Dr Oliver Hartwich nzinitiative.org.nz The Prime Minister has declared this year’s election, now postponed until October, a “COVID election.” That is an unfortunate framing. Though dealing with COVID is crucial for the country’s short- to mid-term future, there are plenty of other attention-deserving issues
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This very recent video about the Greens by c mccoy is well worth a watch. It reveals some very interesting links between them and an organisation and activist written about many times previously by writers on the blog Whaleoil. If it were any other MP repping an extremist organisation with
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I think I’ve got my finger on why the government fails at everything they touch with the exception of PR where, to the country’s detriment, they excel. The government is understaffed. We know it because Chris Hipkins is swamped with four ministerial portfolios, three select committees and the
Chris Hipkins has admitted that he hasn’t yet bothered to read the Ministry of Health’s testing strategy. Wait! What? There are two strategies for testing? How can there be a Government testing strategy that is different from the Ministry of Health’s testing strategy? So, let’s get
Dieuwe de Boer and Tim Wilms return in a new episode of TTT as both Auckland and Melbourne appear to have Round 2 of the CCP Virus under control.
The Ardern Cult of Personality is steaming the undies of the media elite, from Melbourne to London. But, then again, so did Hugo Chavez. Jacinda Ardern came along at just the right time, really: cashed-up lefties who once cheered on the Venezuelan socialist desperately needed a new idol. After
“Politics is f*****,” says Chlöe Swarbrick. “Parliament is a toxic culture that chews people up and spits them out. You become inhuman and disconnected from the people you purport to represent.” “I am totally robust to criticism around policy, but not constant personal attacks.” She says she tries to brush
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Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com A recent respondent on this blog referred to the “cult of Jacinda.” A cult? The dictionary defines ‘cult’ as devotion or worship of someone, with an added significant reference to a “transient fad.” So probably it’s a fair description although unlike religious cults, in
I’ve been thinking a bit about Newshub recently asking Judith Collins if she’d accept the result of the upcoming election. The answers given by my boss were spot on, mostly expressing disbelief at being asked the question in the first place. Ultimately Ms Collins’ answer was along the
Press Release: Plan B The serology tests on Wednesday being demanded by experts as necessary to track the mystery resurgence of COVID-19 have been banned by the Ministry of Health. Simon Thornley, epidemiologist with the Covid Plan B group, has criticised health commentators as hypocritical in calling for serology
Thank you, Richard Prebble, for the above title. I have been thinking too, although about different things from you. Life in the Time of COVID (with thanks to Gabriel Garcia-Marquez) makes things very interesting, but the government’s daily briefings, like something out of 1984, do beget more questions
