The BFD Video: What It’s Like to Believe Everything the Media Tells You
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Covid-19
Send in the Karens
Out of work? Running short of money? Are you a born busybody, snitch or bully? Good news! The new Stasi are open for business, and they’re hiring! Containing the coronavirus as the economy gradually reopens has created an urgent need for hundreds of thousands of people trained to identify
The Politics of Fear
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com In her pre-budget speech, the Prime Minister said, “There is no playbook for the recovery we are about to embark on. But nor do we need one. When it has come to COVID-19 we have carved a path based on our people, our health system,
Daily News Roundup – 15 May 2020
Budget – commentary and reactions Henry Cooke (Stuff):Grant Robertson isn’t using this crisis to transform the country Max Rashbrooke (RNZ): Robertson goes for repair, not rebuild Matthew Hooton (Herald): Grant Robertson conservative despite huge numbers (paywalled) Audrey Young (Herald): Simon Bridges vs Jacinda Ardern over $20 billion blank cheque
Borrowing Forever
I am still reeling from the numbers in the “Rebuilding Together” budget. It reminds me of Hillary Clinton‘s campaign slogan in 2016, and we all know how that ended up. All I can do is hope fervently that this government ends up the same way – on the scrapheap, with
The BFD Video
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Our Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
George The PM thinks she has done us a favour by allowing us to enter level two. She hasn’t. Her “team of five million” had already made that decision for her a week ago – and she knew it. We went hard and early. In fact, she has lost control
Cancelling the Rent Won’t Help Anyone
The Xi Plague is perhaps the deepest challenge the world has faced since WWII. It didn’t have to be, of course: as evidence, opposed to dodgy modelling, mounts, the virus is turning out to be a lot less scary than it was made out to be. As it turns
Bishop Brian Tamaki – a Genuine Christian
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The Destiny Church’s Bishop Brian Tamaki is in my view the only true Christian church leader in the land. First however, if it’s not already known to readers, I’ve devoted my life to mocking religion. Anthropologists have identified over 3,500 religions
Oh, Dear…”Prove It”
Hon JUDITH COLLINS (National—Papakura): I don’t believe for a moment that this country went hard and fast. It is a typical communications phrase that is being seeded into just about every speech, every conversation from a Government MP. Hon Member: Prove it. Hon JUDITH COLLINS: I can prove
Daily News Roundup – 14 May 2020
Budget Hamish Rutherford (Herald): Prime Minister warns coming months the most challenging in a long time (paywalled) Jane Patterson and Gyles Beckford (RNZ): What to expect from the 2020 Budget Richard Harman (Politik): It’s budget day and the election campaign begin Tim Watkins (Pundit): NZ’s Economy Has Been
A Government beneath Contempt
Jacinda, your Government is beneath contempt. The lowest of the low. You are nothing more than a gang of bullies. You profess to care. You profess to be kind. You are fake. You are the worst Government of a lifetime. Some of your lot wouldn’t know the truth if
“Fake news!” Nek Minnit…
As the “princess” Jacinda Ardern prepares to remove her glass-slippered foot from our collective throat (if we promise to be good that is), it’s well to remember, and be grateful for, how she saved our lives by going hard and early: to Ratana, that is, then Fiji. At that
The Small Business Loan Scheme
The government’s small business loan scheme has started this week. Administered by the IRD, it allows small businesses to borrow $10,000, plus $1800 for every employee, up to a maximum of $100,000. Eligibility for the loan scheme is much the same as for the wage subsidy; you
The BFD Video: Italian Leader Screams “Stop Lying I Have the True Numbers”
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Coronavirus: Mother Ripped Away from Son during Protest | Nine News Australia
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