Hooton’s Luxon Doom and Gloom: More Maverick Fantasy Than Political Reality
Hooton’s piece is entertaining fodder, but it’s wishful thinking from a guy who has been wrong before. The National Party’s inertia will keep Luxon in the saddle, for better or worse.
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