Mason Goad fee.org Mason Goad is a student at the Schar School of Policy and Government, located at George Mason University. Back in December of 2020, then President-elect Biden said that he would not make vaccines against COVID-19 mandatory, nor did he think they should be mandatory. Given the
Listening to Australian media the last few days has been like listening to Chinese state media. The same smug triumphalism and ludicrous sneering at foreign critics, and the same parroting of the official narrative. Also like Chinese state media, the drum-beating, phony patriotism was triggered by criticism from overseas. Americans,
New revelations that the Work and Income website only published the deadline for the first round of the wage subsidy two and a half days before it closed reinforce the need for that deadline to be extended, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “Applications opened on
David Seymour ACT Leader The Government needs to seriously upgrade its COVID data transparency, so we can all understand the situation and the response. Throughout the COVID epidemic, the Government has selectively released data that the taxpayer owns to suit its political agenda. Citizens have been forced to sit through
The Government must re-establish the Community Sector Reference Group after neglecting the sector throughout the Covid lockdown, National’s Community and Voluntary Sector spokesperson Maureen Pugh says. It’s been revealed through a written parliamentary question that the only engagement Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Priyanca Radhakrishnan had with the
As Auckland enters its fifth week under Level 4 lockdown, the Government must present its plan to assist businesses to get through the stringent restrictions, says National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly. “The worst result is for businesses to fail from a lack of cashflow as a result of the
It is hard to believe that, five months after Delta hit New Zealand arrived and after five weeks of lockdown, that the visitor policies of Auckland’s three district health boards are yet to be figured out, says National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti. “This is another example of
Just in case you haven’t got the message by now, there are pandemic rules for most of us, and quite different rules for the select few. If you’re an ordinary pleb, forget about going for your morning run, let alone to Granny’s funeral. If you’re one
Chris Penk First published by The BFD 16th June 2020 The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. Perspectives I am a National Party MP. As such, I’m a member of Her Majesty’s loyal opposition, at least
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com European – 70.2% Maori – 16.5% Asian – 15.1% Pacific – 8.1% Other – 1.5% The above figures show New Zealand’s ethnicity breakdown. We have a Minister for Pacific Affairs and one for Maori Affairs. Why not one for Asian Affairs? We all know
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Arthur Yes, you read that correctly. It is blatant clickbait on my part but that was how I read it. In a backhanded way that was what was implied by one Joel Maxwell. He is a contributor to that dire, woke and socialist swamp, NZ Stuff and its Wellington, pimple
Information Satire Entertainment Explainer Explainer Editor: Walt Disney has announced a remake of its iconic cartoon characters. In a worldwide news release, a spokesperson laid out the plan to introduce present-day children to characters they can understand and relate to. A three-hour, genre-breaking, blockbuster special will resurrect favourite characters from
covidplanb.co.nz Many areas of the world are now in a race to achieve high coverage of covid-19 vaccination. Some commentators in New Zealand are now criticising the government for not rolling out fast enough. Given the high efficacy of many vaccines, this seems like a sensible strategy, but
Are cracks appearing in the Ardern government’s Covid elimination-and-lockdown narrative? With the certainty of a mediaeval pope, Jacinda Ardern has posed as New Zealand’s “sole source of truth”. That “truth” includes Ardern’s Canute-like decree that the tide of Covid will be turned back from New Zealand’s
