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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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Red Plague

Cletus Information Satire ‘Twas a gloomy day in Wellington. The sun hidden behind thick clouds while heavy rain blew violently across deserted streets. A silver BMW pulled away from the Labour party headquarters, two passengers obscured from view by darkened windowpanes. In the back of the car the mood was

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Do You Trust the BFD?

Do You Trust the BFD?

The findings on trust in media organisations is out and the left-wing dominated media have taken a flogging. It seems that the public is well attuned to their lying ways and are voting with their feet. Newsroom reports: Less than half the New Zealand public now professes ‘overall trust’

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Why the MSM Focus on the Superficial

Why the MSM Focus on the Superficial

The polls that were reported this week got Stuff into speculation mode (yet again) about National’s leadership and about how the Greens and Labour appeal to women more than men. This was then followed by an attack on Judith Collins from National’s former media trainer, Janet Wilson. On

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Bipartisanship: A Ship That Has sailed

Harry Hunt Our politics is fundamentally broken. The left-right divide is blurred. People are politically aggressive, politics has become a personality trait and opinions have become facts. Democracy is fading before our eyes. Over this lockdown I found myself with a plethora of books that I had bought before

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Why We Need Your Support

Why We Need Your Support

The landscape for conservative media is getting darker and darker. The BFD is faced with competitors that are hock deep in Government funded troughs and social media giants that stifle freedom of expression. This month The BFD copped a second 30-day ban on Facebook. Our first one was for

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When One Right Trumps Another

When One Right Trumps Another

The Human Rights Commission has drawn a line in the sand and in doing so it has weighed up two competing human rights and decided that it will protect only one of them. No prizes for guessing who got the short end of the stick. Human Rights Commission Says “Te

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Disqus Hints and Tips
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Disqus Hints and Tips

Hints: 1. Disqus is a completely separate business from The BFD. 2. Don’t confuse your FREE Disqus commenting account with your paid for BFD membership. They are not the same thing. 3. If you want to start commenting on The BFD sign up for a FREE Disqus account here.

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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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Question Dodger of the Day

Question Dodger of the Day

In politics to avoid answering a question, a politician will divert, dodge and evade a simple yes or no answer to sidestep the question. Further plunges into alert level 4 are unlikely if New Zealand’s vaccination rate surpasses 90 per cent, says Health Minister Andrew Little. […] “The number of

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 19 22 What a person desires is unfailing love[b];    better to be poor than a liar. If you enjoyed this BFD daily proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.

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Psst Want a Free Taste of Silver Membership?

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 Stephen Berry. Rental WOF Will Be Block That Breaks Landlord’s Back The Labour government flippantly promised

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View from Your Window
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View from Your Window

**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell me about this photo? Yesterday’s photo was a view of Lake Mahinerangi, Otago, from Mahinerangi Road. Editor Note: The BFD needs more views from your window. We particularly

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Winners Picked and Losers Packed

Winners Picked and Losers Packed

Chris Penk First published by The BFD 19th June 2020 The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. Winners picked and losers packed The economic response to the COVID-19 threat was a mixed bag from the start.  In

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