In his new found assessment that handing millions to the Mongrel Mob when last in government was "a mistake", he reveals the real issue he faces this election campaign;
Time.
The gap between what he did and what he now promises to do is too short. That is roughly why most governments get two terms.
Generally, governments lose elections, Oppositions don’t win them.
The reason they lose them is we are sick of the incumbents and that feeling generally lasts longer than three years.
For Hipkins, and for that matter Sepuloni, Andersen, Verrall, Tinetti, Edmonds, and Co, to be back so soon after an historically implosive burst of Labour-style ideology was always going to be a test of the punter's resolve.
Which is why I have been moderately critical of this Government's lack of focus on that period in which we were literally sold down a fiscal river through sheer incompetence.
It has rectified itself this past week with the gangs because the gangs are a visceral reminder of who these people really are. You could add MIQ, lockdowns, free money and the Māorification obsession. The list is enormous, but the gangs have refocused us on the worst of Labour.
So with gangs back front and centre, the question had to be asked about the free millions for the Mongrel Mob, Chris. This is the $2.75 million for alleged meth rehab.
And Hipkins, having done the best he could in the distancing department from the Greens, if not the Māori Party, could do nothing more than throw Ardern under the bus and say it was a mistake.
Which indeed it was. It was an egregious one, but one nevertheless that shows basically who they are.
Saying something when he wants your vote is easy. Some might suggest he will say anything.
But the record speaks for itself and given they have not changed, have not apologised and have not recognised the damage whether in justice, crime, the economy, education or any number of social issues, they remain who they always were;
A failed Government hoping three years on you’ve forgotten it all.
Mike Hosking is a New Zealand television and radio broadcaster. He currently hosts The Mike Hosking Breakfast show on NewstalkZB on weekday mornings - where this article was sourced.
The reason they lose them is we are sick of the incumbents and that feeling generally lasts longer than three years.
For Hipkins, and for that matter Sepuloni, Andersen, Verrall, Tinetti, Edmonds, and Co, to be back so soon after an historically implosive burst of Labour-style ideology was always going to be a test of the punter's resolve.
Which is why I have been moderately critical of this Government's lack of focus on that period in which we were literally sold down a fiscal river through sheer incompetence.
It has rectified itself this past week with the gangs because the gangs are a visceral reminder of who these people really are. You could add MIQ, lockdowns, free money and the Māorification obsession. The list is enormous, but the gangs have refocused us on the worst of Labour.
So with gangs back front and centre, the question had to be asked about the free millions for the Mongrel Mob, Chris. This is the $2.75 million for alleged meth rehab.
And Hipkins, having done the best he could in the distancing department from the Greens, if not the Māori Party, could do nothing more than throw Ardern under the bus and say it was a mistake.
Which indeed it was. It was an egregious one, but one nevertheless that shows basically who they are.
Saying something when he wants your vote is easy. Some might suggest he will say anything.
But the record speaks for itself and given they have not changed, have not apologised and have not recognised the damage whether in justice, crime, the economy, education or any number of social issues, they remain who they always were;
A failed Government hoping three years on you’ve forgotten it all.
Mike Hosking is a New Zealand television and radio broadcaster. He currently hosts The Mike Hosking Breakfast show on NewstalkZB on weekday mornings - where this article was sourced.
2 comments:
Hopkins is just electioneering. The $2.75M is only a tiny part of the last government's support for gangs and Hipkins was personally right behind most of it.
Just one example was when Police Minister Stuart Nash lobbied to have the threshold for the value of assets seized under the proceeds of crime legislation dropped to $0. Hipkins personally threw out that proposal because it apparently would breach gangs' rights under the Bill of Rights and disproportionately affect Maori. He later publically criticized Nash. One only needs to reflect on what Hipkins considers gangs rights are.
Then there were the cultural reports that gang members like Harry Tam wrote for the sentencing of members of his own gang in court. These reports cost the taxpayer up to $5770.00 each. If a court ignored them, the criminal sentence could be appealed.
But most importantly were the conditions that allowed gangs to thrive, with gang membership up 80% and with powers and influence they never had before. This will undoubtedly return if Hipkins, Willie Jackson and their mates are back in power.
what?
no mention of shane jones giving gang headquarters (marae) multiple millions, in party with 'the one source of truth'!!!
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