Michael Cullen, the former Labour deputy prime minister known for slinging the phrase “rich prick” around parliament, is now a “sir”. The fact that the New Zealand Herald editorialises that Cullen “richly deserves a gong” seems confirmation that at least one editorial writer at “Granny Herald” does indeed live in some sort of parallel universe.
The editorial describes Sir Michael as a worthy recipient, because “he presided over a generally healthy and resilient economy”, he recognised “the need to save for the inevitable rainy day ahead”, and “served the country particularly well as the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations”.
