Things That Make Me Go Hmm
They are not even trying to cover up the fact that they are Labour 2.0. Vote for them to implement Labour’s policies in other words.
NZ Politics
Flattening the Country
Chris Penk The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book by publishing an extract every day. Flattening the country It was only supposed to be the curve that got flattened, not the whole country. This is the real story of Labour’s lockdown: how poor preparation then panic
Justice Minister Andrew Little Tells Black Lives Matter Movement at Parliament “We’ve Got to Change’
Justice Minister Andrew Little has admitted that there is “something wrong” with New Zealand’s justice system, as thousands across New Zealand took to the streets in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Speaking to thousands who marched to Parliament this afternoon, Little admitted that “we’ve got to
Dear National, What Have I Done to Make You Hate Me So Much?
Dear National Party, it is with much regret that I write this letter, but I am so confused. I don’t know what I have done to make you hate me so much. At least it seems that way. I can’t think of anything that I have done in
Ardern Must End Taxpayer-Funded Propaganda on Friday
Press Release: ACT Party “The Prime Minister must commit to ending the taxpayer-funded ‘Unite for Recovery’ campaign when New Zealand enters the pre-election period on Friday,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “For the Government to promote its own vision for the COVID-19 recovery with taxpayer money during
On Statues
Alwyn Poole From being so long in education I tend to think about what we are saying to our young when adults make decisions and how much we encourage them to think deeply about issues. Apart from the stupidity of our current economics, I heard Grant Robertson regarding Olympic protests
No Point in Voting National, They’re Just like Labour
Todd Muller gave a keynote speech yesterday, and the upshot of his pitch is that they’ll be just like Labour, but a bit less shit. He even seemed confused about precisely which party he has joined: A National-led Government would not increase taxes or cut benefits, its leader
The Conning of a Country
So here we are. Alert level one. New Zealand has officially eliminated the deadly COVID-19 virus still ravaging much of the world. The media is gushing with stories of domestic and international praise of our Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. A quick glance at Facebook this morning revealed at least
Penk in the Pink-Unlike the Country
At long, long, long last a National MP is telling it like it is about the Government’s handling of COVID-19. Chris Penk, the National MP for Helensville, has written a missive entitled “Flattening the Country: the real story behind Labour’s lockdown”. He argues that a poorly prepared
The Dark Arts of Mining for Votes.
So the Pike River game is up. For some reason best known to himself Andrew Little has chosen now to ‘fess up and state what the rest of us knew all along. That the recovery of the bodies from the Pike River mine is, to use Mr Little’s word,
Face of the Day
The Taxpayers’ Union sat down with Todd Muller for a podcast interview just a few days before he announced his leadership bid. He described himself as “broadly socially conservative, and from an economic perspective reasonably liberal”, and discussed his upbringing, career, and the political challenges of bridging the urban-rural
99 Reasons to Vote Labour
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com “100 reasons to vote Labour” just arrived in my email inbox. Here’s number 30: Here’s number 99: It really should be titled, “100 99 reasons you are going to be paying a shitload of tax in the coming decades.”
New Zealand First’s Disgust at Wave of Wokeism
Press Release: NZ First New Zealand First Leader today expressed his outrage at the wave of idiocy surrounding the role of historic statues in our country’s history. “Why do some woke New Zealanders feel the need to mimic mindless actions imported from overseas,” stated Mr Peters. “‘A self-confident
Podcast: Melissa Lee National MP
The Taxpayer’s Union is giving taxpayers the opportunity to get to know their MPs beyond photo-ops and party-line speeches. In this episode, Islay Aitchison interviews Melissa Lee MP.