Lindsay Mitchell

In 2001 I had decided to take on the DPB and started making as much fuss as I could. That included circulating my petition to the NZBR. A co...

The best reason for giving my party vote to ACT.

About Labour's Raising the Age for Super policy Winston Peters says : “It is mean spirited to expect a person who has raised a family an...

Got a Green's campaign leaflet in the letterbox today. It is carefully evasive by omission. Under their heading, Bring 100,000 children ...

Earlier this week orange ribbons began appearing on most lamposts in Eastbourne. At least, south of the shops. Initially I thought the post...

Labour has apparently just announced policy to raise the eligibility age for Super. So ACT and Labour agree on a major issue. Interesting.

....Trevor Mallard is unfortunately my MP so I take an especial interest in his blog. Average and Median Weekly Household Income(1) ...

I like this girl.

In the just-released Ministry of Social Development Annual Report the following facts appear under the heading More children are safe - In 2...

Rick Perry is a Republican, is the governor of Texas and a candidate for president. Read his plan for the US here . Flat tax, tax exempt inc...

Today Mallard has graphs which show falling median incomes since National was in government. He has used the NZ Income Survey June Quarter...

Thanks to Bob McCoskrie for sending me the decision of the High Court in relation to the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) case appealing an...

Trevor Mallard has two graphs comparing unemployment benefit numbers when National took over and September 2011, and unemployment numbers o...

The Greens campaign slogan is Vote green for a richer New Zealand - or something like that. This is their specific income support policy: •...

Just added a link to Eternal Vigilance authored by friends Tim Wikiriwhi and Richard Goode. Both Libertarians but not Libertarianz. Being C...

According to Audrey Young: Lately, he [Bill English] has been working with Paula Bennett in Social Development in his role co-ordinating...

Latest September quarter figures show DPB numbers standing at 114,147. No other September quarter has ever surpassed that number. And this ...

The NZ Council of Christian Social Services publishes a quarterly Vulnerability Report . The most recent issue contained the following graph...

The Mana Party has just announced its social welfare policy: Provide a one off hardship grant of $1,000 for everyone aged 18 and over...

NZ Herald columnist Tapu Misa often uses quotes from, or about people, that are intended to support her latest fad. But sometimes the peopl...