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Know Us By Our Deeds – Lying
The Prime Minister has famously declared that she never lies. That was a lie of course. Now it is campaign season she’s dropping whoppers like there is no tomorrow. Stuff reports: Asked about the National’s commitment to get tough on gangs, Ardern said the best way to deal
LIVE: Chinese Plague Update
The Prime Minister and Dr Ashley Bloomfield will be holding press conference shortly. We’ve been softened up for this, with mask warnings and Bloomfield doing a show about getting tested. We were mocked for saying what has changed. Now we are about to find out. Clearly, we aren’t
1.8 Million Jobs Restored in July: Analysis
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The Media Said Europe “Beat Back” COVID
Ryan McMaken mises.org Ryan McMaken is a senior editor at the Mises Institute. He has degrees in economics and political science from the University of Colorado and was a housing economist for the State of Colorado. He is the author of Commie Cowboys: The Bourgeoisie and the Nation-State
Letter From the North: Financial Dark Skies Ahead
Taking time off from writing my letters from the North I managed to do some work for my day job. During my busy week, I had some interesting face time with managers of second-level funding institutions. These are participating in and advising on the Government protection devices attempting to
A COVID Election
According to the “Fisherman’s Friend” Jacinda Ardern, and in the language of the supremely arrogant at the Labour campaign launch on Saturday: “When people ask, is this a COVID election, my answer is: Yes, it is.” The epitome of the Yorkshire adage ‘Where there’s muck, there’s brass’
Letter to the Editor: The Voice of Racism Campaign
Dear Editor I am enjoying the BFD. Maybe it’s just me but I found these FB reply comments from The Humans Right Commission (or their agent), in a recent voice of racism campaign, totally pernicious (and pretty revealing to the state of play). I’m 100% for equal opportunity
BFD Political Corner: Election 2020 Maori Party
BFD Political corner: Election 2020 is a series that features political speeches, political ads and political campaigns on Social media from a range of different political parties in the lead up to the New Zealand election. Today we have the Maori Party: Countdown Conversations Tena koe Friend -Kia oraKei nga
We’ll Just Have to Agree to Disagree
Am I the only one who thinks this is an absolutely absurd expression? I’m never going to agree to disagree with anybody. Either we agree on a matter or we don’t. Either it’s factually correct or it isn’t. There’s no middle ground. Isn’t it
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A Metaphor for Life in NZ
I was out with “She who must be obeyed” last night and saw the perfect metaphor for life in New Zealand. We were out buying a couple of pizzas for tea, in Taita. Most of the shops are closed up with steel shutters. Around the corner is the Walter Nash