Lindsay Mitchell

The welfare state is unsustainable economically, socially and morally.

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Democracy is depressing

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Interesting quote e-mailed to me by the Information Clearing House . It highlights the obvious pitfalls of living in a poll-driven society. ...

Respect with reservations

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These guys really do deserve respect and kudos for having the courage of their convictions. Good to see them getting some balanced coverage...
Friday, June 09, 2006

Worse hospital care for Maori

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According to the NZ Herald , "Maori are more likely to suffer inadequate health care than Pakeha and other ethnic groups, a new study s...
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Thursday, June 08, 2006

New blogger

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It took me a weekend to get my blog up and running. My ? year-old boy often sits alongside me using our laptop. Asked what he was up to toni...

Containing local government

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One of our councillors is trying to persuade his colleagues the council housing should be sold. It is making a substantial loss. The Hutt N...
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Road rage gets a handle

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Road rage has been dignified with a scientific name; Intermittent Explosive Disorder or IED. According to the LA Daily News , The average IE...

SUPERTREV!!!!

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He must figure, "If Rodney Hide can reinvent himself, so can I".
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Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Labour, but not as we know it

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Here the World Socialist Website continues its assault on the PM; The increasing social inequality illustrated by these processes has been ...

Thoughtful

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A man had three girlfriends, and didn't know which one to marry. But knowing the importance of choosing someone who would be good with m...
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Personal grievances up 28 percent

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More from our friends at EPMU defending the rise in personal grievance claims from 340 in 2004 to 436 last year. What I want to know is how...
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EPMU says "Taxes a bargain"

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New Zealanders might have to work an average 151 days to pay taxes, but they have the use of services like schools, hospitals, roads, parks ...
Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Stop whingeing for heaven sakes

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Here's another National MP in the wrong party (fast becoming the right party). Jackie Blue. Complaining about women having to wait for ...
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Not staying mum

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Bring our boys home: Mothers say war was 'based on lies' Tony Blair faces an unprecedented revolt from the wives and mothers of serv...
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" The sad decline of something so potentially powerful"

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I like to plug some of our very good regional newspaper editors. The Taranaki Daily News is never afraid to call a spade a spade; It is a pi...
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Go you good thing!

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Oh the plebs are up in arms this morning! There is only one topic. That dratted, dreadful, Rodney Hide. Why isn't he doing what we pay h...

Here comes the NDD

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As of July 1, 2006, a National Dog Database will be established. ALL dog-owners will have their details and their dog's details recorde...
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Monday, June 05, 2006

No more Mum and Dad

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This is ludicrous. Sure, a very small minority of children have same-sex parents. What they call them is up to their parents. The idea we s...
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Sunday, June 04, 2006

These ideas are contagious

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If you've got a blood pressure problem don't read on. Scottish Ministers have decided to make alcohol consumption the next big heal...
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Clash of cultures

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A adolescent health expert says statements she made about Maori teen pregnancy and births have been cut from a TV3 programme. "New Zea...
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Saturday, June 03, 2006

Bloggers too blokey

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A Guardian journalist who likes to put people in boxes. "Men used to go fishing when they wanted to get away from 'the wife' a...
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Lindsay Mitchell
Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under commission and exhibits at Wellington, New Zealand, galleries.
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