Originally Posted by
Blue Skies
He's getting thumped by Adern who has an amazing grasp of detail, in the House every time, its almost embarrassing to watch.
He's a first term MP who's never even been a Minister & catapulted into the leadership position way too soon because there's no one else.
Luxon's fine out campaigning in friendly territory but looks wooden & floundering in the House when up against a formidable PM with a quick mind, prolific memory & astonishing grasp of detail.
Watching Luxon having to read 2 sentence questions from his script looks anything but confident !
When you look at their top ranked MP's, none of them have even been Ministers, Luxon a 1st term MP, Nicola Willis a 2nd term MP no ministerial experience & now Finance Spokesperson, & although I like Chris Bishop, it's hard to forgive he was a lobbyist for the Tobacco companies prior to Parliament (smoking being the leading cause of preventable deaths ). Could never quite reconcile he was National's Public Health Spokesperson for Covid.
When you consider the combined Parliamentary experience of Luxon, Willis & Bishop, still doesn't add up to the experience/years Simon Bridges had in Parliament, that's going to leave a huge hole.
Maybe the govt will be voted out though in 2023 or Luxon will get better. He needs to.