Lindsay Mitchell

I couldn't resist posting this in its entirety. It comes from the Centre for Independent Studies newsletter ; Lefties too clever by half...

Colin James looked at the recommendations of the expert panel on child abuse in his Press column this week and made this observation; ... Be...

According to Stephen Joyce, on Wednesday, March 3, 2010; Young drivers make up 14.5 percent of New Zealand's population and 16 percent ...

A panel of experts gathered for two days and put this document together. It is only 10 pages and simply written. Marks for that. It begins;...

Media Release WELFARE REFORM REDUCES CHILD ABUSE Thursday, March 4, 2010 Debate has flared on the back of calls for sterilisation of the wor...

Thank you to the well-wishers. Tom is making good progress and thoroughly enjoying all the tea and sympathy. He can never get enough attenti...

A commenter over on Whale Oil has provided updated statistics for the NSW road crash toll and pointed out that most recently, under 26 yea...

A post appeared over at Kiwiblog yesterday (latterly identified as written by Jadis) responding to Michael Laws' call for voluntary ste...

Our oldest cat Tom, 10, went missing last Wednesday. We scoured the neighbour- hood,talked to people, checked the SPCA, local noticeboards e...

With all the current talk of tightening up on driver licensing and regulations I thought I would just blog some statistics. The first shows ...

Labour is opposing a rise in GST and has taken to the roads (more David Shearer on Guitar?) with "Axe the Tax" as its slogan. Lou ...

Today the annual rise to benefits and Super is announced . The increase is 2 percent for most and 2.3 percent for Superannuitants. The net c...

Kurariki Bailey is a very disturbed , and potentially dangerous young man. He is comparable to a maltreated cur, but the media pokes him wi...

Expressing an opinion about ACT is risky territory for me but what is the point of a blog if not used to articulate a thought or impression?...

The Standard claims Don Brash called voters "stupid and greedy". He actually descibed them as "venal and ignorant". Ve...

Dying at the hands of a family member is becoming more common, although it is still a rare event. Of course the sort of activity which prece...

I always get it in the neck when I use the words 'lifestyle choice'. "Why would anyone choose to be on a benefit?" DPB de...

Good for the Anglicans. At last a religious organisation prepared to break with the usual advocacy stance of the Social Service and Catholic...

There are people whose comprehension of a given situation is exactly the reverse of mine. Here are two examples. Benjamin Easton is a '...

Statistics NZ has released projections that show Auckland's population will grow to 38 percent of the country's total by 2031. Two ...