Unfortunately, it is a different story on the home front. He appears not to be nearly as comfortable dealing with domestic issues. Sometimes it appears he has forgotten some of the policies he was elected on. Race is one that stands out. When it came to David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill there was a fierce determination that it would get no further than its first reading.
This was a direct slap in the face of those who had voted for National on the basis that they would stop Labour’s race nonsense and the divisiveness and introduce legislation that would make clear how Māori issues would be handled in the future. Far from it: Luxon has left those issues to fester rather than treat them as boils that needed lancing. This has been to the detriment of his own party as the polls show.
If he thinks these issues will be resolved by taking a conciliatory approach then he’s howling at the moon. Māori activists on the left – the Māori Party in particular – will see this as a weakness, not conciliatory in any way, shape or form. Give these types an inch and they’ll take a mile. Luxon will get no thanks from them. He won’t get any votes, either. He has put himself, his party and the country on a hiding to nothing.
He needs to show a stronger resolve when it comes to domestic politics. There are issues, such as race, that need to be firmly dealt with. The current strategy is not one that the majority of those who voted for this government want. They want what was campaigned on, and therefore what they voted for, enacted into law. In some instances that has happened but National, of the three parties in the coalition, is showing a weakness to address long-standing concerns.
Christopher Luxon does deserve plaudits for his efforts on the international scene. He is representing the country well. On his recent trip at the NATO dinner he was placed between Emanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen. If that were me I would have had instant indigestion but I’m sure Luxon was well pleased with his table placement. He is very much a man that suits such an occasion.
Fran O’Sullivan had an appropriate headline in the last Weekend Herald – “Success abroad but work at home for PM”. Not only work at home but may I suggest homework on how best to address the thorny issues he has preferred to avoid up to now. Time waits for no man and, as the polls indicate, there is frustration and impatience in voter land. This cannot be allowed to continue. It’s time to front up and do what’s right
JC is a right-wing crusader. Reached an age that embodies the dictum only the good die young. This article was first published HERE
This was a direct slap in the face of those who had voted for National on the basis that they would stop Labour’s race nonsense and the divisiveness and introduce legislation that would make clear how Māori issues would be handled in the future. Far from it: Luxon has left those issues to fester rather than treat them as boils that needed lancing. This has been to the detriment of his own party as the polls show.
If he thinks these issues will be resolved by taking a conciliatory approach then he’s howling at the moon. Māori activists on the left – the Māori Party in particular – will see this as a weakness, not conciliatory in any way, shape or form. Give these types an inch and they’ll take a mile. Luxon will get no thanks from them. He won’t get any votes, either. He has put himself, his party and the country on a hiding to nothing.
He needs to show a stronger resolve when it comes to domestic politics. There are issues, such as race, that need to be firmly dealt with. The current strategy is not one that the majority of those who voted for this government want. They want what was campaigned on, and therefore what they voted for, enacted into law. In some instances that has happened but National, of the three parties in the coalition, is showing a weakness to address long-standing concerns.
Christopher Luxon does deserve plaudits for his efforts on the international scene. He is representing the country well. On his recent trip at the NATO dinner he was placed between Emanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen. If that were me I would have had instant indigestion but I’m sure Luxon was well pleased with his table placement. He is very much a man that suits such an occasion.
Fran O’Sullivan had an appropriate headline in the last Weekend Herald – “Success abroad but work at home for PM”. Not only work at home but may I suggest homework on how best to address the thorny issues he has preferred to avoid up to now. Time waits for no man and, as the polls indicate, there is frustration and impatience in voter land. This cannot be allowed to continue. It’s time to front up and do what’s right
JC is a right-wing crusader. Reached an age that embodies the dictum only the good die young. This article was first published HERE
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