Labour's politicisation of all aspects of life in New Zealand continues apace. Labour look and behave more Stalinist by the day.

Dr Cullen the non lawyer Attorney-General is reported in the NBR to have refused the appointment to QC of a senior and highly respected Wellington lawyer - his grounds - the potential appointee is standing for parliament ......for National.

This shocking news is followed by a report in the SST today a masters student has been sufficiently frightened by heavying at the Ministry of Health to pull a research paper that questioned the cost benefit of the meningococcal vaccine programme (conclusions congruent with a Treasury report at the same time I might add).

Hat tip: Ross Browne