Among the many things that Winston Churchill never said is the saying, “I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do: behaviour never lies”. Still, he might have said it, had he lived to observe Jacinda Ardern. Ardern talks a big game about “kindness”, and
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
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com A month before it began I wrote slamming the Glasgow climate conference as a show-ponies’ parade of parasites, epitomised by the NZ Green Party’s leader, Shaw, taking 10 no less delegates at readers expense. There is no way that can be explained other
You were promised freedom for summer by the lying Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. How’s that working out for you so far? I suspect that it isn’t at all what you thought it would be. Well, Rhythm and Vines has been cancelled, unable to live with the Red setting
National Party Leader Christopher Luxon has today announced a new National for New Zealand – a fresh, energised alternative government ready to deliver for Kiwis in 2023. “The line-up I’m announcing today is based on merit and matches people to their strengths and skill sets,” Mr Luxon says. “My
Kay O’Lacey wokejoke.nz Information Satire Journalists have been able to piece together from as many as six different Official Information Act (OIA) requests, secret Government plans to establish a new Think Tank. The ‘piecing together’ is required as of course, all information provided against OIA requests needs to
Josh Van Veen Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Josh Van Veen is an Auckland-based writer and political analyst. He is currently the Chair of Progress New Zealand, an independent research and advocacy group established to promote democratic citizenship and social cohesion. A former member of
Family First An in-depth review of the effects of the 2003 prostitution law change has revealed a huge gap between the reputation of the law and its actual impact. The detailed analysis challenges the assumption that the decriminalisation of prostitution has been a success, finding the benefits of the
Dear Editor, I’m old enough to remember the days when Robert Muldoon decided that he would bypass the media and take his message directly to the people. You really know you are old when you can remember blackboards and chalk. But that’s what he did. He took his
Social Credit The government’s refusal to let GPs, midwives, and other specialist medical staff who are unvaccinated continue to work has no medical foundation and is simply punishment because of their refusal to be vaccinated. That situation has nothing to do with patient safety. It is now firmly established
Annabelle Borne out of my frustration from not being heard, I published the following open letter to Jacinda Ardern on my Facebook page. Online and by email, I have asked MOH and Unite Against COVID 19 questions but have not received answers regarding reporting on deaths and hospitalisations. My hope
Dear Editor The Aristocracy is back … different name, same system. All countries at almost all times have been ruled by a small group of aristocrats, supported by priests. Whether it is Aztec kings attending the priestly blood sacrifices to the gods, the English lords attending Sunday Service or Maori chiefs
Christopher Luxon, from what I have observed so far, looks to have made an instant impact. In his first outings, he has packed a few punches. I’m talking verbally of course, not in the sense of a bar room brawl. He seems too congenial for that even if he
