How many handbrake turns can you get away with before your car gets sent to the crusher?
The rubber was still emitting smoke at the Beehive this week, after a massive policy reversal on seasonal workers, when the latest opinion poll dropped. It projected that the great car of state was highly likely to be confiscated. National and Act could very well be seizing the car keys and re-pimping the ride next election.
This suggests the government’s increasing penchant for butt-saving U-turns is now officially in vain. It has prudently dialled back a number of its dearest ambitions to preserve voter support, the capital gains cancellation its biggest
