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Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FAST TRACK Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): Why the govt's fast-track bill could turn into its own Three Waters debacle (paywalled) Jo Moir (RNZ): Revealed: All the 300 Fast-Track projects and ministers' conflicts of interest Thomas Manch (Post): Ten controversial projects on the
Latest gun crime statistics show, unsurprisingly, that criminals are committing gun crime and not licensed firearms owners.
The war on history is a war on the West.
The latest Taxpayers’ Union/Curia poll shows a stark contrast to the Roy Morgan Poll. Christopher Luxon should be nervous.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT Peter Dunne (Newsroom): Why Luxon won’t outstay his welcome Matthew Hooton (Herald): NZ First celebrates strongest position this century (paywalled) Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): MPs lack accountability and transparency for their taxpayer expenses ODT Editorial: Love is blind (paywalled) Audrey Young
You know that things are seriously awry in modern media when an old warhorse journalist lambasts the government for doing the unspeakable – honouring election promises. Yet here we are.
Understand that this rule is still in force today. The state does not want you to ‘do’ anything too dangerous. It much prefers that you focus on gathering ‘knowledge’ – but only the right kind.
BusinessNZ chief executive Katherine Rich has come out saying how pleased businesses are with the list. Likewise, the Employers and Manufacturers Association credits the announcement as a potential major economic boost.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FAST TRACK Farah Hancock (RNZ): $500,000 in political donations associated with fast track projects Chris Trotter (Democracy Project): A Fast-Track Backwards Alexia Russell (RNZ): The Detail: Fast-track list: The favoured projects that could be pie in the sky Brent Edwards (NBR): The planning
National support up in September as National-led Government increases lead
Overy concluded that if warfare has a very long human history, it also has a future. If that’s true, then if the wasted application of so much human resources into warfare technology continues then humanity may itself prove to have no future.
Whether Team Trump achieves their goal depends on two things: the level of Trump support where public awareness of the facts is crucial; and a fair election free from political interference. Fighting the government and MSM is asking a lot.
