The Labour party lap-blog The Standard starts its tantrums in the face of Labour’s impending defeat.
They’re blaming the Herald for Labour’s polling, or rather, failure to scrutinise National’s policies.
“A week out from the election, Granny Herald has still yet to do any proper coverage of the effects on individuals and the economy of National’s four flagship policies: privatising ACC, gutting Kiwisaver, reducing work rights, and weakening the RMA and ETS.”
Well, let’s look at it without blinkers on.
- National isn’t privatising ACC. It’s introducing competition, a completely different thing altogether.
- Kiwisaver. Of course, that’s rot as well. National is allowing people to reduce the amount they put in. That’s hardly gutting Kiwisaver, because people are still free to contribute more if they want to.
- Workplace law. National are giving incentives to employers to try staff. If someone is fucking up in their job in the first 90 days, it’s probably s good thing for them to move on anyway.
- Reforms to the RMA and ditching the ETS. Perhaps the appropriate response is hallelujah and about time!
In the end, Labour have only itself to blame for it’s media coverage. It’s Electoral Finance Act, coupled with it’s appalling behaviour and condoning of appalling behaviour, means that this election is being contested on the theme Labour wants, though for all the reasons Labour wouldn’t want.
This election is about trust, and the media don’t trust Labour First anymore.
