It’s over for Simon Bridges?

By
Martyn Bradbury
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I couldn’t understand the madness of the strategy that Simon Bridges embarked upon when he demanded his expenses leak be investigated.

The odds from the beginning was that the leak came from inside National, the chances of Labour having it were nil as they wouldn’t have received that information in that format and it was too obvious a leak for Parliamentary Services.

This was always going to come home to roost.

The moment the leaker threatened self harm from the anxiety of the search, any attempt to look strong by Simon became derailed, how can you drive a weaker traitor into self harm and look anything less than a petty tyrant.

Simon’s inability to look at what the next few moves after forcing the investigation could create highlighted his inexperience and he has ended up looking lost, rudderless and with no authority.

The National  Party only hates one thing more than Labour and that’s weakness. It is only a matter of time now before Simon faces a threat for the leadership. Rumours are it will be this summer during recess if Bridges can’t pull it back before December.

All eyes are now on Judith.

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24 COMMENTS

  1. Yes Simon Bridges must go now also.

    ‘Simple simon’ – he showed – he was negligent and ineffective as the “Minister of transport.

    That was after he took over from the useless “$11 Billion dollar man Steven Joyce”.

    So we wrote a public letter to challenge him.

    Here it is;

    “New evidenced based ‘zero emissions train’ developed in Germany that scientists claim are the best transport option.

    NZ also may be easily able to develop our own ‘manufacturing Hydrogen plant’ here to supply the transport of rail freight and passenger services as South Australia is doing currently.

    https://reneweconomy.com.au/s-a-to-host-australias-first-green-hydrogen-power-plant-89447/
    S.A. to host Australia’s first green hydrogen power plant
    Giles Parkinson12 February 2018
    QUOTE ;The South Australia government has announced funding for what will be Australia’s first renewable-hydrogen electrolyser plant – a 15MW facility to be built near the end of the grid at Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula.
    The “green hydrogen” plant – to be built by Hydrogen Utility (H2U), working with Germany’s thyssenkrupp – will include a 10MW hydrogen-fired gas turbine, fuelled by local wind and solar power, and a 5MW hydrogen fuel cell.
    End

    We at CEAC want to see NZ Government plan to also build a ‘first renewable-hydrogen electrolyser plant’ as Australia is now developing.

    We therefore have no reasons to believe that Simon Bridges will reverse his “anti-rail – pro-road freight policies” in an attempt to help in reducing carbon emissions by at least 488,000 tonnes a year.

    Question to Mr Simon Bridges;

    Will you now use rail with a zero emissions train system (hydrogen-powered-trains) for even lower carbon emissions for more by increased use of rail freight to lower all those carbon emissions sharply now?

    So unless we see solid evidence of his move back to restoring rail freight written in policies by him laid out before the voters of NZ we do not see rail in National Party policy going forward.

    Example;
    • below with conventional rail use before we switch to hydrogen-powered-trains
    • also seen below is the press release from Germany switching to hydrogen-powered-trains.

    http://www.kiwirail.co.nz/uploads/Publications/The%20Value%20of%20the%20Rail%20in%20New%20Zealand.pdf

    Facts at a glance:

    • Rail contributes up to $1.5 billion in often unseen benefits to New Zealand each year.
    • The value of rail to New Zealand far outweighs its cost to the taxpayer.
    • Using rail reduces the number of deaths and injuries on our roads by a net 271 a year.
    • Rail saves taxpayers money on congestion, road maintenance costs, injuries and fatalities and reduced carbon emissions.
    Reducing congestion saves $1.3 billion, the equivalent of 100,000 fewer daily car trips and taking 30,000 trucks off the road for an hour a day.
    • Reducing carbon emissions by 488,000 tonnes a year – the equivalent of taking 87,000 cars off the road – saves $8.5 million.
    • Improving safety outcomes saves $60 million.
    • Reducing road maintenance saves $63 million.
    • Rail is also an important and sustainable economic contributor to the regions and links New Zealand to export markets overseas.

      • If I had to nominate a successor I would choose Amy WAY before Judith. But then, it matters little when we have such a competent coalition honouring policy after policy and revealing well above Joyce’s 11billion in all the failings of the last 9 years.

  2. We are living in dangerous times and what is happening in NZ and the world makes having people like Simon Bridges hanging round the seat of power really scary.

