MEMO TO HELEN CLARK & JOHN KEY
AUTHOR: Peter Dunne
So you both agree this election is about trust. So do I.
But you both seem to think it is about which one of you two people can trust. Well, it is to some extent, but it also about your parties.
In government, over the years, both your parties have become arrogant and have lost touch with ordinary New Zealanders. Both your parties seem to think they know best what the typcial New Zealander wants. You talk at them, rather than with them.
So, Helen, while people are desprately tired of your government and are lookinbg for a change, they do not feel, John, that things would be that much better if you were in charge. That creates a bit of a problem for you both with the trust thing.
From where I sit, people just want a down to earth, no nonsense government, that allows them to get on with their lives, without all the mudslinging, and the shilly-shallying over political donations, or the trendy causes, or the ghosts of the past. They just want some commonsense and good judgement. No high wire acts, just straightforward government.
When I hear people talk of trust, it is about who they can trust to keep both you guys honest and in check, so that power does not go to your heads.. Who is the one party over the years, that has not overplayed its hand, or lied to people, but which just got one with the job of keeping the government honest?
Helen and John, there is only one answer to that question, which is why I am really looking forward to the election.
See you on the hustings!