When Will Hipkins Get Rolled By Grant Robertson & Co?

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Luxon is like an introductory AI model, which has been trained on data from the 1950's.

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Luxon is like an introductory AI model... which has been trained on data from the 1950's.

Strange .. some think someone from Nelson exhibits all those traits in their AI postings on here ..

Probably missing most of the AI advanced upgrades since the start ..

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Cannot be any clearer about how Parker (self-proclaimed team player) feels about Hipkins’ captain call on scrapping the proposed wealth tax.

“In other ministerial moves, Hipkins also revealed David Parker has requested to be relieved of his revenue portfolio to focus on transport.”

This is of course after Parker made a liar of himself in April, denying that there was any intention to introduce a wealth tax.

Knife is being sharpened more openly now.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...FGIR4UFUKFLXU/

"David Parker hoses down tax speculation, while Nicola Willis says Labour’s Covid economics to blame for tax unfairness."

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Oh dear .. thinly diced Chumpies and tossed out crisply burned sausage rolls could be coming

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Cannot be any clearer about how Parker (self-proclaimed team player) feels about Hipkins’ captain call on scrapping the proposed wealth tax.

“In other ministerial moves, Hipkins also revealed David Parker has requested to be relieved of his revenue portfolio to focus on transport.”

This is of course after Parker made a liar of himself in April, denying that there was any intention to introduce a wealth tax.

Knife is being sharpened more openly now.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...FGIR4UFUKFLXU/

"David Parker hoses down tax speculation, while Nicola Willis says Labour’s Covid economics to blame for tax unfairness."

Glad the media is picking up on the rebellion building up to oust Hipkins :

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...JLBMLI3STGFEU/
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Minister David Parker has created quite a headache for Chris Hipkins by asking to be relieved of the revenue portfolio – an ill-timed bout of personal principle that carries a whiff of petulance and selfishness.

There should be a time for a minister to stand on principle or opt to step out of a portfolio. However, 11 weeks before a general election is not that time - especially when your party is, quite frankly, looking very ragged.

The initial attempt to paint the move as Parker’s great desire to focus on his transport portfolio was never going to work. It immediately raised suspicion Parker was mounting a little insurrection, his Revenue Revolt if you like.

In the end, Parker simply accepted that and said that, given his views, it was “untenable” for him to continue in the portfolio.

His stand was always going to be seen as a bit of a vote of no confidence in whatever Labour’s new tax policy is – and disunity at a time when discipline and a single song sheet is very important.

“A senior minister has asked to be relieved of a major portfolio because he fundamentally disagrees with Labour’s core tax policies – but yet he remains in Cabinet.”

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Parker is obsessed with wealth. As Orwell says (paraphrased) its not that he cares for the poor. He hates the rich

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What is David Parker up to?

Political scientist from Victoria University comments on what's happening.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...e-edwards.html

He told AM Early host Michael O'Keeffe for Parker to resign from the revenue role just 79 days before this year's election was "extraordinary".

"To have a minister resign from their portfolio 11 weeks before an election and at the same time saying he's disappointed with the Government's direction on tax and he's essentially giving a vote of no confidence in his government on one of the biggest policy areas in the election," he said.

"So this is a huge spanner in the works for Labour and it suggests there is dissent within Cabinet, within the caucus on this key issue."

"When things start to fall apart, dissent becomes more obvious and you start getting more leaks, you start getting disunity and there's no doubt there are a lot more people in Labour in the rank in file, in caucus, in Cabinet that are also disappointed," he said.

"But of course, there could be a time when Chris Hipkins actually is no longer the leader and maybe that will come sooner rather than later and David Parker might be well-positioned to even be that candidate for being the leader of the Labour Party."

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And David Parker was never a supporter of Hipkins becoming PM :

David Parker’s mysterious tweet

Attorney-general David Parker has sent #nzpol Twitter into a spin with a simple, two word tweet: “For Grant”.

If Parker was attempting to endorse his colleague Grant Robertson for prime minister, he will be very sad to learn Robertson has ruled out a tilt at the Labour leadership.

https://thespinoff.co.nz/live-update...nation-special

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Knives are sharpened so any day now when Labour and Hipkins drop below 25% ratings, Hipkins will be a gone burger.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...-andersen.html

Notice Ginny is not referring to ‘Chippie’ anymore?

Before the latest polls, she was ‘Chippie’ this and ‘Chippie’ there.

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David Parker refuses to endorse GST removal on fruit & veges, or to comment on whether it is workable.

Target on Hipkins back getting bigger and bigger.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...NB2IMDVW5IX44/