Yeah, I am not against selling off some assets if it is to move investment into more productive areas and increase capital for new, non-road infrastructure or assets, but that's also clearly not what he's saying

In fact, I think a truly mature conversation would actually assess some of our many past asset sales and consider whether re-nationalising some of those assets might be in the country's interest.

But that's definitely not the conversation he wants.

I mean, I assume that's a crossguard for the inevitable hospital spoon duels

And their attitude - smash stuff under urgency, because we won't be in charge anymore - just highlights the need for an #OmnibusRepealBill to undo the damage.

Nothing this illegitimate regime has done can be allowed to stand. Revert it all on day one.

This will be exactly what it is. They have some evidence that genuine smiles and greetings work so turn it into a forced KPI then are astounded when both staff and customers hate it.

Drug use is a symptom, as is street-level crime in general, of their own failed policies.

But they're happy to see that crime rise, so they can repeat their "tough on crime" mantra, spend more on things everyone knows do not work, and repeat the cycle. All to impress their gullible base.

#nzpol