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The UK Supreme Court’s decision to overrule PM Boris Johnson’s attempt to prorogue Parliament over Brexit is sending shockwaves through British politics. Some commentators are arguing that it’s an outrageous usurpation of power by an unelected judiciary; others that it, in fact, restores the central principle of
Warning This series does not contain actual tweets from President Trump. All tweets are fictional and were created for the purpose of humour.
Speech: Donald Trump Addresses the 74th Session of the United Nations – September 24, 2019 In this part of the speech Trump talks about Trade deals, China, Globalism, Iran, North Korea and Afghanistan. Part two starts at 00:07:43 – 00:08:29 (45 sec) on the above video. continued… We
The biggest, most inconvenient skeleton in the EU’s closet is that it was formed with the explicit intention of stopping Germany making war on the rest of the continent. The genesis of the EU began even before WWII was ended, with a proposed “Coal and Steel Union” which would
For your entertainment and education I have taken the time to compare and contrast how various news outlets reported on his speech. I was amused to see how differently his speech was described. It was as if the media outlets watched completely different speeches. Just look at how they described
Speech: Donald Trump Addresses the 74th Session of the United Nations – September 24, 2019 In part one of his speech Trump talks about sovereignty, traditions and culture, America’s economic success, defence and fair international trade. Mr Secretary-General, distinguished delegates, ambassadors and world leaders, seven decades of history have
Ardern was all smiles after her meeting with Donald Trump, especially because he brought up the subject of her gun law reform. “Trump is understood to have asked Ardern, unprompted, about the gun law reform that she pushed through in the aftermath of March 15, which banned most military-style
Dieuwe de Boer Right Minds In her speech to the United Nations, our dear leader Jacinda Ardern said the following: Our globalised, borderless world asks us to be guardians not just for our people, but for all people. I’m not entirely sure the people of Australia, the United States,
The last thing you should do, if your city is gridlocked with traffic, is get a Green MP involved. Unfortunately, this inept government has an associate transport minister who is also a Green MP. Anyone with a modicum of sense would know that this is not going to work. The
Today’s face of the day is a Dunedin Mayoral candidate who refreshingly has not jumped onto the Climate change bandwagon.
Questions to Ministers Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister for Economic Development: What reports has he seen on New Zealand’s attractiveness to the global screen industry? Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Does she have confidence in the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care?
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Warning This series does not contain actual tweets from President Trump. All tweets are fictional and were created for the purpose of humour.
Beth Houlbrooke Act Party Deputy Leader / Vice President When thinking about this week’s Ad Lib, all the immediate topics that came to mind caused me to roll my eyes involuntarily, so I’ll skip over them quickly: Lowering the voting age Using the argument that 16 is the age
