Things That Make Me Go Hmm
Let me guess. Does it look anything like this? Or maybe this? Oh I know!
Election 2020
Undesirable Refugees
Golriz Ghahraman has attempted to smooth the path of her pet political activist and trouble maker into permanent NZ residency. Apologies in advance if her lecture on kindness makes you throw up your mouth a little. “Today we celebrate New Zealand as a place where fairness and compassion prevails”, Green
Shovel Ready-No
Last week in Parliament both Judith Collins and Gerry Brownlee called on the Government to release their list of the 800 projects they say are “shovel ready”. As I pointed out in my previous article, petty squabbling in the Cabinet Room, otherwise known as the Coalition Childcare Centre, plus red
Burkean Democracy
Nathan Smith nzinitiative.org.nz The white doors opened gently and in strode the great Irish statesman Edmund Burke. He was five minutes late for the interview, but given that he’d just been reincarnated, I let him off. We shook hands and made small talk about the “crazy” New
Told You So
It gives me no joy, really, to say “I told you so”, but…well, I told you so. Eight months after arriving in New Zealand, acclaimed author Behrouz Boochani has been granted refugee status. As I said at the time, Behrouz Boochani has been a festering parasite greedily sucking the
We Can Protect Health and the Environment Without Sacrificing the Economy
This government is not comfortable with a trade-off between COVID-19 and the economy or the environment and the economy. It’s either one extreme or the other with no meeting in the middle. One whiff of community spread and we will be sent back to lockdown, region by region. Most
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Sheriff Collins and the Ghost Train
Information Satire Another one of our Posse has played the Fool and ended up fallin’ off his horse and becomin’ another Ghost Rider in the Sky. “He saw the riders comin’ hard, A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky. As a rider loped on
The Generational Voting Divide
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Ten days ago I wrote a post entitled “The Young Don’t Vote” Here are the latest enrollment stats: And here are the actual voting percentages in 2017: In raw numbers, there are an estimated 450,500 18-24 year-olds with 277,151 or 61.5%
Politics and Power over Progress
It has become increasingly obvious over the term of this coalition government that politics has played a bigger role than the need to progress economic growth and prosperity. Not that it matters it is sad to say because this Government, even if it were united, bar one or two MPs,
Alarmism
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Fear is a natural survival instinct and arguably more motivating than logic and reason. It can also be used to great effect to shift the mindset of communities and nations. While such manipulation is, of course, not uncommon, what is surprising is how blind societies
A Very Low Bar
When Jacinda Ardern gave Iain Lees-Galloway his marching orders for an inappropriate relationship with a staffer she set a very low bar for getting the sack. Paula Bennett lowered the bar as well by using her own MPs and staffers to bury a wayward MP. I know many in National
The BFD Election Stuff Up of the Day
Wrote “50 shades of white” on Bala Beeram’s hoarding. #FAIL If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
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