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Should We Ignore Promises Made by Politicians?
David Seymour is currently on the radio telling listeners to ignore promises made by politicians. This is a strange thing for a politician to say, particularly as ACT has a considerable manifesto containing a large number of policies it will be hoping to get past National – and possibly New Zealand
Farmers – Don’t Read the Herald
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com This post comes from the other side of the world, the country which – as a hotel receptionist reminded us a
Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles
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Act Down, Nats Need NZ First
The latest 1News/Verian poll was released yesterday and National and Act’s plans are slipping as Act voters slowly disappear. Although National remained stable, Act has slipped 2%, meaning that National is going to need NZ First in order to govern. It’s desperate times for Labour as New
Stuff Hypocrisy
Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Readers will have noticed Stuff’s ludicrous practice whenever mentioning any actual or pretend Maori, of listing the subject’s tribal ancestry in brackets after their name. Two questions arise, both about consistency. First, why does Stuff confine this nonsense to Maoris? For example, if they
How Can This Be, Prime Minister?
Dear Editor my letter to Chris Hipkins is below: Prime Minister It was alarming to learn that you have been infected with the novel b-coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We trust you are feeling much better now. When this novel b-coronavirus emerged in Wuhan and then spread
The BFD Daily Proverb
Proverbs 5 22 An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
The BFD Nightcap
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What the Media Keep From You Pt. 2
Thomas Jefferson once wrote that, The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them. Even in his day, Jefferson knew the mainstream media were liars: Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. 150 years later, Dearborn mayor Orville Hubbard
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
Two attempts to spell ski-field, two fails. One from the NZ Herald the other from KiwiBlog. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the
They Paid No Price for Being Wrong
nzcovidresponse.substack.com Many countries saw a deferral to a very small group of un-elected, often academic, experts dominating, advising and lobbying politicians on the Covid response in the early days of 2020. The danger of this is summed up in President Eisenhower’s 1961 farewell address, where he famously
The BFD Comment of the Week
As part of our drive to keep our comment section the best in New Zealand we showcase each week an example of a top-notch comment that adds value to The BFD. Today’s comment was written by idbkiwi Thank you idbkiwi for taking the time to craft such an interesting
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 us about this View from Your Window? Yesterday’s photo was the view from Hotel Rove, Downtown Dubai. 312 Al Mustaqbal Street, Zabeel 2 Dubai. ** We need more photos
Satirical Image of the Day
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The Coward’s Bunker
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