Economy
Where Is the Sense of Proportion?
Alex Davis theemperorsrobes.blogspot.com New Zealand just recorded a further four Coronavirus deaths. That brings the total to nine (as of 14 April 2020): * Woman, aged 70’s with an underlying health condition. * Female, aged 90’s with an underlying health condition. * Male, aged 80’s with an underlying
Why New Zealand Needs a Plan B
Dr Simon Thornley – Senior lecturer of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Auckland Dr Grant Schofield – Professor of Public Health, AUT, Auckland Dr Gerhard Sundborn – Senior lecturer of Population and Pacific Health, University of Auckland. Dr Grant Morris – Associate Professor of Law, Victoria University of Wellington. Dr Ananish Chaudhuri– Professor
The BFD Video: Australia Should ‘Economically Distance Itself’ from the Chinese Communist Party
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Cut MPs’ Pay by 20%
David Seymour MP ACT Leader The COVID-19 crisis has wreaked havoc on New Zealand’s economy. Over 40% of workers are receiving support from the Government’s wage subsidy programme and businesses across the country are suffering from a sudden halt in revenue due to the lockdown. MPs should show
A Weapon of Mass Uncertainty
Press Release: ACT Party D-Day The Government will tell us on 20 April whether the Level 4 lockdown continues past 22 April. It needs to give clear guidance on what a Level 3 world looks like because business cannot prepare with two days’ notice. But there is another problem. Many
The Quiet Earth
I was fortunate to have done most of my globe trotting when I was young. A few trips to Europe, mostly by train in my teens and early twenties, followed by a couple of years living in Hong Kong gave me plenty of opportunity for travel, and by the time
The BFD Video: Questioning Conventional Wisdom in the COVID-19 Crisis
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I Don’t Get It
Apparently our leader is a great communicator. She spells stuff out really clearly. For example ‘Stay home’ and ‘Act like you have COVI- 19’ and ‘Be kind’. All unambiguous instructions. But it isn’t easy to follow instructions if you don’t understand why. Here’s a simple analogy. I’
Oh, Don’t the Socialists Just Love It!
While I’m not one to suggest that our Prime Minister leans a little bit towards the authoritarian/socialist side of things, here are a few of the changes that we’ve experienced- with scarcely a criticism – over the last two weeks: * Government has decided which of our businesses are
Cuban on COVID-19 Small Business Loans: Best Deal Ever Offered in History
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Lockdown Concerns
“I have said it before, and I will say it again: the same political or journalistic treatment applied to any episode of seasonal flu would terrify us just as much as the current epidemic. Just as the staging – with real-time counts of victims – of any major health problem would make
Govt Must Stop Dictating & Start Listening to Business
Press Release: ACT Party “Today’s Epidemic Response Committee hearing revealed that businesses want the Government to start listening to them, provide clear guidance about the rules at lower Alert Levels, and hit pause on new regulations”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “We’re told that we’re all in
Industry Leaders Endorse Act’s Position on ‘Essential Business’
Press Release: ACT Party “Former chief executive of BusinessNZ Phil O’Reilly and industry leaders have endorsed ACT’s view that the Government should be taking a ‘safety’ rather than an ‘essential’ approach to businesses opening”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. Ministerial Statement – State of National Emergency – Video 5 from