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Harry Palmer I reckon the emergence of the contempt politicians now openly express for voters began in the 1980s, when the British and Kiwi Governments sold off the ‘family silver’ of publicly owned utilities, like power generation and railways. It seems they did it just for the sake of it,
“I understand that some local authorities have been developing programmes with NZTA and other stakeholders to reduce vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) by the light vehicle fleet, using funding from the Climate Emergency Response Fund,” [Transport Minister Simeon Brown wrote]. “I have given notice to NZTA to end its work on
Bert Olivier Bert Olivier works at the Department of Philosophy, University of the Free State. Bert does research in Psychoanalysis, poststructuralism, ecological philosophy and the philosophy of technology, Literature, cinema, architecture and Aesthetics. His current project is ‘Understanding the subject in relation to the hegemony of neoliberalism.’ brownstone.org If
As I wrote, regarding the craven joint statement by Anthony Albanese, Chris Luxon and Justin Trudeau, it’s notable that not one of them has ever called for a ceasefire in Ukraine — yet Israel is supposed to just lie back and take it from the bloodthirsty savages of Hamas. The
Remember when it was a crazy conspiracy theory that they were going to take your gas cooking and heating away? Oh, yes, you can guess where this is heading. California is already banning gas appliances. Australia’s wokest state, Victoria, is banning them in new constructions. Now, they’re coming
Peter Jacobsen Peter Jacobsen is a Writing Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. fee.org Promises made; promises kept. On President Javier Milei’s first day in office, he made the best move he could’ve made. Milei signed an executive order cutting the number of Argentinian government ministries
A Midwestern Doctor midwesterndoctor.com Throughout my lifetime, I have heard people claim that the future will bring better technology and that science will make the world a better place and solve all our problems. Yet, again and again, these promises fail to materialize, and we are perpetually stuck waiting
It’s a fine state of affairs when even the doddering, demented Biden administration is far tougher on the Chinese communist regime than the Anthony Albanese government in Australia. It almost makes one yearn for halcyon days of the Scott Morrison government. Say what you will about Scotty from Marketing:
I am sure there are many people on the BFD and elsewhere who don’t truly believe me when I tell them that the left wing – the Labour party – has basically been a con game. Many probably, having spent their lives ‘swallowing it whole’ (and proving my point), secretly think
Hon Simeon Brown Minister of Transport The Government has passed legislation repealing the ‘Ute Tax’ and Clean Car Discount for all vehicles registered after 31 December 2023. “The National-ACT coalition agreement made scrapping the ‘Ute Tax’ a priority of our 100-day plan and we are making good on that promise,
Laura Trask ACT Mental Health spokesperson My response to an RNZ investigation into youth mental health services is that it’s crystal clear now that simply throwing more money at the problem doesn’t work Labour pumped $2 billion into the mental health sector, and based on key performance metrics
ACT Infrastructure spokesman Cameron Luxton is advising the Labour Party’s website administrators to scrub any trace of 2020’s forgotten “Big New Zealand Upgrade” ad campaign: “Labour’s slickly-produced ad spot, presumably funded by hard-up working class donors, was pushed out to a mass audience online and on TV.
Here is the replay of The Crunch from this week. Enjoy! DANIEL NEWMAN: Ward Councillor for Manurewa-Papakura: On His Commitment to the Role and the Challenges His Ward Faces Daniel Newman, Ward Councillor for Manurewa-Papakura joins Cam to talk about Auckland Council’s challenges, the challenges he faces in representing
David Pomeroy Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education Jessica Shuker Initial Teacher Education Lecturer Kaitlin Riegel Postdoctoral Fellow University of Canterbury Nick Pratt Associate Professor of Education University of Plymouth Rafaan Daliri-Ngametua Lecturer in Education Australian Catholic University New Zealand primary and intermediate schools could soon be required to test children’
Yet again, the real Long Covid strikes: the snowballing public health disasters as a consequence of panicked, despotic Covid policies. We’re already seeing the devastating affects of worse-than-useless Covid policies on children, a generation plagued by developmental delays and declining mental health. Preventable diseases in adults are spiking due
The fallout from the Albanese government’s craven betrayal of Israel continues. It was bad enough that Albanese joined with Luxon and Trudeau in issuing a mealy-mouthed, gutless joint statement which is effectively a green light to Hamas. (Although even that was too harsh for the snaggle-toothed madwoman screeching and
