The UK Grooming Gangs Scandal
Whether this shift will endure remains uncertain, but the discussion itself felt like a decisive break from years of silence, deflection, and managed anarchy.
Reproduced with permission
The Case for ‘Liberty’ Epigraphs
What has happened to our free press and their once fervent support for the freedom to speak and write?
I Wouldn’t Trust OpenClaw
In my considered opinion it is an incredibly useful piece of software but I could never ever trust it. And I strongly recommend you don’t either.
Women’s Rights Get Rebranded
I came across a document ‘WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT PRINCIPLES’. This article unpacks its intention, influence and New Zealand law firms who have signed on to the related ‘Gender Equality Charter’.
Ignoring the Science: The Curious Case of Cell Phone Bans
In Australia, youth experiencing high psychological distress dropped from 25 per cent in 2023 to 19 per cent in 2025, before any social media ban. Do not to let politicians retroactively take credit for youth outcome improvements already underway before their clumsy regulation efforts began.
Oxford Student To Go on Trial in Two Years’ Time
He was given conditional bail and told a trial date was set for January 17th 2028. Yet somehow Lucy Connolly was in court in under a month. Needless to say, unlike Connolly, Williams is out on bail.
Welcome to the Lowest-Common-Denominator Society
It’s worth paying close attention, because Germany may be one of the worst offenders, but it isn’t the only Western nation making these choices.
Christchurch Airport Posts Strong Half-Year Growth
Passenger numbers increased 7.2 per cent to 3.4 million during the period, with international travel surging 15.2 per cent and domestic travel rising 4.8 per cent.
A Way Forward
Don is reluctant to “kill what we have built up over the last few years” and has suggested that we continue the blog under the title of Brash & Mitchell.
The Sacred Grove, a Fallen Tree and a $560,000 Question
Auckland ratepayers are now more than half a million dollars in, residents are six figures out of pocket, and there is still no clear public explanation of how success will be measured – or when spending will finally stop.
This Is a Threat to Taiwan
Trump should be willing to re-think this counter-productive and highly dangerous approach to dealing with avowed enemies of the United States.
A Disease in Search of a Diagnosis
If Long Covid is real, then it needs clear definition, objective markers and exclusion of confounders. Otherwise, it will be no more than a medical fashion that flourished in the spotlight before dissolving in the cold light of evidence.