Waatea News Column: Why the factions inside Labour matter more than ever in a Majority Government

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Martyn Bradbury
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One of the most interesting changes with a majority Government is the re-emergence of the importance of the factions inside a Party.

Throughout MMP, the friction for change has been the agreement between the parties, but in a majority Government situation, the friction for change comes from the factions inside the Party instead.

This is fascinating because the largest faction is the Māori Caucus which gives them enormous power if they chose to flex it.

One of the left’s great political heroes in NZ has always been Michael Joseph Savage who is credited with the building of the welfare state.

What is NOT well known is that it was Savage’s Caucus who forced the hand of the Labour Leader time and time and time again. He was just as cautious as Jacinda, but he faced a Caucus who were determined to force change.

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If that is to happen under Jacinda, it will be the Māori Caucus doing the pushing.

First published on Waatea News.

9 COMMENTS

  1. The election result, is like a starting a fire in a forest already ablaze, so how to stop, simple we are in charge, then lets you dictate your charge, heavy on monetary management, death of Socialist understanding governing control, why social Austerity, playing Capitalism!s profit cancer GAME, that only profit prospers,what you recon on all these ACT BEING BLOODED shall after sucking off the states tits will be around the next three years, these parasites brain dead not understanding that,with their vision of charter schools benefit cards, saying its for your good. They also saying, profit our being Aotearoa, really . In 19 20 Germany, not Germany, became known as the Waimar, republic, got the old Germany, now Waimar, buy a loaf of bread, cost a barrow load of Marks, for afford a ,loaf. Buy a American dollar, one point four million Marks, he! Adolf, how it going. cAPITALISM WHAT A CANCER ON OUR BREATH BEING HUMANITY.

  3. There used to be some with half a conviction such as Willy. Alas as soon as they become ministers collective responsibility occurs and they become loyal maori stormtroopers. Don’t hold your breath bomber – otherwise you’ll end up like Kelvin.

    As a side note we used to think this way of Judith, that she would bring National back from the middle. Been there, done that.

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