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If it’s necessary to tear down statues of Edward Colston, shouldn’t it likewise be necessary to tear down mosques? After all, both are monuments to slave traders from centuries ago. The BLM movement, and the left generally, focus exclusively on the slave trade as practised by white Europeans.
Questions to Ministers KIRITAPU ALLAN to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy in the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic? Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement in the House on 22 July, “On
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Never believe the opinion polls, particularly in a febrile environment like New Zealand is experiencing at the moment. Remember the leadup to the 2017 election when Labour was on the nose, Andrew Little was its leader and the party was polling in the twenties? A change of leader at the
National now has two extremely competent spokespeople in their new leader, outspoken Judith Collins and deputy leader, no-nonsense Gerry Brownlee, to call the government out on their bullshit on many issues. And to firmly declare National’s stance and plans going forward. Collins has done that this past week
They say laughter is the best form of medicine. That was certainly true of the Sunday night Newshub poll and Tova O’Brien’s reaction to it. I think the most apt description of the poll came from Cameron Slater who called it “a complete joke”. It was a joke
Who votes for these people? The Greens, discussing their taxation policy on TVNZ, are actually quoted as saying “Tax Is Love”. Marama Davidson actually said that. I seriously wonder what planet she is on; this type of campaigning is likely to be a big turn-off for voters, even some
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Political reporters love polls with unexpected results because it gives them more airtime for speculation. Tova O’Brien went berserk when Newshub’s latest political poll showed Labour galloping 36% ahead of National. She basked in consternation from the side lines about the accuracy of a poll way out of
Judith Collins has shown her cunning yet again. And it is over what the Prime Minister knew and when about the Iain Lees-Galloway affair. She added that when she passed on the information to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, she did not know herself he was accused of an affair
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Ryan McMaken mises.org Ryan McMaken is a senior editor at the Mises Institute, 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 in
