The CTU are running a series of videos on YouTube featuring young workers who have been dismissed under the 90-day probation legislation. The first caused a bit of a furor in that the young lady featured was also a Labour party activist. She is certainly an articulate young woman. I note that at no time [...]

There is a bizarre story in the Herald today about a woman who is apparently starving to death on her benefit because it is not enough? I say bizarre, because, unlike the “journalist” responsible for this article, I can do arithmetic. Firstly, the reason given for this lady to be in such dire straits is: [...]

I thought I might start a new series today, partly inspired by Labour’s release of yet another taxpayer-funded pile of nonsense and partly by Pete Hodgson’s series of posts aptly named “Silly Ideas” (Apt because his posts are indeed very silly…). Since Labour and their left-wing blogging friends seem always ready to misinform, I thought [...]

Parliament really does follow its own little set of rules, doesn’t it? Where else could one broadcast that your boss can’t do his job and insist that he be fired and then be allowed to take sick leave? I have had patients come to me asking for a week or two of stress leave, but [...]

◊Apparently Helen Kelly has announced that the CTU will no longer co-operate with government on trade issues. I assume this is union code for “business as usual”. ◊It’s been fun watching Chris Carter implode, but it seems the show is coming to an end. His latest bout of self-immolation appears to be his last. Still, [...]

The scenes outside the National Party conference serve only to remind me that the left apparently continue to favour unreasoning force rather than reasonable debate to promote their views. I would be interested in someone with socialist/union leanings explaining exactly how storming a police cordon, and trespassing on private property, with the express purpose of [...]

If there was every a perfect illustration of how the left think all employers are evil it is this statement from Council of Trade Unions president, Helen Kelly. “Rewarding employers for a lower claims rate doesn’t reduce accidents but provides incentives for accidents to be covered up.” Employers could fail to report accidents, misrepresent them [...]

Politicians love the abortion debate nearly as much as I love root-canal work. I recall, in mid 2008, Justice Forrest Miller opining that the abortion law was being flouted both in word and intent, particularly in the use of the mental health provision. There was not even a glimmer of a debate on this in the [...]

Did you miss me? Exams and a recalcitrant internet connection have kept me away from blogging until today. Not sure if I have missed much. Perhaps the best summary of the last 10 days is: “politicians lie”. Not exactly earth-shaking stuff. Exhibit A: The Thrilling One denies that his daughter has ever taken drugs, despite [...]

I have been following the credit card “scandal” with great interest but little shock. My only comment is that I am surprised anyone is surprised by this. What we are witnessing is the natural behaviour of a human being granted access to somebody else’s money. Although some limits might be placed on the expenditure by [...]