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There’s scarcely a public event goes on in Melbourne that it doesn’t trot out “the World’s Most Liveable City” tag. This was a gong awarded to Melbourne in the 90s and it’s been trading off it ever since. It’s a bit like the pathetic Uncle
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com “Something beautiful happened in England last night”, wrote Dan Wootton in the Daily Mail, the day after England’s victory over Denmark. “It marked the moment the people took back control over the bed-wetting scientists and politicians who have become drunk on trying to
I spotted the following Press Release from the Government yesterday. It celebrates selecting employees based on the colour of their skin rather than the content of their CVs. Further action to improve diversity in the Public Sector * HON PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and
Dear Editor When you make an appointment, or even just turn up for the vaccine they look you up on the National Register. So, before you are jabbed, they check all your details to ensure that they are correct. When you return for jab number two they go through all
Free Speech Union Briefing Paper: Summary of hate speech law proposals by Juana Atkins on Scribd Please share so others can discover The BFD.
Mark Cameron ACT Primary Industries spokesperson and Ruawai Dairy Farmer All 10 ACT MPs will be out in support of rural New Zealand at the Groundswell events around the country this Friday. Rural New Zealand has become a punching bag for the Government. They’ve taken blow after blow as
John Reuhman – Director EcoWorld Aquarium & Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre & Picton Cinemas Port Marlborough NZ’s lawyers have now ordered Picton’s EcoWorld Aquarium to cease trading on Thursday 22 July and dispose of the animals, demolish the aquarium and totally clear the site to bare land. Port Marlborough has
I will be introducing a private member’s bill to prevent future Government funding from being granted to organised crime units, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. “The Gang Funding Prohibition Bill will ensure that any person responsible for the expenditure of public money must take reasonable steps to
Bryce Edwards Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. An article by Thomas Coughlan focuses on the Government’s problem that many councils are unconvinced by the
When Labour won the last election all by themselves, some people thought they might actually get some stuff done, and I guess if you count banning and taxing, they have. But if you have been expecting them to actually fix problems, then you have been waiting a long time. Over
Bryce Edwards Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Centralisation could lead to a loss of democratic input The current Labour Government clearly has a determination to
Max Salmon taxpayers.org.nz The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has launched a petition calling for the cancellation of all taxpayer funding for gangs, at www.taxpayers.org.nz/gangs. This is in response to the revelation that the Ministry of Health is paying the Mongrel Mob $2.75 million
Well-intentioned legislation to protect equal rights for all flies in the face of many very basic, simple human psychological conditions. If you genuinely believe that making a law or a rule with the stroke of a pen will change how people think and behave, you’re probably not far
Bryce Edwards Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. The Government has begun a $3.5m advertising campaign to convince New Zealanders of the need for radical
Hobson’s Pledge Trust hobsonspledge.nz A plan for two racially separate governments in New Zealand under tribal control means that we will have to decide whether we want our future to be that of an ethno-nationalist state or a democratic-nationalist one, according to Professor Elizabeth Rata of
The Government refuses to fund Gumboot Friday, arguably the best solution for mental health, but seems to have plenty of cash to give to the Mongrel Mob: A Mongrel Mob-led meth rehabilitation programme funded by the government, involves participants working on a “community garden” on the property of the
