Lindsay Mitchell

For those of you who have decided fibre is the new 'public good' and should be paid for by the tax-payer, answer me this. National w...

I wonder if Michael Cullen's mullings go something like this. Forget the polls. There are about 3.17 million people aged 18 and over in ...

ACT leader Rodney Hide questions John Key's plan to invest $1.5 billion in broadband. In keeping with the thinking that drove the creat...

The following chart is a little misleading. While the employment rate of sole mothers has risen, clearly a good chunk are recorded as 'e...

If you were ever in any doubt that National stands for the status quo and mere management of the current set up read this .

Interesting Australian research on which specialists are more likely to favour euthanising terminally ill patients; Associate Professor of ...

Something I have been trying (with no success) to get to the bottom of is how widespread is the practice of unofficial fostering/adoption - ...

Here is something to consider. Cameron Bagrie, ANZ National bank Chief Economist, predicts unemployment will jump from 3.4 to 5 percent (BT...

If I was Ruth Dyson I would be looking at the newly released March benefit fact sheets and worrying. The invalid benefit numbers have reach...

This is an absorbing and insightful piece by libertarian Scott Wilson . I am humbled by his ability to grasp and describe the politics of th...

I wandered into a debate about falling DPB numbers over at the Labour blog - The Standard. Gee. They are very excitable. I shouldn't do...

I don't have a link yet but just heard on NewstalkZB that the latest UMR poll has ACT's best polling result for a long time at 2.4 p...

Tariana Turia, creating waves as is her want, says banning gang patches is akin to treating gangs like Jews. I thought Jewish people were m...

Yesterday was a terrible day. Fourteen parents lost beloved children. I'm not sure people who aren't parents can actually appreciate...

Yesterday I blogged about why a national register of domestic violence offenders wouldn't achieve much. I am still of the same view. Con...

He said that when he grew up in the small Hawkes Bay community of Takapau, Maori Affairs officers knew who lived in every house. "Now...

There are calls to set up a national register of the worst domestic violence offenders to protect potential new partners and victims. The t...

I was searching The Welfare State We're In on the subject of tax when I came across this gem from the Daily Mail; Gordon Brown has been...

I wonder where Chris Carter was educated. He doesn't appear to understand what the word 'choice' means. Let me just confirm that...

Here's the headline, Unemployment benefit numbers at lowest since 1979 On the other hand there are over 100,000 more people on sickness...