And while I absolutely do not have a problem with that stated object … I’m a little concerned about the mechanism being used to go about it. Particularly the lack of independent oversight.
So here’s a curious thing. A few days ago, Matthew Hooton wrote what can only be described as an obsequiously…
There was something odd about Matthew Hooton’s NZ Herald piece this morning castigating Winston for his remarks about the People’s Republic of China.
So let me get this straight. The National Party is objecting to the Government’s recent Public Health Response bill … because of its deeply held stances around the protection of human rights, opposition to warrantless searches, and scrupulously consistent abject horror at the concept of abrogation (or expedition) of democracy.
So for the past 48 hours, I’ve witnessed a lot of excited chatter about the alleged incapacitation of Kim Jong Un.
So earlier this week, two things happened. Winston got his lawsuit result back … and the National Party started demanding that he pay for it.
I must confess myself in possession of a certain mounting disquiet at the escalating drum-beat echoing through our political commentariat of late.
There is a quotation often attributed to Lenin, in which it is said that when it comes time to hang the capitalists – they will fall over each other to attempt to sell their executioners the rope.
One of the curious concepts in a crisis is the way in which the ‘old rules’ don’t so much not apply, as seem actively turned upon their head.
I must say, I’m a little surprised at Simon Bridges’ response to the Government’s Covid-19 package.