It's not a biggie. remember they only started talking after the specials were counted so it's only been a fortnight. But then again, why did they only start talking after the specials were counted? But still not a biggie.
Meanwhile, all those getting stuck into Winston are not using their knowledge of history or politics.
He doesn't have to be in government. He can say no easily and then bring the government down whenever he wants. Yes, he's the tail and National's the dog but the dog needs Winston's tail far more than Winston needs the dog.
And when it comes to the difficulties of the negotiation many seem to forget that Winston is an old-fashioned anti-globalist who hates immigration and the stress it puts on our infrastructure.
They seem not to remember that it was Winston's idea to slap a foreign buyers ban in our property market. And he was part of the team that did in 2017
But letting foreign buyers back in is at the centre of National's tax plan.
So they're asking New Zealand First to do an absolute U-turn in terms of policy and principles. That's a big ask. It was always going to be. it was evident weeks before the election. And Luxon has already hinted that the foreign buyers ban may stay. That's a big U-turn too.
If there's something to criticise National for it's dropping their 2 ticks blue campaign and letting Winston in. They have much in common but the differences are big stones in the path of coalition.
Meanwhile, while the cat's away Wayne Brown comes out to play. National's policy of dropping the Auckland fuel tax is leading the mayor to ways to raise money to build the roads. All of a sudden congestion tax is on the fast track.
It's proof that there is no such thing as a free tax cut. National wants to drop the tax to give Aucklanders more money in the back pocket but as Wayne Brown points out that comes at the expense of roads. So what do you want more? Roads or tax cuts. Tax cuts or congestion taxes.
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