There is no doubt in my mind that somehow or other, we need to get rid of Winston Peters and his loony lieutenant Peter Brown.
Frankly – on the international stage – they are an embarrassment.
Let me remind you. Before the last election Peters made it clear he was not interested in the “Baubles of Office.” Then, when this totally unprincipled opportunist spied the main chance – he convinced Helen Clark to split the Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry – leaving the hard work of trade with Phil Goff – and he has swanned around the world with his entourage, from junket to junket ever since.
The comments of Peter Brown, his off-sider, can be dismissed as the mumblings of a fool. But with Peters the situation is far more serious. How can this man pour himself around the world as our foreign affairs minister, whilst at the same time telling those he meets that he disagrees with one of the main policy initiatives of the Government he represents.
It is an impossible situation and my God – some of you voted for the system that allows it.
One way or another Winston Peters needs to be removed from his position as an international representative of New Zealand.
But don’t feel sorry for him – he will quickly worm his way into another cushy number at the taxpayer’s expense – it is all he knows.
I have to say I am beginning to despair about New Zealand society. I hate to see our young people settling in Australia but frankly I can’t blame them.
As of next month I will have two of my three kids settled in Melbourne and frankly if I was in my 20’s, that’s where I would be too.
All this nonsense about not being able to buy home-made jam – not allowed birthday cakes and other piddling decisions probably made by some kid in Wellington is starting to drive me nuts. And this enormous over-regulation is one of the real things that is driving our youngsters away.
What is needed in this country is the same energy that has been put into developing an army of civil servants to be put into increasing productivity so that we can all enjoy the spoils and hopefully keep our kids at home.
Perhaps we could send Winston Peters to Australia instead.
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