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Face of the Day
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Face of the Day

Longtime National MP Judith Collins is penning a tell-all book about her time in Government […] The book, which she has yet to name, will have her take on where she sees the country going and the opportunities she thinks should be embraced. “But there will also be quite a large

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Politically Homeless
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Politically Homeless

One of the blogs I follow is Up All Night by blogger and journalist Sam White. Yesterday he published an interesting piece about being politically homeless which I think is something that many of us can relate to. It used to be so easy before MMP as it was National

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Every Action Has An Equal and Opposite Reaction

Every Action Has An Equal and Opposite Reaction

The Christchurch terrorist’s manifesto had no innate power. If everyone had been allowed to read it and to intellectually tear it apart in a robust marketplace of ideas it would have been reduced to powder. New Zealand’s Chief Censor, however, had other ideas and so did PM Jacinda

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The Truth About Dirty Politics
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The Truth About Dirty Politics

If anyone is qualified to write about ‘Dirty Politics’ it should be me as according to Mainstream media and all the left-wing blogs I am married to the king of ‘Dirty Politics’. I married into a political family and it has been a fascinating journey where I have learned so

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The Maori Council Don’t Believe in Free Speech

The Maori Council Don’t Believe in Free Speech

I was reading a press release from the Maori Council yesterday and it showed a complete lack of respect for free speech and included comments that if they had been said by President Trump would have been labelled racist. WE DON’T WANT PEOPLE LIKE THAT HERE. WE SHOULD NOT

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A Flowery Political Stunt
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A Flowery Political Stunt

National Party deputy leader Paula Bennett has responded to reports New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has called for her head to roll – by sending him flowers. You have to hand it to Paula Bennett she has more front than parliament buildings. Her flowery political stunt reminds me of the

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Thank You for Subscribing to the BFD

Thank You for Subscribing to the BFD

A BIG BFD thank you to readers who have taken the time to subscribe to the BFD or to upgrade their subscription. We are getting bigger and stronger and faster with your support! Your financial support means the world to us all here at the BFD as we work for

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A Humorous take on Wine & Art Criticism

A Humorous take on Wine & Art Criticism

When I was a high school student I won the 7th form Art cup. I would like to claim that it was due to my outstanding artistic talents but alas there were only two students in the Whakatane High School Seventh form Art class. I drove my poor Art teacher

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Winston Names his Price

Winston Names his Price

Winston Peters wants a scalp and as we earlier alluded to on the BFD that scalp belongs to National party deputy leader Paula Bennett. […] once Paula Bennett no longer represents an electorate, she can easily be sacrificed during coalition negotiations with NZ First. Winston Peters believes that Bennett was the

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Alison Mau Tiptoes Through the Eggshells

Alison Mau Tiptoes Through the Eggshells

Alison Mau has finally written about the latest sex scandal in Labour’s ranks and it is a very carefully written piece that lacks emotion and plays down the facts. I cannot help but compare her opinion piece to news articles full of hyperbole written years back about John Key

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Victims Told to Avoid Parliament’s ‘Predator’

Victims Told to Avoid Parliament’s ‘Predator’

National party deputy leader Paula Bennett yesterday took to Facebook again on behalf of Labour party “victims.”  She repeated her claims that the accused is a Labour party staffer who works in Jacinda Ardern’s office. She said that the accused is senior to most of his victims and that

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Terrorism is an Idea

Terrorism is an Idea

I was reading an opinion piece by Duncan Garner yesterday about the Christchurch terrorist and it struck me that he actually thinks that an idea can be controlled. […] They like to inspire others if they can and their need for a platform is crucial. They crave it. […] That’s why

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Dangerous Words

Dangerous Words

A Muslim Community leader Aliya Danzeisen and a Terrorism expert Chris Wilson were interviewed last week by Newshub Nation about the issue of prisoners right to send mail. The first question was directed to the Muslim community leader who was asked how news of Tarrant’s letter had impacted the

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The BFD is Your Platform

The BFD is Your Platform

Just after the BFD launched regular commenter George shared his first impressions with us all. […] Thursday morning my life was turned on its head. THE BFD had been launched. Somehow it didn’t seem quite right that I should be reading it in my undies with my feet up on

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Stuff Hates On Whitey

Stuff Hates On Whitey

Can you imagine a Stuff headline that reads: The brown, female, youthful face of local government What about: The black, male, senior face of local government How about this real headline? Why on earth did anyone think that it was okay to critique councils not by their effectiveness or combined

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