Lindsay Mitchell

An expanded version of this report about a study into 318 drug users included the fact that "two fifths were unemployed, sick or inval...

And why should it? Roger Douglas in today's DomPost; The Government's monopolies in education, health, housing, pensions and insura...

...we get another awful case . It's just too hard to understand what goes on in the minds of these people.

The teacher's union, the PPTA, has taken a full page ad in today's DomPost attacking the government. It features a photo of a coupl...

From latest Robson-on-politics ; NZ media coverage of ACT Party Because I have been overseas for the last month I have had to rely on the we...

What a to-do. The Washington Post has published a piece about Hillary Clinton's cleavage (you'll be disappointed with the photo) an...

Stephen Franks has a post about low quality votes. I asked [ The justice and Electoral Select committee] what purpose was served by wailing...

"Setting welfare agenda" is the title of a piece by National MP Judith Collins published in today's DomPost. In it National...

Do you really, really, really want to be a cop? Didn't think so. But you might want to win a video I-pod. I entered and don't even k...

Today's editorial in the Taranaki Daily News and my response below; If it's not broken no reason trying to fix it The crimes can be ...

While National are consumed by Benson-Pope's role in the dismissal of Madaleine Setchell and planning their parliamentary attack next w...

The innocent pay while the guilty get it for nothing. What is it? (hat tip Reason)

Ron Mark, responding to criticism over his bill to reduce the age of criminal responsibility; “The current youth justice system is not work...

Well said United Future's Judy Turner. I couldn't even be bothered blogging about this silly bunch of meddlers, the National Counci...

I see Rodney is shaking a few trees. From a speech he delivered in Auckland today; Since the beginning of time our capital city has resent...

Just writing out a cheque last night and I thought, there's something vaguely familiar about the date. Is it somebody's birthday? In...

A new book about evolutionary psychology claims, Men like Barbie-doll blondes, beautiful people have more daughters and a mid-life crisis is...

I disagree with Tapu Misa most of the time but her column in today's NZ Herald strikes a chord. But I don't think the difference be...

This is an interesting site ; HAERE MAI TO ALL VISITORS! Welcome to the only website of its kind outside of Aotearoa (NZ). MIO (Maori-in-o...

US research shows that shaving weight off cars to make them more fuel efficient is resulting in many more lost lives. Additionally when dri...