jacinda ardern
New Zealand’s culture wars backlash
I’m in New Zealand on a speaking tour organised by the Kiwi Free Speech Union, and in some ways it’s…
How the National party toppled Labour in New Zealand
Just three years on from Jacinda Ardern’s phenomenal outright victory, New Zealand’s Labour government has collapsed, slumping to half its…
Jacinda Ardern was the queen of coercive kindness
Jacinda Ardern has resigned as Prime Minister of New Zealand. After a period of reflection over the summer break, she…
The shine comes off Saint Jacinda's halo
Cast your mind back to 2020. Back then, in the dark days of Covid, a ray of light was apparently…
In Fortress New Zealand, faith in Saint Jacinda is starting to fade
Faith in ‘Saint Jacinda’ is starting to fade
Saint Jacinda's war on fags
It is a curious irony that the West’s leading progressive icon is probably the most authoritarian leader in the free world…
Saint Jacinda backs a two-tier society
For many so-called liberals, Jacinda Ardern seemed to be the perfect premier. Warm, empathetic, progressive, above all – moderate –…
New Zealand’s worrying battle over transgender rights
Last year, the equalities minister Liz Truss set aside laws which would have allowed people to self-identity as the legal…
Has the shine come off Saint Jacinda?
For a short time it seemed as if Jacinda Ardern, the popular premier of New Zealand, could do no wrong…
The myth of Saint Jacinda
Every time I read another excitable media article about New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern, I am reminded of an…
