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  1. Riddle me this…

    An observation shared widely and by many in this blog is that Labour have failed to control the Wellington bureaucracy contributing to the perception that they are inept as they have not been able to implement anything really despite an unprecedented majority in parliament.

    Does anyone doubt that if Judith is unleashed on any ministry that they would not be doing exactly what she tells them to within minutes of her arrival?

    If you were Luxon and wanted to hit the ground running and to immediately start implementing a plan for change would you rather Judith was on the team or off?

    She’s polarising and as a result has been set up as an easy to hate caricature of a nasty right wing burn it all to the ground fanatic but at the same time she’s clearly a very smart politician (most of the time, the church thing was weird) and from a left wing perspective she will be ruthlessly (pun intended) effective.

    Martyn’s right to be worried but it makes sense to me.

    Play it out further – if we accept that she’s unliked in caucus then Luxon appoints her as Minister for Health. Always a terrible remit and one that is fucked after COVID, Little’s clusterfuck reforms and the likelihood that they’ll be less to spend due to an expected recession. If she succeeds, he looks good. If she fails, we’ll who’s going to care if she’s thrown under the bus?

  2. The fact that this evil individual is back or was even leader of any party speaks volumes about us as a society. Clearly there is enough support and this is just sad. I am loathe to mention spouses but, as he happily rides on the back of this fire breathing dragon, I will be completely nasty and say they are perfect for each other.

  3. I hadnt missed that she was returning. It’s like a stain that doesnt quite go away no matter how much you scrub it.

    But seriously I think, Judith is back because she is an established politician and for those who may have missed it, National doesnt have many of those. Despite all the reasons to dislike JC, she was effective as an MP back in the day. Remember the car crushing, that went down a treat with right leaning voters.

    But this smacks of serious lightweightedness in the Natz and their tendency to resurrect their MPs no matter what their sins (This is JC’s 2nd resurrection after all) – so a little short on morality perhaps. Although juggling identity vs Morality is something of a zero sum game.

  4. It’s obvious from the way she’s sitting in that shameless Groundswell publicity pic that Judith has never driven a fucking tractor before!

    1. The problem with adoption of electric cars is severalfold.
      The upfront cost, and the lack of chargers, and the fact that the cars become worthless when the battery wears out, in both EV’s and hybrids. The battery is usually garanteed for about 8 years, so if you shell out 10-20k on a secondhand electric car more than 8 years old, and the battery claps out, it’s money down the drain. You’re on your own, with a worthless vehicle unless you do something underhanded palming it off to an uninformed buyer. This may explain why aqua hybrids are the most stolen NZ car, because the battery is in demand.
      Govt’s like regulating everything in sight, so why not regulate to promote a battery rental or deposit recycling system provided either by the maker, or an aftermarket battery provider. Since the battery is a large part of the cost of a new EV, selling a car without the battery, which the buyer must then rent,
      should bring down the EV sale price, and the subsequent secondhand cost, promoting uptake.
      This would get around the problem of cars being scrapped when the battery wears out.
      And aqua’s would be less likely to be stolen.