Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former minister in the 1984-1990 governments When Liz Truss announced her resignation as British Prime Minister some wag observed that she’d achieved a
As if the Jayden Meyer case was not concerning enough, the opportunistic late-night attack and indecent assault on a young female student walking home has seen the perpetrator get away scot-free. No conviction. No penalty. Because “his anxiety meant he was already withdrawn from society and a conviction
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Up until a couple of years back Matthew Hooton was in my view our most insightful political commentator and his Herald essays a sheer delight for their colourful expression. Then it all went haywire, hitting the absolute pits when he became the active advocate for
Information Opinion About twenty years ago a silly book was published called What’s The Matter With Kansas? Boiled down, it claimed that Kansas was stagnating economically and expressed astonishment the people living there didn’t want handouts from the government. The fact that Kansans had ‘self-help’ values and
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura Below is Stuart Smith’s response. The cost of living crisis is affecting every New Zealander, whether it be at the supermarket, increases in rent or paying off your mortgage – high prices are biting and making it tougher for Kiwis to get ahead. This month,
Every day the news headlines tell us all of an out of control crime wave that is growing to tsunami-sized proportions. Instead of law and order, we’ve got chaos and mayhem. The problem has only gotten worse under new Police Minister Chris Hipkins. Businesses in the Auckland beachside
Angus Aardvark With a population of only five million people, why do we need teams of government officials to approve internationally used commodities like: * Building materials, e.g. plasterboard. Cities like Vancouver, Los Angeles etc have similar expectations of building quality and are also sitting on earthquake fault lines. It’
Around New Zealand, crime rates continue to rise. Last night Newshub published an article focusing on burglaries and theft, and the impact on victims. “We’ve certainly seen an increase in the last 12 to 18 months,” [Canterbury Metro Commander] Superintendent Lane Todd told Newshub. It’s the most invasive
If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by writer Graham Adams. Our Prime Minister’s Two-Faced View of Democracy When Jacinda Ardern spoke at Madrid’s “Tech
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, TV and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura Despite NZTA having a record 97 communications staff – 65 more than when National left office – no one bothered to communicate with Rai Valley residents about the impending seven-week road closure in Rai Valley next month. Last week I attended a public meeting held to
Information Opinion The story of the teen rapist and his lenient sentence is not going to go away just yet. And neither should it. Four teenage girls were raped and another indecently assaulted by this serial rapist. Was it power, anger, straight-out sexual gratification or twisted sadism that led
Dr Gaurav Sharma explains his side of the story with the Labour government, staff behaviour, bullying, conflicts of interest and the media in this very candid interview uploaded yesterday by Caret Media. (34.32 minutes) Discuss it on The BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or
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