Lindsay Mitchell

The welfare state is unsustainable economically, socially and morally.

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Colonisation key driver in men's violence

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Released last month from the Family Violence Death Review Committee. Sixth report | Te Pūrongo tuaono Men who use violence |  Ngā tāne k...
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Monday, May 11, 2020

Excuse me. We'll take that prize.

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Here's an interesting chart from Jim Rose's blog . I don't know why there is "no data" for NZ. From the 2013 ce...
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Sunday, May 10, 2020

Censorship by omission: importance of family

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A reader sent this interview to me. I have selected the passages that particularly interest me: On April 14, 2020 Gonzalo Schwarz, Presi...
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A 'tool buy-back scheme'

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Son has been made redundant two years into a building apprenticeship. Employer laying off over a third of their workforce. Said to me this...
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Saturday, May 09, 2020

Quote of the Day

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"...if you are worried about stupidity in high places, your best solution would be to get rid of high places." Eamonn Butler, Ad...
Friday, May 08, 2020

Weirdos

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I know I should be sleuthing for serious stuff but it's Friday night and I really can't be bothered. This whole lock down debacle ha...
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Spurious comparison

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Here's what Grant Robertson said at noon today: He said 40,000 people had signed up for the jobseeker benefit since 20 March. Rober...

Individualisation of benefits not imminent

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A Stuff ("trustworthy, accurate and reliable news") headline reads: Government considering change to benefit access rules A...
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Thursday, May 07, 2020

Who cares?

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The years stolen from this baby would probably exceed all of the years left to those who've died from Covid 19. Oh well. Who car...
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Wednesday, May 06, 2020

Hold your nose

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Help me out here. Below is a selection of passages from Bomber Bradbury's blog . Now I know Martyn likes to use hyperbole and stir peopl...
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Tuesday, May 05, 2020

Covid 19 in context

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Here's another viewpoint on Covid 19 from a retired English professor. "Robert Watson: A comparison of the relative magnitude of...
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Sunday, May 03, 2020

PM's patronising accolades are misguided

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The police are running around ordering people off Christchurch beaches. Their message: "If you're not exercising, clear out."...
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Forget Level 4 - Here's Wave 4

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Birthdays during the debacle

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We've had three April birthdays during the debacle. My dear Mum turned 88. Yesterday we were at last able to play a few games of Scrab...
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Friday, May 01, 2020

1,000 people a day going on a benefit

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Source God, I really feel for them. That's all.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Don Brash: Have we been conned?

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Have we been conned? (originally published in elocal April 2020) Perhaps it is dangerous to write about such a fast-moving situation as t...
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Dancing on the grave of Radio Sport

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I recently wrote a piece about the forced   feminization of society. Here's another blow for the boys. The death of Radio Sport, much...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

"Eliminated" or "eradicated" it?

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"Hammered" or "nailed" it? Doesn't really matter.  It's going to hurt.
Monday, April 27, 2020

"Just when the Hammer believed she had it all under control..."

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I have no idea what Mr Wahlberg is referencing with this work.
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Saturday, April 25, 2020

Why did the world go ballistic over Covid 19?

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I keep trying to figure out why the world went ballistic over Covid 19. There's been a string of scary viruses but  international pani...
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Lindsay Mitchell
Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under commission and exhibits at Wellington, New Zealand, galleries.
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