    The NZ dollar is down again (just over 65 cents US) and oil prices are up again (Brent around $86) (petrol and diesel will be up again).

    The NZ dairy sector just had bad news on prices and payouts.

    The US Treasury 10 year yield has jumped to 3.15%.

    Add to the bad economic indicators the awful droughts in Australia and the US etc. it is clear we are in for a very rough ride.

  3. Is Judith really more electable than Simon though? Judith vs Jacinda doesn’t seem like much of a competition to me. Can you imagine how the TV debates will play out? Jacinda will appear as charismatic, articulate, caring, and intelligent, while Judith will come over as nasty, vindictive, and bullying. That said, we’re living in a world where Trump was elected, so who knows.

  5. Yeah it was always going to happen. Bridges was an interim leader, just plonked there to fill the gap before the Nats senior leadership anointed their new John Key.

    You could tell that in the interview with Bridges and John Campbell. But the real threat is what comes after him,… or even after the one who replaces him. Collins could be a real crowd puller despite her obnoxious manner… it reminds me of how Don Brash filled a role before the Nats wheeled in Key.

    So I don’t even think Collins is the final destination for the National trainwreck…keep a close eye on the NZ Initiative,… it’ll be there the new ‘Key’ comes from…in league with foreign backed groups such as the Blue Dragons…

    No doubt about it,… they are up to something and it does not bode well for New Zealand.

  6. From Simple Simon to Ol’ Witchy Poo. Bring on the popcorn. I keep wondering if Bridges place at Oxford was a sponsored one. If not academic standards continue to plummet.

  7. Simon is doing an average job, the government is going to break apart though, before the elections in 2020, there are far too many disagreements within, and Greens and NZ First will fight for survival, so have to show a difference to the mediocre BS we get served by this government.

    Nothing is safe for this government, as it fall into line with the middle class dominated preferences in policies, similar to the Nats.

    Jacinda has betrayed traditional Labour voters.

    • Nah.

      Too over the top and simplistic. I don’t think Kiwis have a tradition of throwing out a govt after one term, and there is enough groundswell of opinion of the admittance of the destruction of the Key years and this govts need to slowly rectify it. And yes maybe its slow, and yes there have been some hiccups, – but nowhere near the deliberate anti worker, anti union , gifting of pecuniary advantages to foreign corporate’s as there were under Key / English.

      Nor is there the Dirty Politics of National.

      There is a certain social agreement with the coalition , and with Jacinda Adern. Peters proved himself an able PM , and certainly an excellent Deputy… the Greens now have a say ,… all we need to ask ourselves is would we prefer the austerity and poverty inducing policy’s and corruption and tax havens of the Key years or the hope we have now… most would prefer the latter.

    • Nah.

      Too over the top and simplistic. I don’t think Kiwis have a tradition of throwing out a govt after one term, and there is enough groundswell of opinion of the admittance of the destruction of the Key years and this govts need to slowly rectify it. And yes maybe its slow, and yes there have been some hiccups, – but nowhere near the deliberate anti worker, anti union , gifting of pecuniary advantages to foreign corporate’s as there were under Key / English.

      Nor is there the Dirty Politics of National.

      There is a certain social agreement with the coalition , and with Jacinda Adern. Peters proved himself an able PM , and certainly an excellent Deputy… the Greens now have a say ,… all we need to ask ourselves is would we prefer the austerity and poverty inducing policy’s and corruption and tax havens of the Key years or the hope we have now… most would prefer the latter.

    • If you think Bridges is doing an average job, you obviously didn’t see him on TVNZ1 this evening. Dull, clodhopping, stuttering through responses without any coherent thread.

    • Very interesting…”the government is going to break apart though”. No evidence to suggest this other than wishful media and rightwing thinking.

      It’s as easy as saying that they are going to go from strength to strength but then I’m no nostradamus. However in terms of my personal opinion,I believe they are going to go from strength to strength.

  8. I think the only one that may be able to match Jacinda is Nikki Kaye.
    She is articulate , smart and does have a charisma that gets people’s attention and seems to be widely respected in and out of parliament.
    She has to be a contender because looking at the current aspiring candidates including the evil Collins there is just nothing of substance there at all.

  9. nikki kaye I dont rate her much and I think Jacinda will be too good for her any other suggestions Mosa ? what has niki kaye done can you remind me ?

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