“With a change in Government, it is time for the centre left and left in society and the universities to ensure that free speech and academic freedom is supported and engaged with” – Mike Grimshaw
“Consider the addition of the word’ white’ to the abuse. Suddenly a word, ‘cunt’, that is I would suggest vulgar but usually acceptable on the rugby field, becomes a part of what we can term a phrase of controversy.” – Mike Grimshaw
“The tertiary system is failing because the school system feeding into it is failing, and the school system is failing because society is failing.” – Mike Grimshaw
“As the late great Christopher Hitchens stated, the important thing is not to teach people what to think but rather teach people how to think.” – Mike Grimshaw
“This analysis is why D&W have labelled the 2023 election ‘the anti-election’, because leadership seems to be expressed, exercised and experienced in negative terms” – Mike Grimshaw
“Levett’s central point is that “the 1930s welfare state was aimed at the spirit of the nation.” – Mike Grimshaw
“Peters’ occupation of a centralist, populist nationalism means those to both the left and the right of him are always potentially either friends or enemies, depending on the sovereign decision to be made.” – Mike Grimshaw
The recent news that Morning Report on Radio RNZ is hemorrhaging listeners should come as no surprise to any knowledgeable and literate regular listener of the show. In my house I’ve been threatened with a Morning Report ban unless I stop my regular outburst of exasperated, horrified, appalled, swearing, shouting, and twitching, all of which […]
“So, what do we need to do? Firstly, recognize the research and comprehension limitations of most of our undergraduates coming through from the New Zealand school system.” – Mike Grimshaw
“Will the longest-term impacts of Covid-lockdown in New Zealand actually, in the end, be the impact on physical activity?” – Mike Grimshaw