What This Says About Free Speech in Britain Today
I’m saying it without my name attached, in a publication built specifically to defend my right to say it with my name attached. If that strikes you as a contradiction, it should.
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193 Schools Queue To Rediscover Walls
The traditional classroom can now return under a more modern name. Adaptive enclosed learning environment should do it. That allows schools to install four walls and a door without admitting the basic design was already familiar to everybody’s grandparents.
The Supermarket Break-up Is Back
If competition is coming from every direction, the main supermarket groups are coping with it remarkably well.
The Mayors Are Divided Over Council Reforms
Nelson and Waitaki have settled on preferred options, Canterbury and Otago councils are still testing theirs, while some West Coast leaders say communities have not had enough time to properly consider the changes.
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Their Actions Speak Louder than Their Jets
Judge the Climate Cult by how they whoop it up in exotic resorts.
A Second-Term 3-Way Wastes More Years
I am concerned about the possibility of Labour winning this election. However, I’m equally concerned that the next three years will be wasted by New Zealand First being part of the government after November 7.
What They’re Not Telling You About About Hormuz
The US just wrote the book for 21st century naval warfare.
Swarbrick and Her Unchallenged Claims
If we don't reach climate targets, it doesn't matter.
Paul Henry’s Silly Game and Labour’s Predictable Meltdown
Paul Henry played a dumb game and gave a dumb answer. Labour turned it into a full-scale moral panic. One of those is funny. The other is just sad.
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The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… Brobdingnagian (adjective) - : marked by tremendous size Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels, Brobdingnag is the name of a land that is populated by a race of human giants "as tall as an ordinary spire steeple."