Lindsay Mitchell

The welfare state is unsustainable economically, socially and morally.

Saturday, August 12, 2006

Shirkers unite!

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The Feminist Majority are complaining because "progress toward gender equality in domestic work has stalled" . You see the "...
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Friday, August 11, 2006

Civvies know best

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Campaign Against Tasers.com - These are the guys who keep pushing Police Association boss Greg O'Connors blood pressure through the roof...
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Tariana puts her trotter down

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It has never been clear to me what exactly the Maori Party and ACT have in common. Tariana Turia would slot right in with the Greens...excep...

Constable

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The Constable Exhibition at Te Papa is well worth a look. For a painter the opportunity to see his works up close is fascinating. Because he...

The saga of the signs

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Yesterday I posted the Hutt City Council sign which basically sticks it to Eastbourne. This one has now appeared at Pt Howard. Cost consider...
Thursday, August 10, 2006

Contradiction in terms?

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This struck me as funny. Remember the No Rubba, No Hubba Hubba campaign? I had cause to visit the website where I found this; Got It Covere...

Maori "Warrior" gene now "Moa" gene?

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Confused? This report is calling the warrior gene the MOA gene. The correct abbreviation for monoamine oxidase is MAO.
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That pesky Eastbourne crowd

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Erected on Jervois Quay this large Hutt City-produced billboard has a lot of Eastbourne residents hopping mad. Me too. Probably not for the ...
Wednesday, August 09, 2006

What's the gain?

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An man who claimed he sold cannabis tinnies to provide for his 10 children has been jailed. The High Court at Whangarei was told that Jaso...
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No dole for Dad

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Here's an interesting proposal from the Family Edge newsletter. SHOULD CHILDREN HELP SUPPORT UNEMPLOYED PARENTS? A German politician has...

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Media Release WHY THE GAP HAS WIDENED Wednesday, August 9, 2006 One of the 20 year comparisons from the Ministry of Social Development Soci...
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Rodney on telly

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Paul Holmes has been plugging his Prime Show at 7.30 tonight. He is interviewing Rodney Hide who he says talks "movingly and intimatel...
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Fill in the gap

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Supporters often claim that ______ has a comparatively high employment rate, but this is based on deceptive employment statistics that count...
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"Warrior gene"

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Researchers are claiming Maori men have an over-representation of the gene that expresses monoamine oxidase . This predisposes to aggressio...
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Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Good on Sir Roger

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There is a long way to go for a section of New Zealand society but what will the Roger Douglas critics have to say about this from the Minis...
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Making choices

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Freakonomics , by Steven D Levitt put forward a theory that legalised abortion (US 1973) led to a dramatic drop in crime in the 90s. The the...
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At least he won't make another

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"This Triple M Ford Farewell Tour CD sucks."

15 is too young to drive

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A visiting expert is horrified that NZ allows 15 year-olds to drive. Here is a slightly dated international comparison of traffic deaths; T...
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Speed cameras with a difference

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In the UK speed cameras which detect a speeding car and display its number plate on a roadside screen have been found to be more effective ...
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Stick to core business 2

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From the DomPost's Diary, here's another culprit off to swan around our "sister city" - some place in Arizona nobody has e...
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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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