NZ Politics
BFD Daily Opinion Poll *UPDATE
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The New High Priest of Climate
Like the High Priests of old who dispensed their eschatological, imminent destruction, end-of-times world view, the new high priests of Climate dismiss criticism of their faith with all the conceit, arrogance and glibness of their predecessors. We were treated to such a display last week by Dr Rod
The Naivety of This Government
We have published a number of articles on this site, notably from Lushington D Brady and more recently from Lionred about the government’s slap in the face to Australia by claiming they should treat the Chinese with more respect. If you hark back a few months, you may remember
Labour’s History Curriculum
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Ever since Jacinda Ardern announced that history would become a core subject in schools, Ministry of Education officials have spent millions of dollars devising a curriculum. They got advice from a very narrow range of the woke and well-meaning, and some serious barrow-pushers. They
Editorial: ‘Cultural Expertise’ Is the Language of Supremacy
If a non-Maori leader told a Maori leader that they had no right to criticise the traditions of European or Western culture, they would be rightly condemned for racism. Yet, for just the converse, Green co-leader Marama Davidson has been given a free pass. Davidson has told National
Daily News Roundup – 8 February 2021
Housing and inequality Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Reserve Bank repeatedly warned Government money printing would lead to house price inflation Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): Revealed: The official advice Robertson ignored on how QE boosts house prices Talia Marshall (Stuff): Not having secure housing has begun to undo my head Bernard Hickey (Stuff)
National Starting Duck Season Early
National has signalled that they are bringing the biff back to politics and will start by heaping more pressure on Trevor Mallard on the first sitting day of the year. The National Party is continuing its warpath against Speaker Trevor Mallard over his $330,000 settlement with the Parliamentary staffer
The Kindness of COVID Dictators
When Jacinda Ardern slammed New Zealand into stage four lockdowns, it might perhaps have made New Zealanders scratch their heads and wonder how such draconian panic could be reconciled with Ardern’s endless prating about “kindness”. After all, what was “kind” about preventing people being with family members at their
Ardern’s Mandate to Rule Our Lives
Jacinda Ardern’s spurious ideology has, by its very nature, had its day. It will ruin this country both economically and socially. It is an agenda that all left-wing governments are trying to impose on their people but it won’t work. Left-wing politicians, as is well known
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Danger Looms for Ardern
4 February 2021 The South China Morning Post carried an opinion piece on China’s relations with the world. The SCMP is owned by Alibaba, Jack Ma’s company, and should be read with that perspective in mind. Last week, the small nation of New Zealand managed to cut a
Critical Race Theory Will Destroy Our History and Our Future
Curious about the content in the draft curriculum of “Aotearoa New Zealand Histories” to be taught in NZ schools next year, the first obvious mistake I noticed was the title. The content is entirely Maori history (with a nod toward Polynesia because Maori travelled from there) so why not just
Labour Are Selling NZ’s Soul
From Goethe’s classic Faust to Peter Cooke and Dudley Moore’s comedic version, Bedazzled, the message has always been clear: fools deal with the Devil at their peril. No matter how glittering the prize the Prince of Liars dangles before the naive and greedy, the Devil always wins – and
Turning Heroes into Victims
New Conservative Our congratulations and commiserations go out to our nation’s primary producers, those who make us a prosperous country, those on whom we depend in times of economic hardship, those who toil seven days a week, almost every day of the year, our farmers. Congratulations because recent thorough