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Conservative Parents, Liberal Teachers

Lewis Andrew sojournal.co.nz As a conservative Christian parent, I’ve always known that schools, in general, are not places that will support me as I attempt to impart my values and worldview to my children. Teaching tends to attract liberals and leftists who understand the power of moulding

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Something Bewildering Is Going on at Our Borders

Something Bewildering Is Going on at Our Borders

I have a question. I know I’ll be accused of being a racist for asking it but frankly, those who think I’m a racist may feel free to do so. I know who I am and I’m comfortable in my skin regardless of its colour and I’

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A Masterpiece of Mendacity

A Masterpiece of Mendacity

Crikey; what a masterpiece in the delivery of mendacity was Jacinda Ardern AKA Hardernurly’s outpouring to the pleb’s on Sunday past: “there’s never been any inconsistency from this podium.” That’s hilarious, but it was only the set-up for the real howler: “Never, ever have we

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That’s It. I’m Done.

That’s It. I’m Done.

I’m back in Wellington, having spent a few weeks in the South Island. Last time I was here, we were in Level 1, and life was pretty much as normal, but not now. In spite of there being no cases in Wellington, and absolutely none in the South Island,

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Greens co-leader James Shaw said the decision to support the funding of a private green school “was an error of judgment” and that he apologised for it. But he said the mistake wasn’t one that would warrant his resignation as co-leader. He did say there was a

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New Conservative Leader Has Trudeau Spooked

New Conservative Leader Has Trudeau Spooked

I’ve often characterised Jacinda Ardern and Justin Trudeau as two-thirds of the global left’s “Golden Trio”. Globalism’s Barbie and Ken, if you will. though what that makes poor Emmanuel Macron, I’m not sure…Skipper? Be that as it may, Jacinda and Justin are the Wonder

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Canadian Conservative Party Leadership Results

Canadian Conservative Party Leadership Results

Geoff Corfield Geoffrey Corfield has been active in Conservative politics in Canada since 1976, both federally and provincially. But he won’t always write about politics because he has more experience with writing history and humour. He lives in London, Ontario, frequents used book shops, swims lengths, drinks beer, plays

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The Bloodless Political Class & Its Lack of Empathy

Jeffrey A. Tucker aier.org Why watch COVID press conferences and briefings by politicians? They are just upsetting. These people seem to have no clue about why the virus is ignoring them. They keep issuing strange and arbitrary rules that they make up, change by the day, all enforced by

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UK Sage Group Scientist Says Lockdowns a Mistake

UK Sage Group Scientist Says Lockdowns a Mistake

Plan B While New Zealand commentators remain enamoured with lockdown, the rest of the world is thinking again… A member of the UK’s Sage group advising the government says lockdowns were a mistake. “Lockdown was a panic measure and I believe history will say trying to control Covid-19

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Oral Questions – 1 September 2020

Oral Questions – 1 September 2020

Questions to Ministers 1. Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement that “if we were going to do something so significant as asking hundreds of thousands of people to be tested … we would not leave a message as significant as that to a website,

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Next Up, Alert Level 2.25

Next Up, Alert Level 2.25

Free Press The ACT Party As recently as last Monday, Auckland needed to stay at Level 3 for another week to defeat the virus. Yesterday it turned out that Level 2.5 was sufficient. New Zealanders want to trust the Government, but changes without rhyme or reason make it difficult.

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An Electorate Tick for the National Candidate

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com When I get annoyed with National for taking positions I disagree with it makes it harder to support their MPs. But Chris Bishop has been a highly visible and effective local MP and this seals the deal for me: Hutt South MP Chris Bishop helped

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