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David Irving and freedom of speech
Thursday, 22 July 2004, 9:01 am | No Right Turn
The Waikato Jewish Association wants the government to prevent infamous Holocaust-denier David Irving from visiting New Zealand . This is both wrong and stupid. Irving should be treated the same as any other potential visitor; if the fact that he has previously ... More >>
No Right Turn: Unemployment And Welfare Policy
Thursday, 15 July 2004, 4:18 pm | No Right Turn
A lot of pronouncements on welfare policy are targeted at unemployment - at getting people off the dole and into work. More >>
"Positive Energy" Is Corporate Spin
Monday, 12 July 2004, 3:49 pm | No Right Turn
You may have noticed the ads for the "Positive Energy" site on TV or the web. The site purports to be a balanced presentation of information about New Zealand's future energy needs and how we might solve them. But on closer inspection, it's nothing ... More >>
No Right Turn: The Weight Of History
Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 11:59 am | No Right Turn
There are days when you should feel the weight of history, and today is one of them. More >>
No Right Turn: A Tax Cut For Every Worker
Friday, 18 June 2004, 1:34 pm | No Right Turn
In a press release this morning, United Future's Gordon Copeland pointed out that ACT's tax policy would result in a tax increase for three-quarters of New Zealand taxpayers: "According to information released with the Budget, New Zealand has 2.847 ... More >>
No Right Turn: Non-Denial Denials
Wednesday, 16 June 2004, 10:34 am | No Right Turn
The headline screams "Rumsfeld says torture not allowed" . But when you look at what he said, there's an enormous gap in his words which some journalists really ought to be probing into: More >>
No Right Turn: Budget 2004 - What's Next?
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 12:37 am | No Right Turn
One of the hallmarks of the Labour government is that they have been mean - or as they like to say, ''prudent'' - with government spending. More >>
No Right Turn: Thoughts On Regional Unity
Monday, 24 May 2004, 1:13 pm | No Right Turn
Simon Upton's column on EU expansion has got me thinking on the subject of super-national organisation in the South Pacific. The recent Australia - New Zealand Leadership Forum was explicitly aimed at bringing our two countries closer together, with talk ... More >>
No Right Turn: Somebody's Going To Jail
Monday, 17 May 2004, 1:54 pm | No Right Turn
Seymour Hersh's latest instalment in the New Yorker is earth-shattering: More >>
No Right Turn: Saving The Middle Class
Tuesday, 4 May 2004, 10:03 am | No Right Turn
Another interesting series in the Sunday Star Times, this time on the plight of the middle class and the demise of the single income family . The stalking horse is a Waihi family, which is barely getting by despite a salary of $55,000 a year. More >>
No Right Turn: Growth And Values
Wednesday, 21 April 2004, 11:53 am | No Right Turn
There was an interesting series of articles in yesterday's Sunday Star-Times about the results of the Growth and Innovation Advisory Board 's survey of our attitudes to economic growth. The results are pretty startling, as should be obvious from the ... More >>
No Right Turn: Shock, Elation, Horror And Hope
Tuesday, 13 April 2004, 12:09 am | No Right Turn
I didn't have access to a TV while I was away (in fact, due to a screwup by the power company, I didn't even have electricity on my first night), so I had to get all my news on the uprising in Iraq from the Net. More >>
No Right Turn: The Importance Of "Treaty Clauses"
Tuesday, 23 March 2004, 9:47 am | No Right Turn
Don Brash has talked about removing "Treaty clauses" from legislation, condemning them as both vague and an example of "Maori privilege". What are they and why are they necessary? More >>
No Right Turn: Iraq - Was It Worth It?
Tuesday, 16 March 2004, 11:15 am | No Right Turn
It's been a year since the US invaded Iraq. In that year, the official justification for the war has changed almost daily, from WMD to "overthrowing a tyrant" to "building a democracy" to "fighting terrorism". None of those reasons has been convincing. More >>
