Max Harris thinks they should, and he has set out how they might in his new book The New Zealand Project. "We’ve had a decline in values-based politics," Harris says, "because politics has become a bit technical, a bit technocratic, a lot to do with trade-offs rather than values." Harris has another and it involves applying those values — care, community and creativity — to the issues we face. Win a copy• We have two copies of The New Zealand Project to give away. • The New Zealand Project, by Max Harris, published by Bridget Williams Books, is out on Monday.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 09, 2017 18:06 UTC