Lindsay Mitchell

In the interests of fairness I can now post the last speeches David Garrett made during the committee stages of debating the Gang Insignia B...

John Tamihere is getting closer to the source of the crime problem than others. I disagreed earlier with the assertion that preventing cr...

So David Garrett refused to cheer for Helen Clark. I can understand how he felt. I recall staying seated when John Banks got a standing ova...

As there is a conference investigating the drivers of crime taking place in Wellington tomorrow I will do a couple of posts that might assi...

Here's what Annette King said last year about the 2007 Crime Statistics; Crime Statistics Provide Signs Of Encouragement Police Minister...

No, you have not come to the wrong blog. I was very proud of my youngest brother yesterday when he won the top award for low-cost housing d...

The following are excerpts from last week's debate on the Gang Insignia Bill. I have been completely subjective and posted only the bits...

A surge in child abuse cases has been recorded at Starship Children's Hospital. Ministry of Health child and youth health chief adviser...

The headline says; Preventing crime begins at school Preventing crime does NOT begin at school. It begins at the family planning clinic or ...

Media Release GOVT DECISION TO BACK DOWN ON DPB CHANGES - STUPID Friday, March 27, 2009 Reacting to news the government has decided to put t...

Dear Ministry of Social Development, I am aware that you read my blog and you are most welcome. So, where is the response to my most recent ...

From Parliament yesterday; 5. JO GOODHEW (National—Rangitata) to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What reports has she se...

The front page of the DomPost features an article making the claim that new entrants are increasingly turning up to school lacking reading,...

Isn't it great. The decision to reduce the subsidy on Losec, a treatment for heartburn and stomach ulcers, was made when Labour was in g...

A bill currently before select committee reads; Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Bill The purpose of the bill is to allow ...

Good to see Rodney Hide taking an economical approach with his language as well as ratepayer's money. An excerpt from an interview with...

Did I miss something? In respect of the commerce select committee holding an inquiry into finance company collapse and what might be achiev...

A High Priority Promise 23 March 2009 Muriel Newman In the seventies, the famous writer and philosopher Ayn Rand described the pervasive dan...

I have an argument with a left-leaning friend. She thinks libertarianism is good in theory but doesn't believe people can be trusted to ...

ACT MP, David Garrett is again reacting to criticism of his three strikes bill (when it might be a better course of action to just ignore d...