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A Promise at Eberswalde
A democratic nation that fails to offer its crisis-stricken people a coherent choice between left and right will struggle to remain one.
These Are Stupid and False Claims
The economic effects of private companies can be measured in jobs, exports, tax paid and private gifts to hospitals and community facilities. The effects of organised gang activity appear in police statistics, hospital presentations, court lists and the documented use of intimidation and extortion.
Opportunity Needs a Reality Check
The centre-right option has many, many faults, but with economic growth finally starting to gather some momentum, we’d be crazy to put the brakes on – the way that Labour, the Greens and Opportunity want to.
Quick Hit: Petty and Pathetic, by the Numbers
Hipkins called Luxon’s education attack “petty and pathetic”. The ministry’s own figures show regular attendance fell from 64 per cent to 39.9 per cent while he was minister, and it was falling before Covid arrived.