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Edwards on Politics
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Entrenchment mess confirms value of academics in ivory towers

OPINION: The Opposition and media missed the importance of the entrenchment clause but constitutional law experts did not.

NBR Political Editor Brent Edwards speaks with Jonathan Mitchell

Brent Edwards Thu, 08 Dec 2022

What happened in Parliament in the last week should remove the doubts of anyone who questions the value of the country’s universities.

As everyone – well nearly everyone – expresses outrage about the Government trying to “sneak” an entrenchment clause through in the Water Services Entities

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Brent Edwards Thu, 08 Dec 2022
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