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Istvan The “wasted vote” is a concept that keeps popping up as we approach election day. I have had my own struggles with it and have come up with three conclusive thoughts: One. In my mind – even if I bring it down to the purely strategic (tactical?) level – it presents
The Prime Minister’s admission yesterday that Labour will finally ditch its disastrous target to reduce the prison population by 30 per cent is too late for Kiwis who feel unsafe in their homes, businesses and communities, National Corrections spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “For the last six years, Labour have
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Back in 2017, when New Zealand’s economy was being described as a “rock star”, the opposition Labour Party railed against the role being played by immigration. Figures at the time showed that under National, annual net migration had grown from just 5,000 in
Desperation is a stinky cologne, but now it’s all that Labour has got. They certainly can’t stand on their record, as they’ve achieved precious little other than a sea of red ink on the country’s balance sheet. All they’ve got is relentless negativity; the Nasty
I’m not saying Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, is dumb, but if you want to keep him occupied, show him two shovels and tell him to take his pick. This is, after all, the guy who repeatedly asserts that wind and solar are the
September 18th, 2023 Derbyshire County Council now looks as though it is going to trigger a section 114 action as their finances are in a dire state. It is now becoming commonplace to hear about the financial problems in local government. Of course, it is not due to the incompetence
Isaac Orr Mitch Rolling Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling are policy fellows specializing in energy and environmental policy at Center of the American Experiment. cfact.org cfact.org In early August, four of the largest electric grid operators in America warned that President Biden’s proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
One of the reasonings behind MMP was the widening of democracy; it went something like ‘a new party or parties will emerge because so many people are sick of the Tweedledum and Tweedledee status quo, they will take hold, and a new political era will dawn’. It was all going
Geoffrey Miller Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz 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
Bob McCoskrie bobmccoskrie.com It’s General Election time – and because we operate under an MMP mixed-member proportional voting system, the concept of the “wasted vote” always comes up in discussion. Generally, the statement is thrown around, something along the lines of, “If your vote is wasted, it goes
Labour’s campaign chairperson, Megan Woods, says they can turn the polls around in time for the election. Apparently she is satisfied with how they are going, despite seven polls in ten days telling these dolts that the game is up. Labour’s campaign chairperson said the party can turn
Kelli Ballard National Correspondent at LibertyNation.com. Kelli Ballard is an author, editor, and publisher. Her writing interests span many genres including a former crime/government reporter, fiction novelist, and playwright. Originally a Central California girl, Kelli now resides in the Seattle area. libertynation.com The Biden administration brags that
Ryan Turnipseed Ryan Turnipseed is an undergraduate in economics and entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University. There, he is the secretary and lecture chair for the Free Enterprise Society. mises.org On August 9, the Federal Bureau of Investigation killed Craig Robertson, a 74-year-old Utah man, during a raid
Max Abrahms ronpaulinstitute.org What happened to Elon Musk this past week showcases how completely unhinged and dangerous US policy to Ukraine has become. The condemnation began when the Washington Post published excerpts from a new biography on Musk revealing that he turned down a Ukrainian request to help launch
