Discussion
Welp, https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics_election-2026/2486951/they-hate-us-outgoing-national-mp-says-party-has-gone-too-far-to-the-right she's not wrong. I told her pretty much exactly that to her face when she came to my door last time around (she mysteriously gave us a miss this time around).
Yup, National's been reasserting the 'N' in CUTS for the past 3 years. Let's hope that the special votes save us from more of the same.
@lightweight yeah I *almost* want to write to her applauding her for finally realizing this and apologize for the furious txt reply I sent her (or more likely a junior staffer) when I was cold
called. (I wasn't hateful, just asked if she was really OK with everything her party stood for, with graphic examples.)
But also its too little, too late to me. She didn't leave the party and stay as an independant over these issues, nor resign and force a by-election for her seat.
She had plenty of time to express her concerns, she didn't take the opportunity when it could have negatively impacted her career. She didn't reach these conclusions (at least publically) until it couldn't hurt her cushy MP job.
@lightweight yeah I *almost* want to write to her applauding her for finally realizing this and apologize for the furious txt reply I sent her (or more likely a junior staffer) when I was cold
called. (I wasn't hateful, just asked if she was really OK with everything her party stood for, with graphic examples.)
But also its too little, too late to me. She didn't leave the party and stay as an independant over these issues, nor resign and force a by-election for her seat.
She had plenty of time to express her concerns, she didn't take the opportunity when it could have negatively impacted her career. She didn't reach these conclusions (at least publically) until it couldn't hurt her cushy MP job.