In 2017 Labour came in on the crest of a wave led by “Surfer Girl” Jacinda Ardern. Who remembers the Beach Boys song written by Brian Wilson? The song is described as a teenage daydream; it swoons over the object of his affection, imagining their future together seemingly before they’
I purchase one paper regularly each Saturday – the Weekend Herald. I wouldn’t give you tuppence for the daily edition. It could more correctly be called the Herald Advertiser. The Weekend Herald, while not short of advertising, is a more substantial paper. Opinion writers, particularly those with a left bent,
The tragic event that took place in the Auckland CBD on Thursday morning was a stark reminder that new approaches are needed to stem the rise in serious crime in this country. Not just crime committed by adults, but also by school-age children. Obviously any new ideas cannot be
The Labour Party election slogan could easily be turned against them. The majority of voters are probably thinking ‘In It Because of You’ would be more appropriate. It, in this case, referring to the proverbial pile. ‘In It For You’ is at best highly misleading and at worst a falsehood.
In light of Chris Hipkins’s “captain’s call” to stymie the prospect of taxing the ‘rich pricks’, he has put himself between a rock and a hard place. His choice was to try and capture the middle ground or not offend the loyal left. I think he made the
Listening to a political chat with Sean Plunket and Chris Trotter turned out to be a revealing experience. Chris Trotter is one of the few people on the left of the political spectrum I have time for. His replies to questions are measured and honest. If you listen to him
Leo McKinstry is a columnist for the Daily Express in England. In a recent article titled Bloated public sector must be cut down to size he could be talking about New Zealand. The interesting point is that the UK has been living under a Tory government for the past thirteen
Having a late read of the July 2nd Sunday Star Times, I came across an article written by a young lady by the name of Gabrielle McCullough. I’ll refrain from calling her a journalist in the true sense of the word as reflective of the so-called profession she
This is a somewhat tricky article to write, as it is difficult not to appear rude or insulting; however, facts are facts. What I am writing about are the individuals who make up this Labour Government. You look at them and the first question that springs to mind is – how
In 1901 the Duke of York, later to become King George V, and his wife Mary embarked on a 45,000 mile Royal Tour to the far flung outposts of the British Empire including New Zealand. On his return, having been created Prince of Wales, he spoke to a gathering
If apartheid wasn’t here before it’s definitely here now. First, let’s elucidate on the real meaning of the word apartheid. According to the Oxford Dictionary of Languages it means historically (in South Africa) a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race. Apartheid is
There is one priority this election: To get this government out. They deserve a boot up the posterior and the last thing we need is three more years of their incompetence and divisive racist policies. We cannot afford this election to be a close-run thing. Those of us on
Two articles in the Weekend Herald caught my attention. One was written by Mike Munro, a former chief of staff for Jacinda Ardern and press secretary for Helen Clark. The other was by Bruce Cotterill, a company director and advisor to business leaders. The articles unsurprisingly, were Chalk and Cheese.
The latest Minister of Police Ginny Andersen is no more than a very lightweight ‘smart-arse’ politician. My wife has a penchant for watching Question(able) Time in the House. I happened to be in the wrong room at the wrong time and caught the Minister trying to evade giving
A mighty totara has fallen. That’s probably how Michael Wood sees it. Possibly not the fallen bit. If there’s one thing this gang of hopeless government ministers are good at it’s sheer arrogance. They appear to think they’re above the law. It would seem very few
David Seymour has Willie Jackson in a panic. ACT’s campaign launch was not to Willie’s liking. According to Willie, a vote for ACT is a vote for the far right. Not for one moment would Willie think a vote for him is a vote for the far left.
