The Second Worst Polls Since MMP
Someone needs to do something big and bold and they need to do it right now, because current polling suggests that, if they don’t, they will be New Zealand’s first one-term government in 51 years.
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In depth political articles for VIP members
Whom Should New Zealand Deport?
Which of our foreign-born population could we most do without? With more than a quarter of us born overseas, there are a lot to choose from.
The Ebb and Flow
The War on Woke in the United States, and here in New Zealand, is starting to get tricky.
A Defence of Musk and Masculine Virtues
The importance of traffic cones at the top of trees.
In Two Minds and Out of Both of Them
The sheer humbug of transgenderism’s unexamined catchwords.
Trump and the US Gravitational Pull
A determined American president does not need to retreat before the angry objections of globalisation’s defenders: not when he commands the economic and military resources of the world’s most powerful nation state.
How to Improve School Lunches
If the state must usurp parental duties and feed the nation’s children, it should at least try and retain an educational flavour. Below is a list of menu options that would be guaranteed to teach the kids something.
A Steadily Deranged World Makes Lushy a Malcontent
Dispatches from the edge of a temporarily unbalanced Aussie mind.
These Are Just Impossible Things
The collective memory of the average Kiwi voter warns them that although the promise of a good life for everybody sounds wonderful, the Greens would never entrust the ordinary people of New Zealand with the power to make it happen – and neither would their bosses.
This is Tougher on Crime
What is now a simple snatch and grab for crooks will soon make them fair game for any good man willing and able to do his duty. The risk will now be firmly on the side of organised criminals and petty thieves.
Change of Government Won’t Bring Government of Change
If you view the election as an opportunity for a change of direction, you’ll be incredibly disappointed, because both major parties are committed to continuing the big tax, spend and borrow policies that they’ve always done.
An Interview With a Drag Queen
That is highly offensive! I am NOT a paedophile! I’m a bisexual, gender-queer, foot-fetishist bondage master. You silly man!
Aus Politics: How We Vote and Who Will We Vote For?
A general election is due any time in Australia.
Making Sense of King Donald
Kings, dictators and populist presidents don’t look at the world that way.
Christopher Luxon Answers Good Oil Readers’ Questions
But what I’m saying to you is: I’m happy to be able to say what I’m saying to you.