Another HC Repeat for the weekend.
This article was originally published in November 2008, not long after the last general election in Aotearoa (NZ). It touched on the social welfare system and how beneficiaries are used as a political football – it compared this with the activities of those in the corporate world in the face of the recession, which [...]
After missing a week of the Podcast because I made last minute judgment call and then missing it last week because of a technical hitch, I am more than happy to bring you the latest Podcast… even if a little late.
On this episode I discuss Iran and the latest happenings there.
A couple of days ago, I mentioned that Israel’s election was drawing near. With the election now concluded, how has it played out?
Kadima (Israel’s centrist party) narrowly got the most votes with the right wing Likud party just behind. The win doesn’t mean much for Kadima though as the whole thing is about coalitions and it looks like the right [...]
Israelis are set to go to the polls in what is a hotly contested election race that sees the party leading the current coalition, Kadima, and the opposition Likud party running very closely to each other in the polls.
Kadima is lead by Tzipi Livni, the current Foreign Minister. Likud is lead by Benjamin Netanyahu. Both people have very interesting backgrounds [...]
The following was sent to the Humanitarian Chronicle by someone who shall use the pseudonym, Jon Shannow.
When they vote tomorrow, far too many Christians in Aotearoa/NZ will allow their choices to be influenced by a single issue – the so called “anti smacking” bill. Voting on the basis of a single issue is always blinkered and unbalanced but voting [...]







