Andrew Dickens: The cautious political answer Christopher Luxon gave on privatisation

So the word of the week was privatisation.

It became a debate because David Seymour said we should do it now in his state of the nation speech on Monday.

So obviously the media asked the Prime Minister want  he thinks of the junior coalition partner’s thoughts.

And Christopher Luxon vacillated, he gave the cautious political answer trying not to upset anyone.

It's something we might look at, but not without a mandate, so we might campaign on it in 2 years time. So it won’t happen for two years, or maybe more,  so don’t worry about. We’re cool.

It was an answer so convoluted that obviously the media asked more questions.

And then of course the people said bloody media, trying to stir up trouble with their leftist bias. 

But it was the Prime Minister's fault for faffing about trying not to upset anyone or more specifically the centre left and nationalists who hate it. Well that didn't work.

Why couldn’t he just say good idea, we agree, next time. 

Because we all know he agrees with the idea, and we all know his supporters agree. 

But he didn’t, because he’s like every other politician who’s values blow in whichever wind they think the electorate is blowing.

Politicians who don't just say yes but nor do they say no. They say maybe which is even worse.

They all do it, ask Chris Hipkins about capital gains tax. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
We are at the end of the week. In the
word of the week obviously was privatization, and it became
a debate because David Seymour said we should do it now,
and that was in his State of the Nation's speech
on Monday, So obviously the media asked the Prime Minister
what he thinks of the junior coalition partner's thoughts, and
when asked, Christopher Luxen vacillated, he gave the cautious political

(00:20):
answer he was trying not to upset to anyone. He
would see it, something like, oh, it's something we might
look at, but not without a mandate, so we might
campaign on it in two years time, so it won't
happen for two years or maybe even more. So don't
worry about it right now. Don't worry, we're all and
his answers were so convoluted that obviously the media asked
even more questions, and then of course people said, bloody

(00:42):
media trying to stir up trouble with their leftist bias.
But it was the Prime minister's fault for fath and
about trying not to upsett anyone, and more specifically the
center left and all the nationalists who hate the idea
of privatization, So in all his fath thing, I don't
think it worked. Why couldn't he just say good idea,
we agree next time, next and walk on because we

(01:05):
all know he agrees with the idea. We all know
the National Party agrees with the idea, Act agrees with
the idea, and we all know his supporters agree with
the idea. But he didn't. Some think that's good politics.
I don't. I vote for ideas, not people who say maybe,
because I have to say, Christopher Luxon is just like
every other politician. Their values blow in whichever win they

(01:28):
think the electorate is blowing. Politicians who don't just say yes,
They don't just say no, They say maybe, which frankly
is worse than both of the others. They all do it.
I mean, if you doubt me, why don't you go
along and talk to Chris Hipkins about capital gains tax
and watch the tap dance that happens after that. For

(01:50):
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