While frustration grows over the massive damage to both our civil liberties and our economy, damage caused by the over-reactions of Ardern’s Covid emergency-level management and her obvious failure on early border control, more and more voices join the chorus, saying – where’s the data you relied
I know this may come as somewhat of a shock to all you good people, sober of mind (in varying degrees) and firm of conviction, but I am going to suggest The ‘Artful Codger’ Winston Peters and his frightful sidekick “The Fisherman’s Friend” Jacinda Ardern, the duet masquerading as
Friday’s UMR leaked poll made for more than sombre reading if you’re a supporter of the right as most of us here are. UMR is Labour’s polling company so it is very easy to dismiss it as a rogue poll or hope that somehow an element of
Heather du Plessis-Allan has given her verdict on the hapless leadership of Simon Bridges and it isn’t good for him. The pressure on Simon Bridges just went through the roof with the leak of the latest UMR poll today. If you haven’t caught up on the figures
Peter Cresswell pc.blogspot.com A pandemic does not necessarily cause a recession on its own. It needs help. Historically, a pandemic has very rarely caused (or been correlated with) a recession: Did I say “rarely.” For the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, read “never.” So far. Why not? Because,
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.
Simon Thornley covidplanb.co.nz With much journalistic ink spilled over COVID-19, it is easy to forget that our policies of lockdown and social distancing are based on a belief about the lethality of the virus and its spread. This belief comes from interpreting evidence. Currently, two main ideas
It’s a pity the media didn’t take more interest in the COVID-19 numbers presented at the daily briefings, or in the modelling the PM used to send us into lockdown and keep us there. The mantra, “It’s a miracle more of us weren’t killed”, pays
The National Party’s 29% poll is a disaster for Simon Bridges personally and for the 18 MPs who will lose their seats. It also means that the new National Party leader will only be able to become Prime Minister if a deal is done with New Zealand First. Before
The latest UMR poll has leaked and it shows that National is haemorrhaging support. It is bleeding out, just like 2002, as I predicted in a series of podcasts. The National Party has dropped below 30 per cent in a UMR poll while Labour has reached as high as 55
Parliament passed the wrong law yesterday. Finance Minister Grant Robertson tried to minimise the error saying that the Government had always intended to bring the loan scheme forward. National Finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith disputed Robertson’s version of what went wrong. “Robertson’s story doesn’t seem to tally with
Dieuwe de Boer and Tim Wilms discuss the latest news and developments happening in the Tasman. This week the show will focus on the latest developments as New Zealand and Australia slowly begin their move away from COVID-1984 restrictions.
I adhered to my usual habit and didn’t bother tuning in for the daily telling off from she who thinks she must be obeyed. Instead, I turned to the local rag. As far as I’m concerned I don’t need to be lectured to by someone born some
