Lindsay Mitchell

A letter to The Guardian posted at Samizdata Dear Ms Featherstone I think the people who should truly say sorry for such events are the opin...

At least the Aussie media asks the right questions. That is the most hopeful aspect of this report. The Australian Federal government is emb...

Here's another unremarkable (an oxymoron as I am remarking) set-up. A young, thought-to-be in her teens or early 20s, Maori mother of f...

Something you definitely wouldn't get in Singapore;

The DomPost describes the 200 jobs that Air NZ is shedding as John Key's first crisis. Key says; "It's quite clear that tourism...

I was rung by NewstalkZB at short notice yesterday to talk about welfare; the links to child abuse, Australia's plans to quarantine welf...

There are times when the Sensible Sentencing Trust appals me. My husband calls them fascists and I balk at that. But today's proclamatio...

First her father; "I've got no feelings. I can't explain - at the end of the day my baby's gone and nothing will bring her ...

I was going to take a wait-and-see approach to Paula Bennett. But then I read the following; She [Paula Bennett] expects her associate minis...

Later today I will link to the media release the Child Poverty Action Group issues in reaction to Tariana Turia being made Associate Ministe...

What I like about it is the clarity and the language. ACT has done very well in covering all of its identified priority policies and getting...

David Cameron, UK leader of the Conservatives, gave this speech earlier in the year. Today, there are almost five million people on benefit...

But what about the ETS? Update; Here is the relevant text from the agreement, National agrees to a review by a special select committee of ...

Earlier in the week some bloggers were somewhat triumphant about John Key's stated intent to cut the number of public servants as repor...

New Zeal has a Penn and Teller video about Obama and his tax plans. Obama is featured telling a detractor facing higher taxes that he belie...

Media Release TREASURY FORECASTS BODE ILL FOR WELFARE BILL Thursday, November 13, 2008 A Treasury report released today forecasts unemployme...

Isn't it interesting that ACT was essentially formed out of Labour yet nobody ever entertains the idea that the party would do anything ...

This is a load of old bollocks. I wonder if the author actually lives here. Apparently the electorate threw out Labour because they weren...

Jane Clifton is channelling the arrogance of National in these comments; A political analyst is warning Act leader Rodney Hide not to overp...

The Maori Party have drafted an agreement with National and are now heading off to consult with members. No word on ACT's consultation ...