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Bob Jones, in a recent article on The BFD, had this to say: It’s a sorry scene ahead of us and I say again, by election-time the Jacinda lustre will be replaced by despair and anger with the obvious electoral outcome. I agree wholeheartedly. The backlash has already
You know you are screwed when the former leader’s mouthpiece and a pal of your deputy write articles about your imminent demise. John Armstrong has done precisely that: There are no attractive scenarios for the Opposition after a calamitous week from Bridges. Simon Bridges has to go. The moment
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Kathleen Horne COVID-19 has given Jacinda Ardern, Grant Robertson and their government colleagues the opportunity to take lying, hypocrisy and scapegoating to a whole new level. Let’s examine the case for lying about cash support for businesses via a make-believe court case with a judge interrogating the
Making decisions on the trot is never a good way to do anything. Ask any small business owner. They don’t just blindly bumble along adjusting what they do to fit whatever the flavour of the day might be. Even the smallest business venture does cash flow projections and measures
Alex Davis theemperorsrobes.blogspot.com On March 17th, eight days before New Zealand entered lockdown, Professor John Ioannidis, one of the world’s most cited medical researchers, published an article warning that the world was rushing into a series of panic-stricken responses to COVID-19 on the basis of
When you look at the anatomy of a coup, the first things to look for are signs of instability. It starts with minor leaks, then bigger ones, then people put their names to things and the leak turns into a deluge. National has reached that point. Firstly abysmal poll numbers
Dr Muriel Newman wrote an excellent article which was published on The BFD on Friday. The content contained in the article should send a chill up the spine of every person in New Zealand who believes in freedom, democracy and the rule of law. Currently, all three are being eroded
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
Peter Drew Dear Jacinda, I write this letter as a patriotic Kiwi with the best intentions for my country and for the future health and welfare of my fellow Kiwis. You have a very difficult job at this moment in time. There can be no doubt about that. There is
I have been saying for a few weeks now that I think there is no need for the continuation of this lockdown, or indeed even a lockdown on a lower rung. So let’s look at just what these levels are, or at least what they currently are, as I
