Lindsay Mitchell

The welfare state is unsustainable economically, socially and morally.

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Ministry's ongoing incompetence

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I am tired of the Ministry of Social Development. Tired of their excuses for not providing information and tired of their incompetence. I re...
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Friday, October 19, 2007

Don't tell me what to think, Erin

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I do not like being told what to think at the best of times. Mental note to self - never buy another product from Noel Leeming or Bond and B...
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GST bites

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This hasn't reproduced very well but you can go here or right click for easier viewing. It shows NZ's general consumption tax as a ...

'But everyone does it'

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One for Oswald who has a thing about swimming pools....understandably A boy was at a public swimming pool. The lifeguard blew his whistle at...
Thursday, October 18, 2007

"Zap! Kapow! Holy cow! We gotta new mayor!"

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Whatever I think of his politics I do enjoy Hone's style; Hone Harawira's Ae Marika Zap! Kapow! Holy cow! We gotta new mayor! Wayne ...

Almost three quarters of single parents still rely on welfare

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ALMOST THREE QUARTERS OF SINGLE PARENTS STILL RELY ON WELFARE Thursday, 18 October, 2007 The number of one parent families with dependent ch...

Hard to believe

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The story . A mother ran inside to get an umbrella, and left her car running. A thief stole the car and the baby in the back. The mother is...

"Crime and rhetoric"

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"Crime and rhetoric" is a brief piece by Thomas Sowell. Brief pieces make generalisations by necessity. Having declined for decad...

Controversy courted

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Embarking on a UK speaking tour here's a man not afraid to court controversy. He claims black people are less intelligent. But it was t...
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Anti-poverty Day

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Today we are being encouraged to speak out about poverty, so I will. There is no need for poverty in New Zealand. The main reason we have pe...
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The politics of global warming explained

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THE WARMING DEBATE'S GRAY AREA Dr. William Gray, a top climate scientist and professor emeritus of the atmospheric department at Colorad...
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White collar crime 'rife' in NZ

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Published in today's Dominion Post and written up by James Weir, the above is the result of an international survey by Price-WaterhouseC...
Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Somebody is telling porkies

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Dr Cullen said there was nothing in the Australian tax cut package for those earning under $30,000 a year and just $20 a week for those ear...

Franks on Tame Iti

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Stephen Franks describes his last meeting with Tame Iti. Slightly chilly might be an understatement.
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Wrong focus

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Ron Mark is upset that 8.4 percent of our prison population are non-New Zealanders. That's pretty good considering 23 percent of people...

Thought about the would-be 'terrorists'

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Just thinking about this 'group' of so-called would-be terrorists, remember Upper Hutt lawyer, John Burrett, and his nephew, who wen...

"Legalise all drugs, top British police officer says"

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Top British cop calls for the legalization of all drugs. Seems to me that Britain is leading the gathering momentum although there is suppo...
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Monday, October 15, 2007

Stats show DPB a way of life

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Media Release STATS SHOW DPB A WAY OF LIFE Monday, October 15, 2007 Forty five percent of people on the DPB have been on it at least once be...
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Smoke and mirrors

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The table below shows the movement off the DPB in terms of how many were already partially employed. This confirms what I have been saying a...
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Saturday, October 13, 2007

"Beaten women more likely to talk in Nelson"

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The Press has an answer.
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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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