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Volunteer Writers Wanted

Volunteer Writers Wanted

The BFD is seeking motivated, concise, reliable, and professionally-minded writers. We are wanting to expand on the range of topics that we cover so your content does not have to be political. Ideally, we prefer articles of 400-600 words in length. If you feel that the subject requires

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Dickhead of the Day

Dickhead of the Day

Today’s Dickhead of the day, David Farrier, has a nasty little hobby. He likes to deplatform people, try to cost them their jobs and shitpost about them afterwards to really rub their noses in it. He is the poster boy for Cancel Culture. David Farrier is the guy who

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Come Clean on Tax, Labour

Come Clean on Tax, Labour

Press Release: National Party Less than six weeks before the election, Labour continues to conceal its tax intentions and it’s time to come clean, National’s Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Grant Robertson has made it clear that Labour wants more revenue. “What would that mean for Kiwi taxpayers?

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A Tale of Two Announcements

A Tale of Two Announcements

Monday, September 7 and what a contrast in announcements. Judith Collins in Napier says methamphetamine harm will no longer be put in the “too hard basket” in a Government under her watch. She announced the party’s plan which will tackle supplies coming into prisons, target organised crime networks, increase

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A FREE Taste of Insight: Politics Podcast Episode 20

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Labour’s Plan for Our Crippled Economy Is More Holidays

Labour’s Plan for Our Crippled Economy Is More Holidays

After the big failures of Labour’s last set of election promises, I’ve been waiting to see what big plans they’ve got to “keep moving” our economy which has hit the wall after two lockdowns and promises of more to come. Would they provide small business with tax

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Faces of the Day

Faces of the Day

Compare and contrast… Nicknames: PM Jacinda Ardern. Ardern laughs when I bring up a recent opinion piece that called for people to stop calling her “Cindy” because it is sexist and belittling. I sense she doesn’t like the name. She told The New York Times in 2018 she hated

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It’s Quite Simple Stuff

It’s Quite Simple Stuff

Good morning, don’t you love the sweet smell of hypocrisy in the air today? It’s either that or the odeur-grande emitted by the Labour Party’s publishing arm, Stuff, as they burn their own credibility to the ground. Seemingly sparked by the mischievous re-posts by David

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Tarrant – The Aftermath

Tarrant – The Aftermath

I was recently struck by a young graduate who told me that in all her years at school and at university, where she gained a Master’s degree, no less, she had never been introduced to the subject known to slightly older folk as History. Her revelation was in response

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Sticks & Stones

Sticks & Stones

While browsing on the Stuff website I came across an article by Andrea Vance. It had an intriguing headline- She’s not a doll, so don’t call the Prime Minister Cindy. Andrea commenced her article with a comparison with Margaret Thatcher which initially took me somewhat by surprise. I

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