David Seymour and the political left
If there was a ‘most prolific blogger while still being consistently thought-provoking’ award it would be hard to beat Bomber…
Author: Ian Powell
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Who benefits from outsourcing planned surgery: follow the funding
I still remember metaphorically sitting at the knee of legendary union leader Bill Andersen while listening to him opine pearls…
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‘Slash and burn’ increases poor health system decision-making: witness maternity and gynaecology
In Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system there are 36 branches of vocational (specialist) medicine registered by the Medical Council. These…
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How to justify 400,000 Palestinian deaths in Gaza: Ask ‘Zelda’
I have published three previous blog posts on Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza by means of genocide. Ethnic…
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Crony capitalism
On 21 November 2021 Winston Peters posted on X (Twitter) that New Zealand has a government that “…has an unhealthy penchant…
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The disgrace of the hospice care funding scandal
In the referendum on assisted dying in which it was voted in by a decisive majority (65%) in 2020, I…
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Postscript on Ethnic Cleansing, Genocide and New Zealand Recognition of Palestine
My last Political Bytes post (28 May) discussed why New Zealand should officially recognise the state of Palestine: New Zealand should…
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Senior doctors strikes and New Zealand’s health system
By International Labour Organisation standards, the right of employees through their unions to lawfully strike in Aotearoa New Zealand is…
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Reasons for supporting ethnic cleansing, through genocide, in Palestine
When I despairingly contemplate the horrors and cruelty that Palestinians in Gaza are being subjected to, I sometimes try to…
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“I can confirm they are hypotheticals drawn largely from anecdotes and issues the minister has heard about.”
Before reading further hold on to the words in my heading above. Then consider who said, “I can confirm they…