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A memorable line from Ron Howard’s Apollo 13 comes when lead flight director Gene Kranz learns that the CO2 scrubbers for the Command and Lunar modules use different-shaped cartridges. “Tell me this isn’t a government operation,” he mutters in exasperation. The Australian and New Zealand responses to
“Politics is f*****,” says Chlöe Swarbrick. “Parliament is a toxic culture that chews people up and spits them out. You become inhuman and disconnected from the people you purport to represent.” “I am totally robust to criticism around policy, but not constant personal attacks.” She says she tries to brush
It may be a disaster for most of us, but COVID-19 – or, more correctly, government responses to it – has been a big winner for a chosen few. I’m not talking about the bennies being gifted a windfall of double payments for keeping on doing what they were (sitting
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Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com A recent respondent on this blog referred to the “cult of Jacinda.” A cult? The dictionary defines ‘cult’ as devotion or worship of someone, with an added significant reference to a “transient fad.” So probably it’s a fair description although unlike religious cults, in
I’ve been thinking a bit about Newshub recently asking Judith Collins if she’d accept the result of the upcoming election. The answers given by my boss were spot on, mostly expressing disbelief at being asked the question in the first place. Ultimately Ms Collins’ answer was along the
Press Release: Plan B The serology tests on Wednesday being demanded by experts as necessary to track the mystery resurgence of COVID-19 have been banned by the Ministry of Health. Simon Thornley, epidemiologist with the Covid Plan B group, has criticised health commentators as hypocritical in calling for serology
Thank you, Richard Prebble, for the above title. I have been thinking too, although about different things from you. Life in the Time of COVID (with thanks to Gabriel Garcia-Marquez) makes things very interesting, but the government’s daily briefings, like something out of 1984, do beget more questions
Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader Did you watch David Seymour’s speech in Parliament on Tuesday? It’s been viewed more than 35,000 times and had Mike Hosking and Peter Williams raving. Here it is in case you missed it. David forensically examined the many failures of the
Sadly Green co-leader Marama Davidson did not read my recent informative post on the different types of mask wearers and what the way they wear their mask tells us about them. I have now updated the slideshow inside the article to include a photo of Marama. (You’re welcome)
There are few things that bring down governments faster than incompetence, arrogance and hubris. When all three are in evidence the downfall is assured. We’ve now had a second week of spectacularly bad headlines for the government. Never before has this Government had such a long streak of bad
“When a tsunami appears, skip the paperwork and ‘get out of the way” Chris Hipkins Health Minister Chris Hipkins has not apologised to New Zealanders for the Government breaking the law for 9 days by locking them down and forcing businesses to close illegally. Instead, today’s face of the
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Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Biden has predictably chosen Kamala Harris as his running mate and thus, probably President in four years time. Her selection seemed a no-brainer as she’s a goer with first-class credentials and was a standout among the female contenders to whom he’d
