- cross-posted to:
- newzealand@lemmy.nz
- cross-posted to:
- newzealand@lemmy.nz
Gap between left and right blocks has opened up, but NZ first seems likely to make it to parliament, which could make coalition negotiations interesting.
Labour is the big loser, and they should be asking serious questions about their campaign. Most of the other parties are fairly stable, with departing Labour voters seemingly moving fairly evenly among the other major parties.
Yeah, I think the GST off fruit and veges was a major blunder. Even if it makes sense as a policy (which is far from clear), it was their first major policy announcement. Basically, their headline policy of the campaign. But it really doesn’t do much for cost of living… it just makes them look like they have no real solutions. Even if they didn’t want to go with a wealth or capital gains tax, they could have come up with something better than that.
It’s Labour’s equivalent of National’s “we’ll build a road” opening gambit last election.