I have just returned from a very pleasant week away starting at the Taranaki Rhododendron Festival and then going to Wellington to meet with staff at the Taxpayers Union and catch up with friends. The time away was made more pleasant as there was only time for a cursory glance
It would appear that a number of those writing for A Weekend Newspaper thought that, presumably because it was a long weekend, we needed a few laughs. Pages 18 to 23 provided plenty of those, many from the usual contributors. The first enforced guffaw came very early on page 18
Watching Parliament’s Question Time on Thursday was akin to having been given a free ticket to the Barnum and Bailey Circus. The Speaker was at his pedantic best doing all he could to get under the skin of the Opposition. Michael Woodhouse, in the absence of Gerry Brownlee, had
Richard Harman has a very good article on Politik reviewing the NZ First Party Conference. It would appear from reading it there is something of a disconnect happening between Winston and his party. The party appears to be attracting a broad-based demographic including the younger age group. These people
The two polls out this week have provoked a wide range of reactions and opinions. The dust now having settled, what is there for the political parties and political tragics like us to take from them? First, the wild swings in the Newshub Reid Research Poll lead one to question
I emailed a friend saying this lot were an apology for a Government. His reply was along the lines of: They certainly couldn’t be called a Government, in fact, they are so useless they could barely be called a committee. Well, let’s look at the past week the
This Government is leaderless, out of control and a disgrace. The reason they’re out of control and a disgrace is a direct result of being leaderless. The supposed leader of this ramshackle collection of disparates couldn’t run a cake stall at a bring and buy. Her leadership skills
So the little ones managed to tag an extra day onto their school holidays, no doubt with the blessing of their so-called teachers who have decided that climate change is a subject within the curriculum that deserves to be politicised. This is a tool whereby students can be brainwashed
“Y’know you’re soaking in it; global warming that is” “But Madge, it’s water. Global warming is carbon, or something.” “Carbon dioxide? No; it’s not. It’s dihydrogen monoxide. That’s just a fancy way of saying water. Water is responsible for the greenhouse effect on our
Those promoting climate change would have us believe it is out of control when it is becoming increasingly obvious it is they who are out of control. The use of a sixteen year old girl at the U.N. to parrot off a speech on a subject she has been
I have long held A Newspaper in such regard that I refuse to pay for its premium content. The few articles worth reading amongst endless pieces of mundane dross means the economics just don’t stack up. Content about Ardern is freely available as she doesn’t rate premium content
The treatment Australian Prime Minister Scott Morison is receiving in America highlights the stark difference in the regard in which New Zealand and Australia are held by President Trump. It shows the contrast between being a trusted ally and just a friend. It also brings into focus the disparity of
Articles from a number of female contributors provided some interesting if not eyebrow-raising reading in last weekend’s newspaper. Three were writing, not surprisingly, about our Dear Leader. While recognising the complete mess she has got herself into, they all managed to put a positive spin on her so–
Audrey Young’s headline for her article featuring her interview with Jacinda Ardern in A Weekend Newspaper was dripping with hypocrisy; and that’s putting it politely. It read – PM: I’m not trying to build my personal profile. Steeling myself to read the written confabulation I made sure a
First, the youth camp and now the staffer. My, what a tangled sexual web we weave. The predicament that both the administrative and political wings of the Labour party find themselves in is entirely of their own making. They are without peer as organisations which appear unable to see red
Watching the item on the All Blacks leaving for Japan had me feeling somewhat envious and not for the reason you’re probably thinking. It was for the fact that they were going to be fortunate enough to miss a week of token Maori language speak. I have no objection
