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Cabinet minister Poto Williams, David Clark, and Aupito William Sio retiring from Parliament at 2023 election
Hamilton East MP Strange, speaking to Stuff about his retirement on Tuesday, said he was “better suited for government than opposition
Do you think these guys have seen the writing on the wall? Will there be more retirements before the next election?
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Always a good time to sort out the chaff...
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(13-12-2022, 12:59 PM)king1 Wrote: It certainly won't be a walk in the park this time around, but I do find it difficult to blame Labour for any of this - the usual problems have been decades in the making by successive governments, plus they have had to deal with extraordinary events with the terror attacks and covid etc... and many many other countries are going through the same economic woes
His full comment below tends to change the context of his statement
Quote:Hamilton East MP Strange, speaking to Stuff about his retirement on Tuesday, said he was “better suited for government than opposition if you look at my personality type, so it was good timing for me coming into government” – however he downplayed the party was facing a loss, as “the polls are close ... there is still a long way to go, and it’s too close to call”.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...3-election
I think that's a problem for this govt. People tend to forget or ignore that the present situation has developed over several decades, & can't be fixed quickly.
Maybe reminders about past idiocies from various govts might be useful in the media, prior to the next election.
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