Businesses wake up to National's lacklustre - "Rome is burning"
Plus: National has built up a formidable Election 2026 war chest, David Seymour goes to bat for more taxpayer funding for private schools & Robertson went on Q&A
Summary:
- David Seymour wants to increase funding for private schools, after increasing govt. money by $5m to $46m. Epsom’s St Cuthbert’s College for example. is set to receive a ~$1.6 million taxpayers grant this year.
- Brad Olsen believes in the “market approach to the economy” and once aspired to become an MP, presumably in the safe National seat of Whangarei. His analysis may reflect that.
- National continues to weaken national intelligence and cross counter terrorism co-ordination.
- Shane Jones was met with “Shame Jones” at Whangarei over the weekend as he pushes ahead with two environmentally damaging fast track projects in Northland
- National is leading significantly in the election war chest stakes
- The main body of the article examins Christopher Luxon media over the weekend where one Auckland business leader laments: “I look at some of the things [the Government is focusing on] and think, ‘Rome is burning’…”
Yesterday was a funny news day.
First, there was an unflattering photo of Luxon next to the headline:
“Business leaders sour on Luxon Govt, fear lack of clear successor”
