Economy Robert MacCulloch (Herald): A time for trickle-up economics (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Sir Roger Douglas – Let big firms ‘fend for themselves’ Bruce Munro (ODT): Recovery for all Liam Dann (Herald): How bad will unemployment get in New Zealand? New data to show start of the job crunch (paywalled)
From the NZ Herald. What is a first election chairman? NZ Herald Beaumont, who was first election chairman in 2016, resented that image. He previously told Telegraph Sport that a second term will allow him to be more radical in his reforms and he reiterated that message. If you enjoyed
UMR poll Matt McCarten (E-Tangata): Jacinda Ardern’s rising tide Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Poll won’t roll Simon Bridges but that doesn’t mean he’s safe Henry Cooke (stuff): How much has Covid-19 truly changed politics? Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): National has a difficult
Not satisfied with blindly and non-analytically peddling the government’s propaganda and presenting Jacinda Ardern as the saviour of the nation, covering her in yet more fairy dust and glitter, without questioning the veracity or accuracy of her utterances, the New Zealand Herald last week joined our schoolmarm, scolding
“despited” yes, they really are that illiterate! If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
Today’s face of the day Dave Dunlay got ratted out by his snitch workmates and fired by his virtue-signalling MediaWorks employer who self righteously claimed that his action to take medicine to his sick dog after being told by his Vet that his travel was essential travel was
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A “26-year-old Mango got into trouble spearing fish at Sharks Tooth Point” according to One News. If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
As I wrote previously, the legacy media have long ago stopped even pretending to report the facts. Especially when it concerns President Donald Trump. But even worse than lying about things which did happen, the legacy media are straight-up manufacturing lies out of whole cloth. A viral story which
Mike Hosking has stated that Ardern’s department is actively contacting media (including his own program) wanting them to change editorials and news reports that appear negative to her or the Government. This happened before the lockdown but apparently it is now happening more than usual.
The legacy media have long ago stopped even pretending to report the facts. Especially when it concerns President Donald Trump. One of the big Trump stories this week is the media’s claim that Trump advocated injecting bleach to treat COVID-19. The legacy media are blatantly lying in defiance
Should murder really be filed under entertainment? If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
News: If we’d shut down checkpoints there would’ve been protests – Police Commissioner Some iwi-led checkpoints causing tension as they continue through Alert Level 3 Iwi checkpoints might be polite, but that doesn’t make them legal Maori Party co-leader accuses National of inciting ‘racism’ over iwi
Economy, recovery, UBI Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): The List Candidate: Winston Peters and the Looming Covid-19 Depression Chris Trotter: If The Answer Is “Treasury”, Then Ask Another Question Matthew Hooton (Herald): Into the future — by committee (paywalled) Richard Harman (Politik): Years of pain, difficulty and frustration lie ahead Brian
George Throughout the last few weeks, I have read some very enlightening and well-researched articles here on The BFD. There are some I don’t necessarily agree with but I respect opinions that reflect a well-researched challenge to my own thoughts. And the reason I feel this way
