Plagues and pandemics have consequences far beyond public health. Pandemics can disrupt societies in far-reaching and often devastating ways. While the “silver lining” of the Black Death, for instance, was that it ultimately led to the dismantling of feudalism, during the plague itself social effects were horrific. There was
Rob Slane theblogmire.com Rob Slane dwells in the Country Formerly Known as Great Britain, now known as The Quagmire. He is married to the very best wife imaginable and so far they have been entrusted with the upbringing of 6 free-range little Slanes. I spent an inordinate amount
I wish I could stop writing posts reporting what the left are doing to normalise paedophilia today. I will when they stop doing it. Until then, I would be derelict in my journalistic duty – shirking from reporting the truth. Because the truth is that, every day, a significant segment of
We live in an age which is simultaneously fatuously silly and deadly totalitarian. Aldous Huxley couldn’t have satirised our age, although George Orwell warned where we were headed. There’s perhaps no better avatar of our silly, totalitarian age than a “rainbow police car”. Police are replacing patrol cars
Eliora Who in their right mind would queue for up to 9 hours for a nasal swab by a PPE attired nurse, working at a Testing Station? The answer is any New Zealander who needs to be tested for COVID-19. Kiwis must queue for hours to get a long
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Brian Mcglinchey ronpaulinstitute.org In the early 11th century, King Canute—while at the peak of his power—set out to demonstrate to his fawning courtiers the limited power of royal edicts. After having his throne placed by the sea’s edge, he sat down and commanded the tide to
Neil Clark rt.com Neil Clark is a journalist, writer, broadcaster and blogger. His award winning blog can be found at www.neilclark66.blogspot.com. Macron was billed as the ‘moderate candidate’ in the 2017 French presidential election but there’s nothing moderate about this authoritarian who has transformed France
Frank Furedi rt.com Frank Furedi is an author and social commentator. He is an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent in Canterbury. Author of How Fear Works: The Culture of Fear in the 21st Century. The government’s use of scare tactics to convince people to
August 15th, 2021. Boris Johnson is plummeting in the ratings. Some 48% of those polled thought he was a “poor” or a “terrible” Prime Minister. He was “average” in the eyes of 25%, and “good” or “great” according to just 20%. Boris Johnson’s poll lead over Labour has collapsed
John Redwood johnredwoodsdiary.com The digital revolution sweeps on. Much of it is miracle technology that makes lives easier and better. It is transforming shopping, entertainment, media and much else. Parts of the public sector though are making technology into a misery machine to spy on us , infuriate us and
Family First familyfirst.org.nz This is how ‘hate speech’ laws look in the UK, just a complaint – even a false one – can lead to significant persecution. No doubt similar events – leading to false arrests – will happen in New Zealand if the proposed Hate Speech laws come into force. “Miss
