Jacinda Ardern promised us kindness. Instead, we get meanness.
Jacinda Ardern pledged that she would solve the housing crisis. It has only got worse. She also promised light rail to Mt Roskill by 2021. Instead we’ve got nothing. The promised delivery of 100,000 Kiwibuild homes has become a sad joke.
Now we find out that her promises on mental health are as hollow as all her other promises:
The Government is set to spend far less than it promised on mental health initiatives in its 2019 Budget.
A flagship new frontline mental health service intended to keep mild and moderate patients away from hospitals had only seen $67.4 million by March – less than half the $145.3m it was due to cost by July.
The Government and Ministry of Health said Covid-19 had slowed progress and that some contracts had been signed without money yet being spent.
Yet providers in the sector claim they are having serious issues getting through the procurement process.
The news comes as the Government faces serious pressure over mental health, after Stuff revealed that a routine mental health report was held up for months as officials argued over the removal of several statistics.
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The real crisis the government faces now is a credibility crisis. They are big on slogans and short on delivery. They talk a good fight, but when it comes to duking it out, they are nowhere to be seen.
Labour was voted in on the promise of kindness, and all they’ve delivered is misery.
Misery for renters. Misery for first home buyers. Misery for motorists. Misery for gun owners. Misery for public transport advocates. Misery for the homeless. Misery for the tourism industry. Misery for Aucklanders. Misery for landlords. Misery for small business owners and misery for those on the frontline of a growing mental health crisis.
Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson have smashed the ankles of Kiwi voters.
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