Labour govt 2020-23

[dobby41]

It is an old saying that in politics, governments become unbearably arrogant in their term term.

This one is doing the arrogance thing in the beginning of the second term.

What is a 'term term'?

[Balance]

What is a 'term term'?

Third term.

Thx for pointing out.

[fungus pudding]

Third term.

Thx for pointing out.

How is it that I've never heard it said that governments become unbearably arrogant in their third term, if it's 'an old saying'? Am I too young? My observations suggest that arrogance kicks in well and truely in the second term - and destroys them in the third. Not always of course, but often enough and both major parties have suffered from it.

[jonu]

Oh Dear....Cindy's lot have been exposed again. all huff and puff and bugger all delivery.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...ucture-package

[stoploss]

How is it that I've never heard it said that governments become unbearably arrogant in their third term, if it's 'an old saying'? Am I too young? My observations suggest that arrogance kicks in well and truely in the second term - and destroys them in the third. Not always of course, but often enough and both major parties have suffered from it.

Plenty of references if you look
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...erm-government

[dobby41]

Plenty of references if you look
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...erm-government

An opinion piece from a year ago - does it stack up now, one year on?

[fungus pudding]

An opinion piece from a year ago - does it stack up now, one year on?

The question is, 'is the govt. holding up in popularity'? I'd say it definitely is, mainly because of Arden's charisma, coupled with Collins' lack of any sort of appeal at all. They'll sleepwalk into a third term which is a sad state of affairs for NZ.
The majority of Labour's ministers are without any talent at all - a bunch of complete no-hopers. National are only a small degree better, but without a winning leader.

[dobby41]

The majority of Labour's ministers are without any talent at all - a bunch of complete no-hopers. National are only a small degree better, but without a winning leader.

Audrey Young rates the Ministers - premium article if you can read it
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/audrey...7KIIQ3REWBPW4/

[fungus pudding]

Audrey Young rates the Ministers - premium article if you can read it
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/audrey...7KIIQ3REWBPW4/

Can't access - not a subsciber.
But who got the brownie points?

[dobby41]

Can't access - not a subsciber.
But who got the brownie points?

Ardern gets 8/10
Robertson 9/10, as does Little and Wood
Hipkins gets 8/10 as does Nash, Mahuta,
O'Conner gets a low of 4/10
Quite a few 7/10