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Let’s Blame the Users for Government Failure

Let’s Blame the Users for Government Failure

The blame game has started again with Chris Hipkins accusing Kiwis vaccinated overseas of clogging up the system by “supplying their information at the last minute”. So it had nothing to do with a system that is inadequate? Let’s instead blame the user, the victim of yet another massive

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NZ Victims of Stockholm Syndrome

NZ Victims of Stockholm Syndrome

Stuart Smith MP for Kaikoura Spokesperson for Climate Change, EQC and Viticulture The traffic light system starts this week and the only thing we can really be sure of is that there are three different colours, Red, Orange and Green, but what they mean is not at all certain. If

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Buy Your Dog a BFD Membership

I was looking at the BFD memberships today when I noticed that one customer name for a membership was My Cat James. We here at The BFD are all for diversity of thought of course but I also think that it is very important that our members are also as

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Labour’s Slide in the Polls Continues

The slow and inexorable slide of Labour continues in the polls with the latest Roy Morgan poll: Support for New Zealand’s Labour/Greens ‘coalition’ government was down 3.5% points to 46.5% in November as support for the Labour Party dropped 3.5% points to 36%. Support for

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A Different Approach to the Pandemic

A Different Approach to the Pandemic

Frigg The following is my attempt to write a government policy for pandemic response. It aims to be consistent with individualist values while empowering the whole of society to respond as they choose, thus preserving rights while promoting health. 1. Act Morally. Life and autonomy must both be honoured and

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Member Account Access

If you want to update your credit card details click here. **To select Stripe as your payment platform select credit/debit card To upgrade or change your membership click here. You can easily upgrade between membership levels at any time by visiting your account page. When upgrading your membership, it

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Business of the Day

Business of the Day

Business of the Day is a new segment on The BFD where we promote businesses who have the strength of character to stand up for the basic human rights of their fellow human beings. Coffee on Ascot (Palmerston North) It’s my local cafe and it only opened this year

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 4 14 Don’t do as the wicked do,    and don’t follow the path of evildoers. If you enjoyed this BFD daily proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.

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The BFD Nightcap
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The BFD Nightcap

If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz

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Silver Membership Has Its Privileges

Silver Membership Has Its Privileges

If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles and politicasts. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by writer Lushington D Brady. Has Jacinda’s Wave Broken at Last? Jacinda Ardern Has Been Extraordinarily Lucky So

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Tell Us What Is Happening in Your Country
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Tell Us What Is Happening in Your Country

Here at The BFD we currently have writers based in New Zealand, Australia, Israel and the UK but we have readers from many other countries. The top ten countries that have readers that regularly visit our site are: This article is a shout out to our readers in the U.

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So Finished Is Not Finished?

So Finished Is Not Finished?

In a previous article, we touched on the unfinished nature of Covid vaccine phase III trials. This whole business of clinical trials could do with some examination, so in this article, we will cover what the various phases are and discuss why there is confusion about what ‘finished’ means (particularly

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Kids Crying Out for Their Mothers

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

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Red Light Setting Cold Comfort for Aucklanders

After more than 100 days in lockdown and endless announcements of announcements, Aucklanders will be relieved by a bit more freedom today but there is much more for the Government to do, says National Leader Christopher Luxon. The Government is yet to explain exactly why Auckland needs to enter the

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