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Happy new year for 2018 folks.
RNZ should broadcast this episode of ‘Borgen’ for all NZ to learn the importance of MMP.
This is a good read/watch to get all National trolls to get used to the change of government, now that MMP has chosen a “Labour coalition Government.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/346875/2017-mmp-comes-of-age
2017: MMP comes of age
1:25 pm on 23 December 2017
Finlay Macdonald, Contributor
@MacFinlay news@radionz.co.nz
Opinion – As my personal contribution to the smooth functioning of parliamentary democracy, I’d like to suggest the National Party caucus be made to watch all three series of the lauded Danish TV drama Borgen.
If you haven’t seen it, https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2013/nov/16/borgen-recap-season-three-episodes-one-two
the programme follows the rapid rise of a young, charismatic female politician to leader of a minority government, requiring skilful coalition negotiations and the constant management of compromise and competing agendas.
Big issues such as immigration, environmental standards, health care and state pensions force the various parties to balance their political ideals with the pragmatic solutions required to govern and stay in power.
Sound familiar?
Denmark is not a mirror of New Zealand, but the core ingredients of proportional politics in the two countries are broadly similar. Which is why a good old binge-watch of Borgen might be just what certain National MPs and their cheerleaders need to help them adapt to the realities of a new era.
Put simply, 2017 was the year MMP came of age. Yet, like ageing duffers exasperated by new-fangled technology.
The National Party has blamed everything and everyone except itself for the system not working to its liking.
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