The 1970s – By One Who Was There
With Andy Burnham set to take Britain back to the 1970s, Guy de la Bédoyère looks back at a golden and not-so-golden age where he spent some of his most formative years. What was it really like?
Reproduced with permission
Danger Signs for Trust in America
Because the governments and newspapers of those countries had lied so many times, the people lived in a fantasy world. That is unfortunately where many Americans are stuck are now. They feel they cannot believe anything.
And the Democrats Join the Mob
The Democrat Party is making it clear that they don’t care what happens to Jews here or in Israel.
33 Police Staff Facing Sexual Misconduct Investigations
As of 18 June, police had 271 active investigations involving 325 staff members, covering allegations ranging from perjury and excessive force to conflicts of interest, drug and alcohol offences, and disgraceful conduct.
New Zealand First’s Epic U-Turn on Oil and Gas
We vote for it. And we pay for it. Over and over.
The Push for Climate Realism
Without public pressure many councils will – like Greater Wellington – treat the minister’s guidance as optional and do nothing.
Cycles of Enthusiasm, Reversal, and Revival in Medical Practice
If you are being offered a new drug, surgical procedure, or screening program, you might want to think of its history. Where does it lie in the continuum of Enthusiasm, Reversal or Revival?
The Bankers Bullied Australia Into Net Zero
The right choice is always the one closest to the truth. The conservatives picked the wrong side. They didn’t do their homework.
The Corruption of the Word Privilege
Returning the word privilege to its older use would do more than restore a definition. It would restore our capacity to see the actual injustice in the room: not that one young woman stands at the front, but that so many of her classmates now stand at the back.
Searching in the Dark
How three government agencies are ignoring twenty years of e-discovery technology – and using their own backwardness against OIA requesters.
‘Do Not Apologise for Being White’
“I’m sick of hearing about white privilege,” Ms Hanson said to applause from the crowd.
When ‘Extremism’ Means Whoever You Disagree With
Marco Rubio just told the world what New Zealanders have been living for years.
National the Enemy Within, Part Three
The Luxon years, the future, the battle for New Zealand’s democracy.