Press release: ACT Party “As the COVID-19 lockdown evolves, the Government must walk back its restriction on bakeries, butchers and fruit and vegetable stores”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government has effectively given supermarkets a monopoly on food, but it seems surprised that prices have risen. In some
Our Government said four weeks. But the Civil Defence website says different. In this document dating back to 2006, it says the following: Again and again, in international news media, particularly media coming from the UK, I’ve been hearing talk about lockdowns lasting through until June at least, which
After reading a paywalled article from The Spectator written by a recently-retired Professor of Pathology and NHS consultant pathologist Dr John Lee, I cannot help but feel that we are not quite on the right track with our coverage of the virus and lockdown. In announcing the most far-
The Prime Minister told us all that you should believe no one but them as the source of truth in this disaster. That would be fine if they were actually telling us the truth. I’ll give two examples. On Sunday we were told that 56 people have recovered from
Our face of the day PM Jacinda Ardern on Monday said that: “the Government was not looking at allowing greengrocers to reopen to provide extra competition.” because “Unfortunately that would undermine what we’re trying to do, which is limit the public’s contact with workers and each other,” But
China just killed the first New Zealander today. I’d like to say it differently, but that would just be polite. Truth is, the lady who died over on the West Coast would still be alive if it weren’t for Chinese people eating pangolins, then the CCP covering the
At the end of each month, The BFD puts up a new poll with the same question so that we can track changes in voters’ preferences in the lead up to the election on September 19th. Each month we will analyse the previous month’s results so that we can
I’m suffering from SIS – Severe Indecision Syndrome. Most unlike me. I’m usually overopinionated rather than under but right now, on one hand, I get this overwhelming feeling that lockdown might well be the only way we’re going to survive this Covid-19 virus. On the other hand,
If you don’t have a Silver level subscription yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by Lushington Brady that was first published 21 January 2020. Sir Roger Scruton, 1944-2020 If ever I was tempted to
Alwyn Poole I once heard a New Zealand politician (Graeme Lee – father of current MP Denise) explain that government in a free democracy and economy had two key responsibilities 1) To defend the nation from external threats. 2) To take care of the needy – the poor, the elderly, the infirm
I don’t know about you guys but I’m getting really rather tired of MPs stuffing around on Twitter while the economy burns. Take this tweet from Deborah Russell, a member of the Government: While jobs are being lost, businesses are failing and the economy is tanking, all because
In A Newspaper, Matthew Hooton informs us that Jacinda will get us through. Chris Trotter gets poetic with his ‘the incredible lightness of being Jacinda’, appearing to have taken leave of his senses. And then Paul Little’s warm and fuzzy ‘I’m glad Jacinda’s got our backs for
Press Release: ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour is asking the public to submit and vote on the questions it would like answered by the Government on its response to COVID-19. “Keeping our democracy strong through the COVID-19 crisis will be vital”, says Mr Seymour. “Parliament has been
