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Michael Wood Isn’t Governing for Real People
David Seymour ACT Party Leader Michael Wood needs to scrap his proposed Land Transport Government Policy Statement (GPS) and start again. Instead of governing for the needs of New Zealanders as he was elected to do, he is trying to force them to change their own behaviour to fit his
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
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Can’t Tell Magic from Science
Back when I was doing my degree, I studied a subject called “Basic Scientific Practise”. It was, at the time, a one-of-its-kind subject although many other universities around the world were taking an interest in it. Why on earth would a university science course have to offer
Startling News-Item
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com A Stuff site heading yesterday. “WOMEN OF INFLUENCE: DION NASH ON STEPPING AWAY AND HAVING TO COME BACK” I wondered why Dion disappeared from our cricket commentary teams. Now it transpires it was because he came out as a woman, according to Stuff. I was
The BFD Comment of the Month
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View from Your Window
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Labour More Interested in Photo Ops
In the (roughly) two weeks since Gabrielle struck, this Government has done precious little of the nitty-gritty of the monumental task of repairing roads and bridges, houses and people’s livelihoods. It looks like the job is beyond them. So far all we have seen via the news is
What Goes Up…
Simon Angelo wealthmorning.com Simon is the Chief Executive Officer and Publisher at Wealth Morning. He has been investing in the markets since he was 17. He recently spent a couple of years working in the hedge-fund industry in Europe. Before this, he owned an award-winning professional-services
Where Do Stuart Nash’s Loyalties Lie?
Post cyclone Gabrielle Hawkes Bay is facing a massive and unprecedented clean-up mission. A crucial component of this clean-up mission is the role government ministers and local MPs are required to play to ensure the region’s immediate and long-term needs are met. That and recent events
Don’t Ask Us That
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science Press Release Tangible evidence of the depths to which intellectually lazy but dangerous ideology has infected every level of government was shoved unwelcome into everyone’s letterboxes last week, building on carbon neutral, safe and effective, “do it for grandma” and other ideologies
Making Consultants the Whipping Boys, Is a Winner
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. National’s pitch to voters is both progressive and shrewd. Christopher Luxon declared a war on business consultants in his state of the nation speech
Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles
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Member Services Extended to Fuel Savings
We are very pleased to announce a new service exclusively for our members. The BFD in partnership with GCo Fuels has created a discounted fuel option. In these tough financial times anything that can save you precious dollars is something to be celebrated. We’ve worked hard to secure this
Could This Be the Fastest Reverse Ferret in History?
I’ve seen a lot of reverse ferrets in my time, but the one yesterday by Michael ‘Donkey’ Wood is one of the fastest I’ve ever seen. Within hours of the policy release came the backdown. Is Michael Wood trying to white-ant Labour and Chris Hipkins? Newshub understands