David Shearer needs to undertake a clean sweep throughout his party to do this requires two things.
1) A root and branch review of why they have lost touch and hemoraged votes to the Greens and Winston.
2) A brand new fount bench. Throw out most of the old guard and let them know it is time to go. Otherwise the back bench will be wanting to know when they will get promoted. It also allows for a new look and a new evaluation of policy because people defend their old polices.
Then go through their policy manifesto and throw out any promise to repeal popular National party policies like three strikes or national standards.
After this lay off the unions. Let them go. Remove them from the power structure of labour and get ordinary members in.
Finally find an issue to take the public attention for the next few years. I recommend asset sales. Start a citizens initiated referendum which will then force the government to defend the issue for the next year or so. Keep the issue in the public mind.
1) A root and branch review of why they have lost touch and hemoraged votes to the Greens and Winston.
2) A brand new fount bench. Throw out most of the old guard and let them know it is time to go. Otherwise the back bench will be wanting to know when they will get promoted. It also allows for a new look and a new evaluation of policy because people defend their old polices.
Then go through their policy manifesto and throw out any promise to repeal popular National party policies like three strikes or national standards.
After this lay off the unions. Let them go. Remove them from the power structure of labour and get ordinary members in.
Finally find an issue to take the public attention for the next few years. I recommend asset sales. Start a citizens initiated referendum which will then force the government to defend the issue for the next year or so. Keep the issue in the public mind.
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