Op-Ed: Bob Mittsky’s Week

Hard-hitting left-wing columnist and Chairman of the Workers Solidarity Party of Aotearoa, Bob Mittsky, with his take on events of the last week. Monday So the Colmar Brunton opinion poll claims to show that National are as popular as ever. What garbage. Polls can’t be trusted. Opinion polls are nothing more than a reflection of the untruths…

Judean Sentencing Trust Praises Get-Tough Law And Order Measures

The Judean Sentencing Trust has welcomed the execution of Jesus Christ. Christ was crucified on Friday at the order of the Roman prefect Pontius Pilate, after being accused of plotting treason against the Roman Empire. A spokesperson for the Judean Sentencing Trust said the Romans has been right to take stern action against a known troublemaker and corrupter of youth.…

An Apology To Judith Collins

Dear Ms Collins, Your threat to sue two MPs and one news outlet for defamation left me in a panic. Had I exposed myself to litigation? I had to rush back and read a number of my blogposts, in case the language I used might in any way have offended you. You are clearly not…

Labour To Blame For Legal Costs

The Finance Minister has confirmed that Treasury is yet again revising its budgetary estimates. Bill English has long predicted that the government’s books will be in surplus by the 2014/15 financial year. However, a predicted massive hike in legal costs to the Crown has forced Treasury to take another look at the Government’s accounts. In particular, the…

A Career Change

Some of you who follow me on Twitter will be aware I am pursuing a change of career. In short, I have just left my old comfortable legal job in a largish firm. I didn’t tell my colleagues the truth about what I am planning to do, because I didn’t want to be the target of…

Elusive Lusk Has Troubling History

Mystery continues to surround a key figure in the ACC email leak scandal. Political operative Simon Lusk has been linked by Opposition MPs to the leaking of information about ACC claimant Bronwyn Pullar. Labour MP Trevor Mallard first raised Lusk’s name in connection to the leaking of an email from Pullar to Judith Collins, but…

Police To Investigate Taping During Press Conference

Police have launched an investigation into alleged covert journalist recordings, following an incident at a press conference yesterday. They confirmed late last night that a complaint had been received alleging covert taping by members of the press. The complainant, Police Assistant Commissioner Malcolm Burgess, has alleged he was taped while speaking at a press conference…

A Plan For Shearer And Labour

The media is awash with articles and commentary on what Labour leader David Shearer should do next. Other bloggers and commentators have been quick to express their views on how the Labour leader needs to behave, and which direction he needs to take the party in. Commentators seem obsessed with the notion that Shearer must anchor…

The Roman Discovery Of New Zealand

There’s an article in the news today claiming that the ancient Greeks and Egyptians came to New Zealand. It is garbage, of course. The idea that these ancient peoples could have made it so far on their flimsy boats is preposterous. There is no evidence that they ever landed in New Zealand. The Romans, on the…