Loss of Free Speech in Midwifery
Finally, in 2016, I took early retirement to get out of the system. In all my training, I had been told ‘midwifery is an autonomous profession’, but it seemed to have become completely controlled.
Politics
Everything about politics
Thoughts on Kākāriki Mayor Tory Whanau
Perhaps if the Greens want to endorse a different kākāriki mayoral candidate next year, they should go for someone who isn’t from the lobbying beltway and instead choose someone with a better sense of what ordinary people want from local government.
Why Is It Always with the Threats?
Te Pāti Māori are always straight out of the gate with threats, and so it is more of the same after the Government announced $30 million of cuts to a programme for teachers to learn te reo Māori.
At War’s Doorstep – Israel and Hezbollah
Israel has started a campaign of public announcements to the people of southern Lebanon to get out of their homes and leave areas where Hezbollah has stored ammunition, rockets, and missiles.
What Is at Stake in Religious Freedom
Anyone who professes to value freedom of conscience, thought, speech, association and assembly must care about religious freedom.
Surviving in This Multicultural Market State
Assuming you already have a tribe, the correct way to approach life in a market state is to focus on looting the treasury by any means necessary.
Is It Time for Luxon to Sack McKee?
It’s clear that McKee will carry on in her radical direction and will continue to work hand in glove with the gun lobby.
A Gun Lobby You Say?
Bryce Edwards, and other lefty lickspittles with an axe to grind against the Government, keep on saying that Nicole McKee is in the thrall of the gun lobby. The only problem for them is that there isn’t such a thing.
Study Finds BBC ‘Flunks Journalism 101’
BBC management must either take back control of the ship or the British people should demand a refund.
How Much Should We Pay Our Pollies?
Most people serving in parliament earn more than they would get elsewhere. That is a powerful influence on their behavior.
Alexis de Tocqueville on Enlightened Self Interest
Tocqueville was generous, both with his biting criticisms and his reverent praises, whereby as a matter of necessity due to one social system springing out of the other – like Athena from the head of Zeus – the democratic experiment was compared most obviously with its aristocratic parent.
