Kia Ora all from a fine and sunny Hawkes Bay :) Not my first Christmas Day in the sun but my first down with the 15%. Merry Christmas to all on PB, whether regular daily bores like me or the occasion… (View Post)

Evening all from New Zealand :) Not much Christmas spirit for Starmer or Reeves on here it would seem and not much for Luxon and Willis here with the NZ economy contracting 1% in Q2 after a 1.1% fall… (View Post)

Afternoon all from a warm and sunny New Zealand :) I’m struggling with the question of the most significant event of the century so far. The events of September 11th 2001 were a continuation and esca… (View Post)

The decision to “lock down” (an appalling term as the rules meant we could go out for food shopping and exercise) followed the pictures from Italy and elsewhere showing the medical services being see… (View Post)

Thank you for the response. I would consider myself a deficit “hawk” inasmuch as I think the public finances should be balanced. I’m not opposed to borrowing for capital infrastructure projects but w… (View Post)