Politicians and political hacks like to pretend they know much more about the world than you do. They use a whole lot of wanky jargon, hoping you think they are smarter than they really are. Luckily, Salient is here to fix that. Welcome to our guide to decoding the budget. Read more »
Should the Greater Wellington Regional Council introduce tertiary concession fares for all public transport in the region? Read more »
Paternalism is paternalism, and it is crude to dress it as anything else. The public health belligerents are cocking their weapons. Proposals like fat taxes and the outright prohibition of certain foods are patronising, ignoring the value of our choices. Read more »
‘Hide and Seek’ is a masterpiece, and ‘Whatcha Say’ has less artistic merit than most dog poops. Read more »
The World Travel & Tourism Council expect only a 1 per cent increase in 2012’s British tourism spending, because the Olympics discourage the sport-apathetic from visiting. Read more »
WATER THE FUCK Water, I’m reliably informed, is important. Without it everybody dies quite quickly. ...Read more »
With banks, bonds and German bullies, the ongoing chaos in Europe is not only frightening, but also bewildering. Salient explains the crisis. Read more »
The problem is that too much of the discussion has focused on the politics, and not the economics. Emotionally driven rhetoric about economic treason and paranoid reactions to government debt are not a substitute for informed debate. The prime position given to asset sales in our political discourse is unwarranted; asset sales will have far less impact than our representative elite assert. Read more »
If the warmongers are to be believed, we are slipping into nuclear apocalypse. They insist ...Read more »
A humble giant is on his knees. A staunch but modest beast, the 21st Century ...Read more »
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