Bassett, Brash and Hide

Commentary on issues of the day

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Due to the retirement of Michael Bassett and Rodney Hide, BB&H continues as BrashMitch63761: https://t.co/AgXo8Tlafq

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Wellington did not become dysfunctional by accident. It happened insidiously as wokeness spread its tentacles. https://t.co/Yv7Qw89bVe

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Hastings politician won’t compromise his values. https://t.co/RxJM5fJNQx

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The “Twenty Economists” letter is not worth the paper it is written on. It substitutes ideology for analysis and advocacy for arithmetic. https://t.co/0y8nO58uBb

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We are now living in a world where no friend or foe of the United States knows from day to day what President Trump might do next. The only thing that is predictable is Trump’s unpredictability. https://t.co/Tv3rD37LfP

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A couple on welfare with two or more children receives on average $1,244 net per week: https://t.co/PZ7Ey2NsDF

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Last week Radio NZ was under scrutiny with suggestions it was biased, and statistics showed its listeners were departing in droves. https://t.co/rygdGypBqx

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Our path forward is clear to me: New Zealand's future lies in strategic neutrality, building on our nuclear-free legacy from the David Lange era. https://t.co/27lnwi8QJj

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There have been lots of stories floating around and I would like to correct the record on a few things, as well as raise some serious concerns. https://t.co/WKTStrivky

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National hasn't reversed any of Labour's policies that drove up the number of children in benefit-dependent sole parent families: https://t.co/XwnIDYKJKu

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Spiralling rates are the biggest issue. “Why has your council lifted rates by more than the rate of inflation this last term?” is question number one. And don’t take bullswool for an answer. https://t.co/4tSVJofDly

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Te Mana o te Wai introduced spiritual and subjective concepts like mauri (life force of water), which had no clear, measurable standards and left councils spending millions contracting consultants to advise on how to implement it. Will Nats keep it? https://t.co/iEmGMd5t7d

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Some suggestions to Winston on how he should write to the UN https://t.co/IUVpB04Gl5

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The Prime Minister is back from his holiday and insists the economy has turned a corner. But it's not showing in the unemployment data. https://t.co/XCEwe5kikK

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Your council is quietly guaranteeing other councils' debts. Discover how local governments are gambling with your rates—and your sovereignty. https://t.co/GuwUWoNfHS

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Who relies most heavily on welfare? https://t.co/sHUyXeYAXs

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Surely it is high time for a re-think of society’s approach to handouts and the unintended consequences that inevitably flow from too easy access to taxpayers’ money?https://t.co/rcQ9s7q8QN

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Ultimately the goal of this bill may be to put prudent cost benefit analysis rather than arbitrary social justice goals at the heart of policymaking https://t.co/AQWbd3ldgS

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"It is possible for the Treaty to be honoured and to remove it from legislation." https://t.co/8UaXDgFtcn