‘Bland’, ‘predictable’, ‘vacuous’ – govt’s third term programme critiqued
“It's not going to be a radical government – if anything it could be one that bores us to tears.”
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Those who look to politics for entertainment aren’t going to be obliged by John Key’s third-term government, if yesterday’s Speech from the Throne is anything to go by.
That’s the verdict of political commentator and Otago University lecturer Bryce Edwards, at least.
“It’s not going to be a
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Nick Grant
Wed, 22 Oct 2014
Wed, 22 Oct 2014
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‘Bland’, ‘predictable’, ‘vacuous’ – govt’s third term programme critiqued
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