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Abuse Victims Barred from Parliament Offices
Labour’s disgraceful handling of complaints about sexual abuse among its staff and volunteers are now finally being picked up by the mainstream media and not before time. Andrea Vance and Alison Mau, both of whom can rightfully be considered to be supporters of this current government, have banded together
Auckland DHB: An Absolutely Biased Guide to Auckland Local Elections
At the start of this project, I promised to try to rate every contest and candidate in the Auckland Local elections. That includes District Health Boards. They’re as numerous as measles cases, as successful as the Warriors and more boring than Steve Braunias’ Secret Diary columns. There are twenty
Trump Versus the Radical Left
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What About the Antifa Fight?
After my talk at the Republican Club there were two big fights. The first one happened as people were leaving and involved a mob of ten antifa attacking a journalist and stealing his equipment. Kai Russo, Finbarr Slonim, and Caleb Perkins were arrested for the attack and charged with […] absolutely
A Bad Week for Boris
Nobody can say Boris Johnson’s first few weeks as the British Prime Minister have been anything other than a baptism by fire. Following on from parliament’s threefold rejection of Teresa May’s EU deal, Boris’s promise to finally deliver Brexit must have been music to the ears
AT’s Anti-Car Plan for Auckland
This year Auckland Transport says it will build over 9K of cycleways in Auckland. But that’s not good enough for Simon Wilson who whines about it in a newspaper. Auckland Transport has “courageously” adopted the Vision Zero road safety plan, targeting 65 per cent reduction in deaths and serious
NZ Herald Tells the Truth
Has a dose of reality hit the Herald editors, or was it simply that something slipped through on a quiet Saturday when no one was looking? Fancy the MSM in New Zealand actually telling some real facts about JAG’s favourite obsession, electric vehicles (EVs). An article by Troy Bowker
The Millennium Generation Have All the Answers
By George A headline in Stuff today: “Are MPs too old?” Of course they are. Why on earth would you want MPs who have lived beyond 40? Children are so much wiser now as is consistently exhibited within our current administration. The millennium generation have all the answers. For them,
BFD Transcript: The Government’s Hit Job on Dairy Farmers Part Two
Tim Beveridge speaks with dairy farmer Mike on Newstalk ZB at 4:30am on Saturday 7th September Tim: What… what’s Fonterra’s deal with all this then? Because they seem to be… cosying up to the government… Mike: (Sighs) Tim: …but is this a political exercise in virtue signalling
BFD Transcript: The Government’s Hit Job on Dairy Farmers Part One
Newstalk ZB Tim Beveridge talks to dairy farmer Mike at 4:30am on Saturday 7th September. Mike: It was a bit of a shame to listen to Alana, the stress in her voice, and this is what is happening to us farmers, particularly dairy farmers, I am a… I should
‘The Attack on Christians is Existential’
New South Wales Liberal MP Julian Leeser says “the attack on Christians is existential” with a demonisation of Christianity seen in laws going through state parliament If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz
Will Germany’s Car Industry Survive? | DW Documentary
Not long ago, Germany’s car industry was a driving force of innovation. Today, it’s struggling to keep up. Its hesitant embrace of electric vehicles could prove an existential mistake. Because around the world, the market for e-cars has picked up speed. Not long ago, Germany’s car