Lindsay Mitchell

TV3 News shows latest poll results - Labour well up and National well down. There has been plenty running against the government but, to us...

(left click to enlarge image) Many people, including me, will be sympathetic to this protest against rapacious banks. Their fees are partic...

Spotted at Spare Room . A new name for Deborah Coddington's book? Not quite. But very effective advertising .....except....I do wonder...

BRITISH MUMS WANT MORE TIME AT HOME British mothers are being offered tax credits and daycare places to help them hold down paid jobs but th...

In Victoria, Australia, state schools are so dilapidated private/public partnerships are being considered to rebuild them. Here's what ...

Interesting to read National Leader Don Brash stepping into the welfare debate. “After seven years, Helen Clark expects the public to belie...

This report from the Australian probably has significance for New Zealand. Cannabis smoking during pregnancy is a more dire problem in Aust...

David Benson-Pope says , "Smart jobs, not smart cards," and promises to release "milestone" figures tomorrow showing wh...

Last week I blogged about Matt Robson's Crystal Ball Today's Robson-on-politics says, Robson's crystal ball I've had feed-ba...

Stuff reports in March there was a record number of child abuse and neglect notifications to CYF. This marries up with the CYF statement of...

Here's a pearl of wisdom from Minister for Auckland, Judith Tizard. In her usual spot with Tau Henare on NewstalkZB this morning she was...

What do we think about this proposal from National? National is investigating smart cards to stop beneficiaries spending welfare payments o...

Steve Maharey appeared on Close Up on Monday evening. Paul Henry discussed the issue of dyslexic children with the Minister of Education. Yo...

The NZ Herald reports on how students view the NCEA; * "When you know you will pass anyway, why study? And after you have 80 credits t...

Prompted by a comment on the previous post here are a couple of thoughts expressed in a speech given to the Freedom Summit in Rotorua in 20...

A self-explanatory letter sent from a good friend of mine to the DomPost. I reproduce it here because there is no guarantee the DomPost will...

Reporting on the Kahui case Radio New Zealand says , Twenty detectives are working on the double homicide inquiry. Contrast this to a repo...

Media Release BLITZ ON THE DPB MORE URGENT Tuesday, July 4, 2006 While a "blitz" on the dole is welcome, even more urgent is a bli...

Crackdown on benefits 3/07/2006 18:52:02 The Government's having a crack down on benefit abuse by entire families in the wake of the Kah...