John MacDonald: The get-stuff-done guy is on a collision course - Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast

If you believed the Prime Minister when he said yesterday that he still has confidence in the now-former health minister Shane Reti, you will believe anything.

Let’s face it, though, he couldn’t have said anything different. But whether you believe it or not - that’s another thing. And I don’t.

Because he clearly doesn’t - or he clearly doesn’t have as much faith in Shane Reti as he used to. Otherwise, Simeon Brown wouldn’t be the new health minister.

And who would want to be Simeon Brown? Being the minister of health, you’re on a hiding to nothing.

And who would want to be working in the health system? I wouldn’t. Because, trust me, it’s about to get ugly.

I know people working in health might say “it’s pretty ugly already mate”.

In fact, one person I know who works pretty high up in the health system - and who is a big advocate of the public system - the