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When I was at university, we often had political candidates come for debates. It was during these debates that students would heckle the candidates they didn’t like, especially when there was a talking point they disagreed with. The rowdiest were when representatives of different youth wings debated each other.
Mark Hubbard Information Opinion I ran my own blog, Life Behind the Iron Drape, until 2015 when I stopped as I was merely repeating myself. So while still up, that blog is little read, and there is something I want to say. Sean Plunket’s The Platform is not the
Bryce Edwards Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Lobbyists are currently facing increased scrutiny, especially in terms of their propensity to shift back and forwards through Parliament’s “revolving door” – most starkly illustrated by former Cabinet Minister Kris Faafoi setting up a lobbying company only months after
Remember when Jacinda Ardern said that “We will continue to be your single source of truth” about the Covid pandemic? Lest you be in any doubt, anything other than official government pronouncements were dangerous misinformation. Ardern was absolutely unambiguous: “Unless you hear it from us, it is not the truth.
In a Facebook post Dr Gaurav Sharma has announced his resignation from Parliament, thereby triggering a by-election in Hamilton West. The Government needs this like a hole in the head. There is a very high chance that Labour will lose the by-election. Independent MP Dr Gaurav Sharma says
David Seymour ACT Party Leader ACT can reveal that the Government has spent $58 million on contact tracing since May, despite the fact nobody is being traced. Fifty eight million dollars would fund 191 cystic fibrosis patients with Trikafta for a year, 412,000 mental health counselling sessions, and is
Public health measures that are still in the Government’s back pocket: * Self-isolation (for cases, household contacts, close contacts) * Mask use They are keeping the ability to impose the below measures on people travelling into New Zealand. * Mask use on inbound flights to New Zealand * Pre-departure and/or
Patrick Carroll fee.org Patrick Carroll has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is an Editorial Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. Elon Musk’s Twitter-acquisition saga saw new developments last week as Musk reaffirmed his original offer to buy the company for
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Has anyone heard from Tim Flannery, lately? Australia’s formerly vociferous Climate Commissioner, who is usually as averse to grabbing a headline as Siouxsie Wiles is to grabbing a quick dip in Judges Bay during lockdown, has been unusually silent for months. I’m beginning to get a bit worried
Jack thecommoner.substack.com Information Opinion It’s quite something that the clown world in which we now live has evolved to such a terrifying degree that Piers Morgan — of all people — somehow believes he is best placed to arbitrate an entire planet’s sense of morality, but sadly, that
David Seymour ACT Party Leader ACT welcomes the Government’s backdowns on COVID-19 powers, the Traveller Declaration Form and defunding of Shakespeare, while they’re backing down on policy they should keep going. Labour has held on to COVID powers for far too long, while the rest of the
Peter Imanuelsen petersweden.substack.com I’m Peter Imanuelsen | Swedish journalist | Political commentator | Supporter of freedom, kindness and liberty | As you might know, if you have followed me over the last few years, Norway has had relatively few covid restrictions compared with most other countries. Norway was also among the
CJ Hopkins cjhopkins.substack.com For students of official propaganda, mind control, emotional coercion, and other insidious manipulation techniques, the rollout of the New Normal has been a bonanza. Never before have we been able to observe the application and effects of these powerful technologies in real-time on such
The number of 18-25-year-olds joining gangs has skyrocketed over the past five years, National’s Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell says. “New information shows there are more than 8,000 gang members in New Zealand – a 50 per cent increase since Labour came to power in 2017. “The
