Winston Peters.
Well first I would like to acknowledge that despite what I do not like about him he has some good traits. He worked well as Minister of Foreign affairs getting NZ's relationship with the USA back in one piece. I also hear he was good fun to talk to on the one plane trip according to a boss of mine.
That said I do not want him back in Parliament. Because then he has the balance of power. And you do not know who you are voting for. Labour or National (thank god John Key will not work with him). And this time he has said he will support no-one at all. How will that work. Will the Next government need a 55% majority to pass the budget.?
Winston is not a team player, he was fired twice from Ministerial office by Bodger and Shipply. He was I believe suspended under Clark.
His party is all about him. Rather than about the party. His party without him would die (or would it be better off). New Zealand needs a good centre party but because the show has become the Winston show. Take the Greens for example, when Mr Rod Donald died, they did not fall apart they did not disappear. Because they are an ideology and a brand.
The only person you know in the NZ First Party is Winston. At least with Act you know numbers 1 and 2 on the list (Banks and Brash). That said most people do not know many back benchers.
Well first I would like to acknowledge that despite what I do not like about him he has some good traits. He worked well as Minister of Foreign affairs getting NZ's relationship with the USA back in one piece. I also hear he was good fun to talk to on the one plane trip according to a boss of mine.
That said I do not want him back in Parliament. Because then he has the balance of power. And you do not know who you are voting for. Labour or National (thank god John Key will not work with him). And this time he has said he will support no-one at all. How will that work. Will the Next government need a 55% majority to pass the budget.?
Winston is not a team player, he was fired twice from Ministerial office by Bodger and Shipply. He was I believe suspended under Clark.
His party is all about him. Rather than about the party. His party without him would die (or would it be better off). New Zealand needs a good centre party but because the show has become the Winston show. Take the Greens for example, when Mr Rod Donald died, they did not fall apart they did not disappear. Because they are an ideology and a brand.
The only person you know in the NZ First Party is Winston. At least with Act you know numbers 1 and 2 on the list (Banks and Brash). That said most people do not know many back benchers.
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