Economists and business writers are sending us dire warnings about the inflationary outlook for the coming year. They are mostly likely correct. After creating the biggest asset bubble in decades by lowering interest rates, ostensibly to stimulate the economy – and making assets particularly cheap – the Reserve Bank is now hiking
OK. I give in. I have been reading articles about the excerpts from Harry’s Spare for the last few days and, for the most part, it has all been ridiculous. A bit of biffo between two brothers is hardly earth-shattering news… or should that be ‘dog-bowl’ shattering? (I found
Jacinda Ardern has announced that six Labour MPs are retiring from parliament…at the next election, which is 10 or 11 months away. Why is she doing this now? This makes no sense to me, and I cannot recall any time when another prime minister has had to do this.
I have met David Seymour. He is much smaller in real life than I expected. He is quiet, polite and amenable. He can be quite smart in the House, but let’s face it, he has a lot of material to work with. One thing he is not is an
Here is a clip from Jacinda’s interview with Ryan Bridge on Monday morning: “Number one concern around national security at the moment is around misinformation and disinformation – people want to have trusted places they can access information…and that’s exactly why we are making sure our public broadcasters,
We all know the extent to which Jacinda Ardern spins everything. She spins so much that I’m surprised she doesn’t get dizzy. For someone who once famously claimed that she had never told a lie in politics… well, let’s just say that she has certainly made up
No government in living memory has succeeded in getting away with the attacks on freedom and democracy that this Labour Government has managed. In just over two years, New Zealand has gone from being a peaceful multiracial country to one that is riddled with crime, ballooning debt and having record
Gee, I’m angry. I can’t tell you how angry I am. The OCR hit a 14-year high today, with banks advising that approximately 60% of fixed mortgages will be coming up for renewal in the next 9 months – many of those over the summer. Thankfully, I don’t
Information Opinion Unless you are a hard-left Green Party member, you probably disagree with Jacinda’s latest policy to tax farmers on methane emissions. It isn’t even necessary; the Paris Accord stated that climate efforts should not interfere with food supply, and this, of course, does exactly that. This
Let us go back to the boring subject of tax… except that it is not boring if you have to pay it, and it is anything but boring if you have to pay too much of it. The Greens are out of their box again, determined to tax anyone that
Sorry I haven’t written for a while. I have been fantastically busy with work and even though I’ve had ideas for articles here and there, I just haven’t had the time to complete them. Yes, it is a poor excuse. However, I just had to write this
With all of the terrible things this Labour Government is guilty of – corruption in its ranks, dividing the country along racial lines, confiscating public assets, to name but a few – one thing no one seems to mention much is their disgraceful attitude to money. Not just any money, but taxpayers’
Information Opinion The U-turn that the Government performed over taxing KiwiSaver fees was spectacular. First, as is common with this Government, they tried to sneak it through without anyone noticing… but they didn’t manage to get away with that. Financial and political reporters quickly woke up from their slumber
We all know that this government spends money like a drunken sailor, even printing a lot of it when they don’t have enough to splash around. But, what goes up must come down… and in this, I am referring to government debt rather than government spending. It seems they
There is nothing like a good laugh. Stuff tends to have it in spades these days. I don’t go there much now – it used to be my go-to news site – but if I do now, it is purely for entertainment value. Here is what had me cracking my ribs
We all know about the fever of “Jacindamania”. How someone so lightweight, without the slightest understanding of how to achieve anything, became so feted, both here and overseas, is something I will never understand. Sure, she is a change from a lot of the crusty old politicians, as her appearance
