Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. Last week a letter written
Margot Irvine University of Guelph Margot Irvine is the Director of the School of Languages and Literatures at the University of Guelph where she teaches in the French and European Studies programs. She is interested in women’s access to literary and cultural institutions in France. Recent news about Britney
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. When significant voices on the political left start speaking out against Labour’s proposed hate speech laws it’s a sign that they’re in
Graham Adams democracyproject.nz Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including Metro, North & South, Noted, The Spinoff and Newsroom The hate-speech debate is quickly becoming an arena where reputations go to die. Kris Faafoi, the Minister
Elyn Saks University of Southern California Elyn Saks is Orrin B. Evans Distinguished Professor of Law, Professor of Psychology, and Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the USC Gould School of Law; Director of the Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics; Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the
Whether you sit on the left or right you need to stand up for free speech. When you have those on both the ‘liberal left’ and the ‘conservative right’ agreeing on an issue you know it is something we should ALL fight for. www.savefreespeech.co.nz Sign the petition
David Seymour ACT Leader ACT will not stand by while the Government tries to criminalise New Zealanders for free speech. The Government’s proposed Hate Speech Laws will create a divided society and will put an already growing cancel culture on steroids. ACT has had more than 31,000 people
righttolife.org.uk World-leading robotics and artificial intelligence scientist Dr Peter Scott-Morgan, who has motor neurone disease (MND), has spoken out against the assisted suicide bill currently being considered by the House of Lords. Dr Scott-Morgan, who describes himself as a “human-cyborg”, laid out his position on the issue of
righttolife.org.uk Human rights campaigner and Member of the House of Lords, David Alton, has highlighted the double standards of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill currently being considered by the House of Lords. As explained in the piece, “If enacted, the [The Animal Welfare (Sentience)] bill would formally recognise
Trevor Stammers mercatornet.com Trevor Stammers is a freelance author and editor and retired GP and Associate Professor of Bioethics. He was in practice as a family doctor for 30 years and is the co-author (with Tim Doak) of ‘Saving Sex – Questions and Answers About Relationships and Sex’. He is
Claire Breen University of Waikato Dr Claire Breen holds a BCL from the National University of Ireland (University College Cork). She also holds an LLM (International Law) and a PhD from the University of Nottingham. Her research focuses on international human rights law with a specific interest in children’s
The Government has released its plan for laws governing ‘hate speech’, and it is now vital that families and faith communities understand what is really at stake with these proposals. One of the most disturbing realities of criminalising “hateful” speech is that there is simply no agreement on the definition
Alwyn Poole, from the Villa Education Trust, talks about his absurd battle with the Ministry of Education and the minister. It’s crazy! And we talk with Bob McCoskrie, the national director of Family First. We discuss freedom, education, wokeism, conversion therapy and more.
The Advocate IINZ Newsletter David Cumin The Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop selling ice cream in Jewish communities in the West Bank has caused ripples – and may be a breach of US laws that prohibit discriminatory boycotts. It is noteworthy that many other democratic countries have also recognised
The Labour government has called for submissions on proposals for Hate Speech legislation. Politicians seem unable to identify what speech will be criminal under the new law, but are convinced that current laws do not provide enough protection. Because the closing date for submissions to the Ministry of Justice is
