If there is one thing the National-led government from 2008-2017 could be criticised for, it would be an unwillingness to break the bonds that the Helen Clark government set in place. Gone was the steel of the 1991 “Budget of all budgets”. Gone was the courage of the
HDPA: No Sympathy for Those Who Don’t Want to Be to Be Jabbed The net is closing even further around the vaccine hold outs. […] It has sparked a lot of robust debate, especially among people who don’t want to be forced to get jabbed. If you’re among
David Seymour ACT Leader If we’re allowed to have picnics in parks with food bought from the supermarket duopolies, then we should also allow restaurants to have alfresco dining. Jacinda Ardern and her Government’s great plan for Auckland was to stay locked down but with picnics. Before lockdown
The Government’s penchant to cuddle up to gangs has been laid out for all to see as Waikato Mongrel Mob President Sonny Fatu was given an ‘Essential Worker’ exemption and allowed to travel across the Auckland boundary, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “Over the past few weeks,
The Princess seems to have lost her sparkle lately, so much so that Claire Trevett of the NZ Herald is speculating she could do a ‘Key’ and resign in office. Even the Emmerson cartoon focuses on who could fit into her shoes. Labour don’t want the next ‘Carousel’ of
What is wrong with this picture? Note the lack of social distancing and mask-wearing by Peeni Henare and the others in the photograph. Are you surprised that it wasn’t picked up on by the NZ Herald journalists? The same journalists who dragged Judith Collins over the coals for
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Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian was Australia’s best politician since Paul Keating and the cross-party sadness at her resignation said everything about her calibre and public support. Keating left school at 14 but was hugely intelligent and pragmatic, characteristics shared by Berejiklian. Sadly they
Information Satire Ardern Explainer Editor: In a broadcast to the nation from her Facebook bunker deep in the bowels of the Beehive a haggard-looking Jacinda Ardern apologised for her complete and utter incompetence. “A while back,” she said, “I stated I was not a complete idiot, but now with
I haven’t had The Vax. Not even the first one. Sorry. There, I’ve said it. And of course, I am hiding behind a nom de plume so my employers, clients, suppliers, ISP, bankers, friends and relatives don’t drag me out onto the street and kick me to
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
I have just come back from the supermarket. It was a depressing experience. On my way out, a young man walked in through the entrance, followed by an old hag, screaming, “He didn’t scan in! He didn’t scan in!” I find this kind of behaviour so terribly depressing.
Graham Adams Victoria University Of Welligton – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including Metro, North & South, Noted, The Spinoff and Newsroom Even Labour’s most one-eyed supporters must be aware
