A podcast discussion reflecting on Barry Soper's book 'One Last Question, Prime Minister', examining changes in political journalism, press gallery culture, and the leadership challenges faced by key New Zealand prime ministers, particularly focusing on Helen Clark and Jacinda Ar
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Yeah. I'm talking about the dynamic. of being the Prime Minister. I mean, and I remember, I don't know how you felt when she was appointed Prime Minister. I liked the idea of a young liberal woman in the job. I really liked it. And for the first couple of months, I actually rated her. I liked her. I thought she was good. She was a good communicator. But that all started falling apart and it did it. dare I say it, around the time of the mosque shooting in Christchurch. And don't forget she wore a hijab when she embraced the Muslim community down there. And no doubt that was good for them because that's what they do. But a hijab is synonymous with women being inferior to men. And I'd wrote a column reminding the Prime Minister of that. and fortunately at the memorial she didn't wear the hijab which I think was good but she was a person that learnt on the job but didn't learn very well and she said she suffered from imposter syndrome and I think rightly so yeah exactly
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