Splitter!

A personal message from Bob Mittsky, Chairman of the Workers Solidarity Party of Aotearoa. YOU! YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE! SCAB! WRECKER! SNIVELLING RUNNING DOG! YOU THINK YOUR BETRAYAL OF THE WORKERS WON’T COME AT A PRICE TO YOU? THINK AGAIN, FASCIST DOG! THE REVOLUTION IS COMING, AND WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND WHERE…

Uncle Ernie: Young Mr Key

Let’s hear it for our wonderful Prime Minister! Bernie Ecclestone is right. If we have learned one thing from the Hobbit debacle it is that democracy is the enemy of good government. When you consider how close we were to losing the Hobbit films, the unavoidable conclusion is that John Key should have been put…

So Here’s The Deal

Now that the Hobbit films are here to stay, and that we have established that the ham-fisted attempts by the actors union to negotiate were a handy pretext to enable Warner Bros to extract more cash from us, let’s look at the deal struck today. I’ve now had time to look at the terms.  John…

Slavery: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

After a lengthy meeting with Warner Bros executives yesterday afternoon, Prime Minister John Key said that changes would have to be made to labour relations laws if the The Hobbit films were to be filmed in New Zealand. “Warners have said the only reason the film may not be made in New Zealand is the…

Thousands Come Together In Anti-Christchurch Concert

While tens of thousands turned up in Christchurch today for the earthquake relief concert Band Together, another concert dedicated to Christchurch was taking place further north. Thousands gathered in the Auckland Domain this evening for the “Let’s Burn Christchurch” free concert. Concert-goers ranged from the elderly to young families. Police estimated that at least 70,000…

Brave Defenders Of Our Freedoms Stand Proud!

Uncompromising left-wing columnist Bob Mittsky busts some myths about what is really behind the Hobbit dispute And so the powers of evil and darkness gather around that notorious union-buster Sir Peter “Sauron” Jackson. It’s fitting that a filmmaker adept at bringing to the screen Tolkien’s tales should find himself engaged in a struggle with the…

What Will You Do To Mark World Statistics Day?

No doubt you’re gearing up for the big day. I hope you have your costume ready. World Statistics Day is marked tomorrow, highlighting the importance of Statistics New Zealand’s data gathering and analysis, Statistics Minister Maurice Williamson says. I look forward to donning my celebratory robes and joining in the festivities. Tonight in celebration of…