Touche Sgt Pepper:t_up:
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Touche Sgt Pepper:t_up:
Actually it lines up with the govt decision, I should have expected it. They were given 12 months grace.
Plenty of coverage in the new channels on TV, good words being spoken. I have no doubt that it's a very tough job, very tough on families, the PM's time, and it's not even well paid, on the face of it. There might be a few perks making up for it, like super, but again they wouldn't compare with a corporate high-earner's income.
Hence Helen Clark, Andrew Little and James Shaw, amongst others, acknowledged this. This stint came at a cost to John Key and his family. It will come at a personal cost to any PM. One thing I found missing was a noticeable legacy, something left behind that we could all point to and say "John Key did that". Maybe I missed something. What was it again?
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Well he kept Labour and Greens in opposition because that is where the majority of voters wanted them.
since there will be new runners for the next election on the right side....
will the left side stick with a trade unionist or "place" a new fresh runner into the
2017 election race.
the timing and opportunity for the left wing couldn't be better.
there are some good folks in the left wing stable and ....
another change of leader at this late stage is no longer a hindrance for the left wing.....
so they might as well put up the best they got and go for it.
they have to do it now if they want a real chance......
My guess would be English and Adams although both being from the South Island may work against that option. A real shame Nikki Kaye is fighting a battle with cancer. Hope she is doing well. She would have been in for a big promotion now.
Agree with other posters that Winston Peters has really let himself down today and showed what a grumpy old man he really is.
I'm sure John wouldn't be worried about me, they have an efficient crew replacing hoardings, and they can afford it. I was making the point that Brand Key has become susceptible to that kind of thing in the last few years.
NeopoleII, Why would Labour do what National is going to have to do, change leaders less than 1 year before an election? I don't think the party leader is that important, once the voting public have figured out who the leader is, and it takes years. Andrew is probably like many people, not that fond of the camera. He's getting trained up on that, and this latest National saga will boost his confidence no end.
The majority of voters just want a better NZ and a better deal. Dirty politics and a lot more cash saw National obscuring the smart policies that Labour put up in 2014. Maybe they found out in the last by-election that there was nothing wrong with Labour's core policies, they just need to be presented clearly in person, without interference.