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Ardern Hoist by Her Own Petard
Information Opinion Both National and Labour are beset by problems relating to bullying, which brings the party leaders very much into focus. Jacinda Ardern has the bigger problem on two fronts. Firstly, Chris Luxon is dealing with a person’s shameful behaviour occurring more than two decades ago – student behaviour
PM Steals His Lunch Money and Stuffs Him in His Locker
Gordon Lightfoot whakatakitimes.nz Warning Satire SO KIND… After Labour MP Gaurav Sharma claimed that the Office of the Prime Minister has been engaged in a “culture of bullying” at Parliament, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has taken the drastic step of stealing his lunch money and stuffing him in his
Only Doing What I Do Best
I have a bit of a reputation as a provocateur, and yesterday I scored big in calling out Whittakers for their shameless woke virtue signalling. All I did was tell them that going woke will send them broke. All hell broke loose after that, but I was only doing what
BFD Caption Competition
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Hold a Snap Election, Not a By-Election!
The Freedoms & Rights Coalition Yesterday, The Freedoms & Rights Coalition (TFRC) wrote to every Member of Parliament requesting that a courageous MP stand up and move for a vote of no confidence in this government. Letter – Motion of no confidence – mediaDownload Parliament next sits on Tuesday 23rd August 2022,
Media Hit Job of the Day
National and Labour shouldn’t rule out a wartime-style ‘grand coalition’ to keep so-called “extremist” fringe parties out of power say these political commentators. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable click here to
Taliban’s Tactics to Oppress Women Haven’t Changed
Brian McQuinn University of Regina Cody Buntain University of Maryland Laura Courchesne University of Oxford Dr. Brian McQuinn is an Assistant Professor at the University of Regina and co-author of the report, “Powered by Twitter? The Taliban’s Takeover of Afghanistan.” Cody Buntain studies social media and how people
A Deeper Dive into the CDC Backflip
Jeffrey A. Tucker brownstone.org Jeffrey A. Tucker is Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and ten books in 5 languages, most recently Liberty or Lockdown. He is also the editor of The Best of
The BFD Comment of the Week
As part of our drive to keep our comment section the best in New Zealand we showcase each week an example of a top-notch comment that adds value to The BFD. Today’s comment was written by David Theobald Thank you David Theobald for taking the time to craft
Comrade Enjoys Some Natural Justice, Kindness and Integrity
In 1979 there was a famous criminal trial in Britain where the former leader of the Liberal party, Jeremy Thorpe, was accused of conspiracy to murder (and a few other things). Some years earlier he – [may or may not have] – had a homosexual relationship with a chap called Norman Scott.
Sweden’s Covid Strategy Worked for Most
Emma Frans Karolinska Institutet Emma Frans has a PhD in epidemiology, is a researcher at Karolinska Institutet and previously at the University of Oxford. As a science communicator, she has received the Swedish grand prize for journalism and Public educator of the year, and she is often heard and seen
Why Three Waters Is Cause for Concern
voicesforfreedom.co.nz Good-bye Local Control? If the New Zealand government’s major changes to the water sector go ahead it will merge the water services owned and operated by 67 local authorities into four unelected mega-entities. Three Waters (the Water Services Entities Bill) is being described by
You Will Eat Grasshoppers and Be Happy
Warning Satire Klouse (the K is silent) Swab sat at his desk in his WEF (Wicked Eugenicist Fascists) office and quietly sang to himself to the tune of “Oh Dem Golden Slippers”* as he peered at his morning emails on the computer screen in front of him: “Oh dem crunchy
Give a Man a Fish
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under