A Front Organization For the Left
Lindsay Mitchell writes a blog covering the perversions of New Zealand's welfare state. She recently had the temerity to make some critical observations about UNICEF. At this point we must issue a warning. Mitchell's subject matter, coupled with her critical mien, draw us very close to what can only be called heresy according to present received wisdom.
Lindsay Mitchell writes a blog covering the perversions of New Zealand's welfare state. She recently had the temerity to make some critical observations about UNICEF. At this point we must issue a warning. Mitchell's subject matter, coupled with her critical mien, draw us very close to what can only be called heresy according to present received wisdom.
We acknowledge that UNICEF is the United Kingdom's secular version of the Anglican Church. More accurate may be the observation that UNICEF is the Anglican Church's "welfare" arm. The thing flows out to the colonies.
Mitchell approaches being labelled a heretic because of her sarcasm towards UNICEF. She points out that in June 2017 (that is, a mere six months ago) UNICEF launched the following jeremiad:
New Zealand has performed poorly in a global report card on children’s well-being, and Kiwi kids will continue to miss out unless there is a massive upheaval in how children’s best interests are served, says child rights organisation UNICEF NZ.Child poverty, child poverty, child poverty. New Zealand was failing badly. The implication was the gummint was evil. It was run by neo-liberals (whatever that sobriquet may mean). The vulnerable were on the scrapheap.
Now, six month's later, UNICEF is singing from a different song sheet:
