Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com The police are running around ordering people off Christchurch beaches. Their message: “If you’re not exercising, clear out.” So you can skip on a beach but not sit on it. It’s a revolting and indefensible state of affairs. But it set me off
Don Brash lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com First published in elocal Perhaps it is dangerous to write about such a fast-moving situation as the COVID-19 pandemic when what I write may not be published for 10 days or more, but at time of writing my strong impression is that the
I recently wrote a piece about the forced feminization of society. Here’s another blow for the boys. The death of Radio Sport, much to the delight of someone called Zoe George who, if the internet links are up-to-date, is paid by the state via RNZ. She must
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com New Zealand has always been ‘the little engine that could.’ It’s endearing imagery but also powerfully symbolic. But thanks to our leadership and their reckless decision-making now compounded by dogmatic digging-in, we are fast becoming the little engine that couldn’t. Today
Apparently our leader is a great communicator. She spells stuff out really clearly. For example ‘Stay home’ and ‘Act like you have COVI- 19’ and ‘Be kind’. All unambiguous instructions. But it isn’t easy to follow instructions if you don’t understand why. Here’s a simple analogy. I’
The feminization of society isn’t the overlay of feminist values. No. It’s the overlay of natural feminine tendencies. Don’t tell me they don’t exist. Most females become mothers. They are biologically designed to nurture. To bond through touch and soft murmurs. To provide their bodies to
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com In the permissive tradition made famous by Metiria Turei, Greens co-leader Marama Davidson says: “It doesn’t matter why you can’t work – you should be able to immediately receive support.” She wants stand-down periods permanently abolished and benefit rates increased substantially. This
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com These are extremely unusual times. ‘Stay calm and carry on’ is my preferred mode of action. A side effect of this flux is the exposure of Labour’s lack of a core, consistent approach to assistance. Under Finance Minister, Bill English, National was developing a
Lindsay Mitchell Welfare Commentator and researcher lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com In 2019 over 6,000 babies were added to an existing benefit. “Information released to me under the OIA shows that 6,190 caregivers had added one or more ‘subsequent children’ aged less than 12 months to their benefit during 2019.
Lindsay Mitchell Welfare commentator and researcher lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Data released under the Official Information Act on Tuesday reveals almost 12,000 more children are dependent on welfare benefits since December 2017. “At 31 December 2019 there were 206,395 children aged 0-18 reliant on caregiver on a main
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Much has been mentioned by media lately regarding student debt. There’s another kind of debt that hits the young too. Child support debt. The reasons for pursuing the debt are legitimate but penalties are outrageous. I watched a video presentation from an IRD guy
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com I don’t know why MSD continues to surprise me. But they do. TVNZ had a piece about how beneficiaries are being provided with My Food Bag deliveries so I did a search of their site to find out more. No joy but this turned
