JC: Winston Speaks the Language of the Right

If you haven’t heard Winston’s State of the Nation speech in Christchurch, I suggest you seek it out. YouTube has it and it is well worth a listen. Before going further I would like to start with a caveat: Winston talks a lot about, and is very critical of, the Labour Party (remember – the party he went into coalition with and gifted us with). It is all too tempting to say ‘well you put them there’. I have said it myself many times. Beyond giving us some perverse sense of satisfaction to utter those words (which it surely does), no useful purpose is served – we are where we are.