A critical commentary on Christopher Luxon's leadership, alleging systemic failures in governance, economic mismanagement, and rising populism, with a focus on the erosion of public trust and long-term national decline.
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Because she said when you get on stage, there's no time to do that. And many of the problems, I think, and this will maybe is going to be brought out in our session this afternoon, Trevor. Many of the problems we're facing in policy development in New Zealand today is because the National Party in opposition was so busy playing Games of Thrones, getting rid of their leaders and so on, they weren't involved in policy development. And I hope that the Labour Party is doing some work in that area because when you move into government, you've got to have a very clear idea of what you want to do, and you're in a three-year electoral cycle. Uh, you have not got much time to move. So, Peter, over to you.
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a growing threat to democratic stability and civic trust
Question Time: Live from Booktown (Bonus)growing threat to democratic norms and working-class values
Reformism or bust?: Making the best of a bleak futureSocial-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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