Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com A ridiculous story hit the news a week or so back re supermarkets making it a condition of their occupancy in shopping centres, not to allow competitors. As a result of the Commerce Commission’s naïve intervention, this has now been made illegal, in the
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The hypocrisy of the left when it comes to personal gain, never surprises me. The latest spectacular example is news that Britain’s Guardian newspaper is paying its editor, thanks to a massive 42% pay rise, a NZ$1m annual salary. Like Stuff here, the
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com In our headlong rush for change we are sometimes in danger of over-looking the virtuous lessons of history in dismissing the past as all bad. I mention this given the much admired Sir Mo Farah’s revelation (since confirmed by official enquiry) that he was
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com It’s outrageous taxpayers should fund the New Zealand branch of the Royal Society. Have a look at its website and in particular the 41 staff photos. They share a common factor namely they’re all bloody ugly, although one described as a media advisor,
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Stuff recently published an (accurate) article on a phenomenon they described as shrinkflation. This is the practice of manufacturers combatting rising costs by maintaining their historic nominal prices and packaging but reducing the amount of contents. They gave numerous examples, such as Beehive matches in
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Below, an extract from a letter just in from a female maori university academic friend. “Re the situation in New Zealand. It’s ridiculous. What I’m finding is the average maori in the street couldn’t give a rat’s arse about half the
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The government on our behalf, has issued court proceedings against itself, in the process costing tax-payers a fortune in legal fees. I refer to the state agency Worksafe, suing the police after a gang leader, arrested for drug offences, died in his cell from what
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Academics are sometimes justifiably accused of indolence, not a charge which could ever be laid at Auckland history Professor, Paul Moon’s door. Paul must be the most prolific book-writing academic, not merely in New Zealand but anywhere in the world and possibly, in all
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com In recent weeks The New Zealand Herald has run advertising displays promoting the use of its classified advertising categories. Specifically it lists “In Memoriam,” “Engagements,” “Anniversary,” “Weddings,” “Birthdays,” “Acknowledgements” and a mysterious one I’ll come to. First however, it baffles me why New Zealanders
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com It’s common to make fun of public servants and dismiss them as dullards, which in many cases they are, notably with the larger over-employing Department personnel. My company rents offices to dozens of government agencies. We specialise in providing superior quality suites which it’
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The Dominion-Post’s columnist Virginia Fallon has revealed yet another hitherto unknown human right to add to the lengthy list of such fictions. Her’s in a recent column is “having a home is a human right”. To repeat; there are no such things as
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Sorry to rub it in (I’m not really) but my prediction on this blog in early 2020 that “when it’s all done and dusted, Sweden’s non-lockdown approach to covid will have proved to be the correct one”. Apart from the fact that
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com It’s less than 2 years to the next scheduled British election. The Tories will be seeking a 5th consecutive win, something last achieved in 1832. That’s not a typo but factual, namely almost 200 years ago. Consequently, history and the odds are hugely
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com While they’re screaming pikers compared to idiotic wine reviewers, when it comes to writing pretentious nonsense, I’ve noticed a recent years trend for restaurant reviewers to go the same way. The Week, a delightful English news-magazine has a section covering (usually) London restaurant
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com A couple of weeks back I wrote how having just returned to New Zealand after almost 4 months away, I sat down and plowed through all the newspapers awaiting me, or at least the New Zealand Herald as I not being a Maori speaker, the
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The Government, panicking at the huge volume of cash reportedly flowing into the National Party’s coffers, have proposed dropping the amount at which individual donors must be named to a ridiculous $5,000. Presumably they believe this will deter some donors and they may
