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BFD Political Corner: Election 2020 Labour 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 Labour Party: Please send us links to any speeches, social
Beijing’s Man in Melbourne
Communist dictatorships have always had their useful idiots. Victorian premier Daniel Andrews is Beijing’s man in Melbourne. Andrews signed up to China’s bribery scam Belt and Road Initiative against the advice of Australia’s security agencies and in defiance of Canberra. Andrews’ motive is as much greed as
Both of NZ’s Post COVID Futures Are Bad: Part Three
Alex Davis theemperorsrobes.blogspot.com What about a vaccine? For those pinning their hopes on a vaccine there is some bad news. Firstly, a vaccine is not likely to be ready until mid-2021 at the earliest and New Zealand has chewed through over $10.9 billion dollars in 10
Oral Questions – 3 June 2020
Questions to Ministers Dr DUNCAN WEBB 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? TODD MULLER to the Prime Minister: Why isn’t New Zealand already in alert level 1? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH
We’re Drowning
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com At times it’s excruciatingly embarrassing living in New Zealand. Our sense of irrelevance, justifiable with our small population and geographic isolation, leads to an embarrassing self-consciousness and copycatism by our half-wit classes. When no-hopers, ironically described as “activists,” lay on the
Chairman Dan Apes His Idol in Beijing
Victoria’s socialist premier, Labor’s Daniel Andrews, seems to have been emboldened by his unexpected increased majority in that state’s 2018 election. Chairman Dan seems to have decided that he’s now premier-for-life, like his idol Xi Jinping. Like Chairman Xi, Chairman Dan also seems to
Both of NZ’s Post COVID Futures Are Bad: Part Two
Alex Davis theemperorsrobes.blogspot.com Future 2: New Zealand eliminates COVID-19 and becomes a South Pacific Prison for its Citizens If we somewhat heroically assume that New Zealand does somehow eradicate COVID-19 then what? Returning to the house burning metaphor, having burned down our own house to treat
BFD Transcript: Mike Hosking with Jacinda Ardern on Black Lives Matter Protesters, the Economy, Business Loans & the Monark Development
Newstalk ZB Transcript from Tuesday 2 June. Mike: So, what happened to the rules aye? Protesters all over the grounds of parliament, well in excess of 100 and not a sign of any social distancing, even the deputy prime minister this morning asking questions. The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, is
Both of NZ’s Post COVID Futures Are Bad: Part One
Alex Davis theemperorsrobes.blogspot.com After ten days of no new COVID-19 cases many New Zealanders are likely to be feeling a mixture of relief and complacency. The country dodged a bullet – now there is just the journey back to normality. However for those prepared to look honestly at
One Rule for Hollywood, Another for Working New Zealanders
Press Release: ACT Party “The Government’s free pass for Hollywood filmmakers at the border is an insult to working New Zealanders,” according to ACT Leader David Seymour. “Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford has caved in and allowed more film crews to enter the country after productions threatened to pull
And Now It Is Three Polls
As if the 1News/Colmar Brunton and the Newshub/Reid Research polls weren’t bad enough, Roy Morgan have begun polling again and have confirmed the accuracy of both the other polls. * Labour 56.5% (January 40%, March 42.5%, April 55%) * National 26.5% (January 40%, March 37 %, April
Does This Read like a Statement from a Political Party or a Group of Activists?
Green Party statement on the death of George Floyd Posted by Marama Davidson and Golriz Ghahraman June 01, 2020 11:39 AM “Today and every day we stand in solidarity with George Floyd’s family, friends and community who feel pain and fear about his untimely death at the hands