Lindsay Mitchell

The Prime Minister will not be happy with Chris Trotter. He has written a column in today's Dominion Post (a reasonably rational one) ex...

Media Release DPB NUMBERS RISE IN MANY CENTRES Thursday, January 24, 2008 Figures just released by the Ministry of Social Development show t...

What's with Canterbury? A quarter of the 16-24 year-olds drawing a sickness benefit for depression live in Canterbury. More than in any ...

I have just caught up. Oh Crikey is back blogging regularly. Most original, funny, earthy, crass, clever blog in New Zealand. I can't p...

Maryan Street, Minister for ACC, has a piece in today's Dominion Post explaining why NZ has an accident compensation scheme. There is no...

Last week the high number of young people on sickness benefits was making the news. But the reasons for this were unclear. I had forgotten a...

The Prime Minister is complaining about research that shows housing affordability in NZ is amongst the worse because it is too selective; S...

A question for bloggers using blogspot.com? Should I wish to, I know how to delete my blog. How can it be saved before deletion?

Cindy Kiro says the offenders at Hutt Valley High are entitled to an education and is supporting the Principal's position. That has upse...

Here is a nice, simple commentary from the Washington Times about why tax cuts are preferable to tax rebates. That's an issue which wil...

This is part of a post from Stephen Frank's blog. I tried to make a comment but the anti-spam thingy told me I had the wrong word and t...

This is today's Dominion Post editorial. My response follows; Editorial: Labour's lesson in innovation The Dominion Post | Thursday,...

Chris Grayling is a Conservative MP in the UK. Here is his plan for their incapacity benefit ( which has proportionately more recipients tha...

What a peculiar story this is. An athlete has been banned from competing at the Olympics because his prosthetic limbs give him an unfair ad...

'Presumed consent' means, in the event of your death, you would be assumed to be an organ donor unless you have opted out. UK PM Gor...

An Auckland telephone technician is taking a stand against workaholism - with his own life as his prime exhibit. This guy is behaving just ...

I've decided to try my hand at growing veges. A small patch was required. Where to put it? Out of the way. Vege gardens aren't the m...

Earlier this week the Minister for Social Development, Ruth Dyson, was reported as being "unconcerned" about the large increase i...

From John Minto's column in today's New Zealand Herald; The US has the highest levels of poverty in the Western world (more than 30 ...

I shook my head as I watched and listened to Jhia Te Tua's father on TV3 tonight; The mother of murdered Wanganui toddler Jhia Te Tua sa...