Tadhg Stopford

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April 2026

Nzs treasury trap.

As a 52 year old kiwi historian, one of the questions of my life has been

Apr 30 • Tadhg Stopford

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Simple English: rbnz unclothed

The Dog That Finally Barked - And What It Reveals About Who Runs New Zealand

Apr 28 • Tadhg Stopford

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Reforming reform

HOST: So we’ve got an expensive economy?

Apr 24 • Tadhg Stopford

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Crushing demand instead of building a nation.

The ongoing effects of ruthenasia

Apr 23 • Tadhg Stopford

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“The Productive Economy”

A black comedy with potential

Apr 21 • Tadhg Stopford

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Finally, a Bark from RBNZ

Convertibility, Seigniorage, and the consequences of our Quiet Retreat from Sovereignty

Apr 13 • Tadhg Stopford

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March 2026

How NZs economic reforms tanked our economy.

Debt didn’t disappear.

Mar 8 • Tadhg Stopford

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Join me on Notes

A new place for us to share ideas

Mar 1 • Tadhg Stopford

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February 2026

The Dogs That Do Not Bark (RBNZ, Treasury)

What does it tell us, when reality is excluded from policy?

Feb 28 • Tadhg Stopford

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Ruth gets Jacked on Q&A

Based on the Q+A interview with Ruth Richardson, https://youtu.be/ORHkxrYatEg?si=JLT1VQqmC-z75fKH

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