News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
In New Zealand, Rebekah Barnett reports on concerns of secrecy and double standards as it's revealed that over 11,000 healthcare workers obtained Covid vaccination mandate exemptions from the Ministry of Health.
Why is a Conservative Prime Minister following the lead of health authoritarian Jacinda Ardern in introducing a progressive smoking ban that will see everyone born after 2009 banned from buying cigarettes?
New Zealand’s Government has awarded 'damehood' to its former PM Jacinda Ardern for “leading the country through the Covid pandemic” – despite deaths currently running 25% above average.
The appalling attacks on Kellie-Jay Keen in New Zealand by gender ideologues resemble the Salem witch trials, says Brendan O'Neil.
Private Eye's MD has written about the Covid vaccines and excess deaths and suggested they're probably not involved. However, his argument, while polite, is full of holes.
Two major polls on Tuesday showed that New Zealand's Labour jumped five percentage points following Jacinda Ardern's shock resignation. Kiwis are glad to see the back of her too, it seems.
Jacinda Arden, the "kind" and "empathetic" Queen of Woke who locked her people in their homes on the appearance of a single case and mandated vaccines across much of the public sector has announced she is to step down.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s popularity has plunged to the lowest level since she entered Government, according to the latest polling, which puts opposition parties on course to win the election next year.
It may be the beginning of the end for Jacinda Ardern, says Nicholas Sheppard, as rumours of her stepping down soon are now frequently being put to journalists.
China’s Zero Covid policy remains very much in place while others, notably New Zealand’s, have been suddenly and embarrassingly abandoned. But will that change after the CCP National Congress in October?
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