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In the final episode of the classic comedy The Young Ones, postman Lennie Henry greets the lads with, “Gut morgen, meine kleine freundelische!” “Bloody hell,” says Rik. “Give them a uniform and they think they’re Hitler!” The same might be said for bureaucrats and coppers given a taste of
Repressive police state, massive government spending, millions left dependent on Big Nanny, probably for years – what wouldn’t a leftist love about our governments’ panicked responses to the Chinese virus? Which explains why they’re jumping on the bandwagon with obscene haste. Left-wing activist group GetUp, despite its protestations
We are at Level 4 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. It is likely Level 4 measures will stay in place for a number of weeks. More information on alert levels. * Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services. * Only make physical contact with
Good grief: Stuff: 21 March 2020. The PM was forced to deny New Zealand was going into lockdown. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as reported in Stuff 21 March 2020: “Dismiss everything else,” Ardern said firmly. “We will continue to be your single source of truth.” Also Stuff: 21 March 2020.
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David Theobald 7 am on Thursday 16th April 2020 and I am more nervous about this whole bloody mess we find ourselves in than at any time since it all started. We are six hours away from an announcement which will (might?) detail what will be imposed on our lives
First published April 12 nzcpr.com As we end the third week of the Government’s State of Emergency 28-day lockdown, it becomes easier to imagine what it would be like living under socialist rule in a Police State. In a BBC interview, the former British Supreme Court Judge
In October 1347, three ships arrived in the Italian port of Genoa. One chronicler wrote ominously, “it was as if they had brought evil spirits with them”. The Bubonic plague had arrived in Europe. Within just a few years, a quarter to half of the European population had died. But
Paul So I was looking for a work-related project now that the painting is all done – and I checked the COVID-19 “Business Finance Guarantee Scheme” list of banned activities just to see if any of my ideas were banned. I noted these items near the top of the
Press Release: ACT Party “The Prime Minister’s announcement on Alert Level 3 this afternoon was broadly encouraging but she must provide more flexibility for retailers”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Alert Level 3 rules say it’s acceptable for a supermarket to have fifty customers inside at one
George It is obvious the Labour Party propaganda wing has motivated their perpetual “Letters to the Editor” scribes into action. You can always tell who they are simply because they use the same cliché-littered dialogue as their paymasters. The latest, of course, is “saving lives”. “How can you put
Democracy and parliament Bryce Edwards (Guardian): New Zealand’s Covid-19 strategy looks successful, but we must safeguard democracy Liam Hehir (Democracy Project): The many deaths of Simon Bridges Peter Dunne: Crossroads are looming for the National Party Heather Roy (Democracy Project): Bring back our democracy Mark Longley (Newshub): Trump
Press Release: ACT Party “New Zealanders deserve to the see the legal basis on which their civil liberties are being severely restricted”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Today at the Epidemic Response Committee, the Attorney-General refused to allow the public to see the Crown Law legal advice on
