Health
Flawed COVID Modelling Exposed Yet Again
Can we finally stop believing computer models now? We’ve long known that climate models are (to use a modeller’s own words) “useless junk”. But climate models have been a paragon of accuracy compared to pandemic models. As a Guest Post on The BFD noted recently, computer models can
Letter from the North
Over the years, the NHS has become deified in the UK and in political terms, it is virtually untouchable. In dire need of reform, no political party dares to take even a tiny step towards reforming it. It has become a drain on the economy. PHARMAC’s budget for medicines
Freedom Prevails: COVID Data Shows ‘Public Health’ Mandates Only Harm People
Jordan Schachtel ronpaulinstitute.org There’s something about human nature that causes people in power to want to “do something” when faced with an unknown problem. Yet sometimes, doing nothing is better than “doing something.” When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more evidence is emerging that
COVID 3.0: Life after Lockdowns
David Seymour ACT Leader It’s time to start planning for life beyond lockdowns. We can’t keep living with the uncertainty that we could be locked down again at any moment. It’s time to look to the future with a renewed sense of confidence. Delta has changed the
Lockdowns Must Stop
New Conservative Ted Johnston New Conservative Spokesman New Conservative states the Labour government’s Covid 19 response strategy of ongoing lockdowns must stop. New Zealanders are tired of these continued restrictions on movement and freedom. Businesses are suffering with people digging into their retirement and other savings just to stay
Public Health, Private Pain
Rodney Hide bassettbrashandhide.com Rodney Hide is former ACT Party leader, and Minister in the National-ACT Government from 2008 to 2011 There is something madly wrong with Public Health. It’s been apparent for some years but has come to the fore with Covid. The problems are illustrated in
This 10-PAGE Book Could Improve Your Mental Health in a Pandemic
MichelleWheeler particle.scitech.org.au Michelle is a former science and environment reporter for The West Australian. Her work has seen her visit a snake-infested island dubbed the most dangerous in the world, test great white shark detectors in a tinny and meet isolated tribes in the Malaysian jungle.
Trendsetter Siouxsie
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Mongrel Mob Meth Programme Gets Dodgier by the Day
The Prime Minister has more questions to answer on the Mongrel Mob meth programme as it’s revealed the time the project would run each year decreased as the overall funding increased, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. In the 71 days between the initial funding application and
How They Blew the Cannabis Referendum
Information Opinion Let’s start with Andrew Little. The referendum should have been a simple question, something like “Do you agree that cannabis should be kept as an illegal substance.” or “Do you agree that cannabis should become a regulated substance.” Instead what we got was retarded legislation. Why do
A Silent and Peaceful Protest
Dark Jester A peaceful protest took place outside Taita College on the 22nd-23rd of September. The protest was organised by the Wellington chapter of Voices for Freedom. The protest was in response to the Taita College Vaccine Programme. The protest was silent and peaceful with people offering information about
Faceless Bureaucrats Come Between You and Your Doctor
Like most of us on the wrong side of a half-century, I’ve got “me pills” to take. Not many and nothing particularly serious, but they make life a lot easier (although apparently no-one has yet developed a pill for making a symphony of groaning noises when getting
Transgender Medicine Has Failed Us, Say Detransitioners
Rachael Wong mercatornet.com Rachael Wong is the CEO of Women’s Forum Australia and an Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Notre Dame Australia. She has a particular interest in the crossover between law, ethics, health care, human rights and women’s issues. If
Discrimination of the Day
Guy Blue If you really want to deal with institutional racism in New Zealand, this is the low hanging fruit. It is undeniable that this is pure racism in every sense of the word possible. pharmac.govt.nz/news-and-resources/consultations-and-decisions/decision-to-fund-two-new-medicines-