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Kicking a Good Man
Let me preface this opinion piece by saying that I know Matt King of DemocracyNZ. I have on several occasions met his wife, and his parents. They are all good, honest, reliable, hard-working people. As, of course, is Matt. Matt King is the hardest working MP and aspiring MP
What Has Chris Bishop Seen That Has So Unhinged Him?
Chris Trotter Chris Trotter is New Zealand’s leading leftwing political commentator, with 30 years of experience writing professionally about New Zealand politics. Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz WHAT HAS CHRIS BISHOP SEEN that has so unhinged him? Why would National’s Campaign Manager, whose party is currently attracting
Yes, but It Doesn’t Matter
National is looking increasingly desperate as it becomes apparent that their best-laid plans to govern with Act alone are turning to dust before their eyes. But it doesn’t really matter because the voters are so over Labour that they are willing to hold their nose and vote to
Israel on My Mind…
The events of the last few days have shocked a lot of people. It’s enormously sad that Israel has been attacked by terrorists but hopefully, something good will come out of it. Hopefully, lots of folks are shaken out of their torpor. These events reminded me of a curious
World’s Most Extreme Abortion Buffer Zone Law
Right To Life News righttolife.org.uk Scottish Green Party MSP, Gillian Mackay, has published a bill that proposes introducing the most extreme abortion buffer zone laws in the world in Scotland, making it illegal to offer assistance to women seeking an abortion within 200m of an abortion clinic or
They Just Can’t Help Themselves, Can They?
By now, you’re no doubt all-too-grimly familiar with the horrific details of the terrorist invasion of Israel. From late Saturday afternoon, when I noticed “Hamas” and “Israel” trending on X — hours before the media “broke” the story — we’ve all seen too much blood and horror for
By Their Tweets They Stand Condemned
Peoples’ first reactions to atrocities such as Hamas have carried out tells us all we need to know about them. If someone can react to the horror of children and elderly being slaughtered in shelters, women’s naked bodies paraded before cheering crowds, festival-goers gunned down mercilessly, and hundreds
The Downhill Slide of the UK Continues
October 8th, 2023 Recent letters from me have referred to the UK as “Batshit Bonkers Britain”. Thanks Katie Hopkins. Just to emphasise that description, Acer Ecology has issued a handy guide to the bat droppings of the UK. One can now identify the species of bat responsible for the profusion
How Will New Zealand Handle the Latest Attack on Israel?
Geoffrey Miller Geoffrey Miller is the Democracy Project’s geopolitical analyst and writes on current New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues. He has lived in Germany and the Middle East and is a learner of Arabic and Russian. He is currently working on a PhD on New Zealand’
Should You Stick With Your Choice to the Bitter End?
Ross Smith As a frequent non-status quo political participant, I too have been a wasted vote denier before. My belief in the past was a hardened view of the virtue of sticking with my political choice all the way to the bitter end. After all, some say, “The only
The Chink in Their Armour
Phil Green It was a big day for the BFD when the amazing Guy Hatchard revealed the news that he’d finally got that ‘Gotcha!’ moment when he revealed through OIAs that the Ministry of Health had permitted themselves over 11,000 exemptions from the Covid vaccine. There’s a
What Does This Mean?
Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior
Secret Deals Made for 11,000 Jab Exemptions
I am a surgical specialist in a provincial hospital in New Zealand. I was forced against my will by Ardern, Hipkins and Bloomfield to have three mRNA jabs to keep my job. I have a mortgage and a family to provide for. I left it as late as possible but
Seymour Is Not for Turning on a Treaty Referendum
Graham Adams Graham Adams is a freelance editor, journalist and columnist. He lives on Auckland’s North Shore. bassettbrashandhide.com Despite the well-documented failures of the Ardern-Hipkins government — whether in health, law and order, education or homelessness — it has been extraordinarily successful in one particular area. That is,