I will never own where I call home
The cottage where I live used to be owned by a woman named Joyce. I don’t know much about Joyce, other than that she was an extremely particular gardener, with Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Politics
The Fifteen Minute Failure
At a time when the world is bowing under the weight of a pandemic, there is one part of frontline service that remains dangerously unchanged: the 15 minute GP appointment. Continue Reading →
“Just give up”
I promised myself I wouldn’t write this, for numerous reasons. My health – both physical and mental, is the primary one. In fact, I’m writing in pain and at sloth Continue Reading →
Labour’s letdown of beneficiaries is eugenics
Let’s just call this what it is. You cannot campaign on a platform of relieving child poverty, improving the lives of all New Zealanders, commission an investigation into the welfare Continue Reading →
Resilience is not a moral qualifier
There is no requirement to demonstrate ‘moral fortitude’ by smiling through self-destruction. Continue Reading →
Yes or No? Let’s talk cannabis control.
The election delay means there’s the chance for more education around both referendums. The pandemic has understandably sapped public attention – but the outcome of these votes also define our Continue Reading →
Bennett is gone – but what would it have been like if she’d never been?
As the National Party implodes and MPs are dropping like flies, I’m celebrating one retirement in particular. Paula Bennett. Her announcement fell at the same time the Greens releasing their Continue Reading →
On anger
I remember vividly the episode of The Simpsons where Homer, attempting to suppress his rage, causes golf ball-sized lumps to erupt under the surface of his skin. Like a fury-fuelled Continue Reading →
“Not having access [to medicinal cannabis] is ‘barbaric.'”
By the time I finish writing this, Part Two of Patrick Gower’s documentary On Weed will have aired. I have watched Part One, which focuses on medicinal cannabis, about five Continue Reading →
Please help BUWT help our most vulnerable
BUWT – the Beneficiary and Unwaged Workers Trust – are a vital intermediary between vulnerable people and failing systems. Myself and thousands of other beneficiaries have relied on them at crucial Continue Reading →