A famous quote attributed to Winston Churchill says that, “The fascists of the future will call themselves anti-fascists”. Despite the almost certainty that Churchill never said it, it remains a useful quote. Too often, those decrying some evil are themselves equally guilty of it. As Churchill did say, “Nazism
There is one clear message from the release of the Skegg report – it is imperative we vaccinate as many as people as possible, as quickly as possible, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. “New Zealand is the slowest in the OECD in rolling-out the COVID-19 vaccine, and
In today’s Australian, Adam Creighton argues that Covid Derangement Syndrome, or “Covid Dumb”, creates “a shocking decline in critical faculties among intelligent people when Covid-19 is being discussed”. CDS is endemic among the political and “intellectual” elites. “Its sufferers,” says Creighton astutely, “assert and do things that are
The Government continues to block transparency around its response to Covid-19, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. Government members voted against a motion to recall Dr Ashley Bloomfield to Health Select Committee so he could explain his incorrect statements over the Covid-19 infected UN worker who
New York governor Andrew Cuomo is being set up to fall by his own party. But, as I recently wrote, Cuomo is being hung out to dry for the wrong reasons. The Democrat machine is subjecting Cuomo to a show-trial on allegations of the sort of sexual shenanigans that
David Seymour ACT Leader The Skegg reports tells us the Government should reopen the border in stages, proportional to risk, using better technology, but we can’t yet due to low vaccination rates, and variants might undermine the vaccine. All of this was in ACT’s COVID 2.0 report
The wheels of justice turn slow, it is said, but they grind exceedingly small. But bad laws throw a spanner in the works – at least, that’s what bad lawmakers hope. Victoria’s Occupational Health and Safety Act is very bad law. It was enacted by former Labor premier, Steve
David Seymour ACT Leader It turns out the Prime Minister’s announcement about this week’s announcement won’t be an announcement at all. Jacinda Ardern has been talking up the release of the Skegg report this week, but under questioning in Parliament admitted nothing tangible will be announced. Ardern
The Government needs to explain why it hasn’t acted sooner to increase the uptake of vaccinations against Covid-19 at our ports, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The Prime Minister says ‘there has always been a sense of urgency’ about vaccinating port workers, but her Government
Judith Collins has said what many of us are thinking about Ashley Bloomfield and his persistent obfuscations followed by abject apologies when he’s busted: National leader Judith Collins has dubbed Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield a “deified”, “one-trick pony” who’s “good at standing up and
It’s deeply concerning that 60 per cent of port workers in the Bay of Plenty haven’t had a single vaccine especially when there are 11 cases of Covid-19 in a ship off Tauranga, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. As at 22 July, of the
Hon Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz Law and Order We’re working hard to hold the Government to account and ensure New Zealand remains a safe place to live, work and raise a family. To National, that means making sure victims are at the heart of our justice system,
Free Press ACT Party The Haps ACT had another great week on tour with a record 300+ crowd packing Classic Flyers in Mt Maunganui on a Friday night as the Honest Conversations tour rolls on. There are still meetings to come, in Canterbury this week and Auckland next. The Government’
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One of the most startling things — in hindsight — about economic collapses is not just how long the signs were ignored, but how quickly the inevitable collapse hits. In his memoirs, Groucho Marx recalls how he’d grown steadily uneasy with the giddiness of the stock market through 1929, but his
