Local Body elections have just been completed and as usual the voter turnout has been abysmally ...
Tag: Politics
Election Etiquette
The general election is being held this Saturday, September 20
The Greatest Nation on Earth
An American blog writer's take on some recent facts - which nation is indeed the 'Greatest Nation on Earth'? It seems it is no longer a title held by America, so which country took the crown? Looks like we did!
Politics – Mending a Broken Society (22 August 2011)
There are no excuses for the rioting and hooliganism that took place in Britain in recent ...
Politics – Reaching Aussie Becomes More Distant (8th November 2010)
“Conventional politicians ignore structural reform because they think they are in power to please people, and ...
Politics – Does NZ Need an Upper House? (14 September 2009)
The Prime Minister has announced that the Government is planning to hold the long-awaited referendum on ...
Politics – Social Policy: Evaluating Success or Failure (17 May 2010)
Last Monday, a teacher at Te Puke High School was stabbed in the neck and back ...
Politics – A Capital Gains Tax is Not the Answer (21 September 2009)
Former Prime Minister David Lange is reputed to have described a capital gains tax as the ...
Politics – Rating the Budget (24 May 2010)
In Thursday’s budget speech the Minister of Finance, Bill English announced that this budget had four ...
Politics – A Threat to Freedom and Prosperity (5 October 2009)
The current Global Warming Debate is not about temperature or CO2 levels. It is an ideological ...