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Politics like the climate is always changing, although the significant difference being that in Politics, it really has the human influence as the main factor.
Mr Coote’s summary has left out two main features that contributed to National not succeeding in gaining an absolute majority despite the MMP system.
1. The movement of the National Party from a true Conservative one, to the left in the vain hope that it will entice votes. (A similar event has also happened in Australia, with the Turnbull government moving even further to the left)
One can only surmise that the National Party became convinced that they must gain the so-called middle ground. “In times gone by this was labelled “No Man’s Land”, a very uncomfortable place to be!
2. The disastrous policy of appeasement to Maori demands at any price, plus the continual concessions over the settlements of claims; and the annual blackmail of top ups.
The major portion of the N.Z. Public today cannot recall, or even it seems, bother to read what happens as a result of Governments that continue a policy of appeasement . This is merely to avoid the hard decisions to stay in power passing down the problems to future generations.
Someday in the future, this country will realise the stupidity and undemocratic nature of an MMP electoral policy. Let us hope it does so, before the freedom of speech finally disappears.
Brian
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