Claire Trevett, if her article in the Weekend Herald is anything to go by, seems to think Labour are still in the game. I hate to give her the bad news re Chippie, but the chips are down and the man and his party are gone-burgers. She says the
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com One of my favourite political quotes comes from the great American writer and satirist Henry Louis Mencken. H.L. Mencken
The 8-point personal pledge card released by Christopher Luxon reads like a Captain’s Call. We have had enough of ill-thought-out and ignorant ‘Captain’s Calls’ from the regime of the “be kind” patronising leader of the Labour Government and we surely do not want to go
A Halfling’s View djhdcj.substack.com Introduction A commentator who has adopted the name Thomas Cranmer has been causing something of a stir with his articles which have appeared on Substack and Twitter. I follow Cranmer on Substack and enjoy his writing. He is thoughtful and thorough and bases
It is very tough for a government to win re-election when two-thirds of voters think the country is heading in the wrong direction. But that is exactly where Chris Hipkins’s Labour Party finds itself: between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Nearly two-thirds of New
When Amanda Luxon gets gifted thousands in public money in 2024 to create a reality TV show which will be shown on NZ’s taxpayer-funded TV in prime time, the media will avert their gaze and pretend there is “nothing to see here”: like they did when Clarke Gayford
This week’s guests were Jaap Knegtmans and Joseph Blessing from Democratic Alliance, Simon Lusk, Japanese independent journalist Masako Ganaha and David Farrar. Enjoy! Help Fund Our NewsDesk We are building a NewsDesk, hiring journalists and taking the fight to the mainstream media. Will you help fund our NewsDesk? * For
Every year, our Atheist media keep pushing for shops to be open at Easter. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make
Open, honest and transparent? Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’ office has been ordered to apologise by the Chief Ombudsman for breaching the Official Information Act. In a formal finding that has not been made public until now, Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has upheld a complaint by the Herald about a weeks-
The Labour Party and its union bosses have chosen, unsurprisingly, to show their nasty side. The unions are aware the politicians they support have turned out to be no more than a bunch of incompetent losers. Their answer is to attack. It’s not to attack in a constructive way,
Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior
A new poll has been released at The Post. It is called The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll. They are an Australian polling company, so I am unsure of their track record. Nonetheless, the poll confirms the general direction of the recent Roy Morgan Poll. Labour’s support has plunged to
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com The Prime Minister has a cheek, doesn’t he? He said on Monday that there was no compulsory COVID-19
Except it isn’t, is it? Not according to the polls. The Roy Morgan poll had National at a measly, under the circumstances, 31. This is a decrease on the previous month while ACT, its coalition partner is up plus 4 to 18. This poll was the most accurate regarding
