When politicians deny and say they aren’t at all interested in the leadership, they’re lying through their teeth.
Kieran McAnulty has long been rumoured to have a hankering for the Labour Party’s leadership. It’s pretty much an open secret around Wellington that when Chris Hipkins manages to secure a golden parachute then McAnulty will step up.
The fact he is denying pretty much confirms that he’s running:
The logic of having separate Māori electorates has long since gone.
The trust results for the institutions of government and the media are particularly negative. In line with other survey results, it reveals that New Zealanders are quickly losing faith in politics and journalism.
The radicalism and division of state-funded biculturalism has become a handbrake that’s not only holding back our country and constraining our future but is threatening the unity that binds together our diverse society.
