Chisholm enquiry whitewash

Just as almost everyone predicted, the enquiry into Collins (dumped today to confuse coverage of the Gwyn enquiry) delivered a nice big bucket of whitewash. Labour’s Megan Woods:

Key’s vile smear machine questions left unanswered

… “This report has deliberately narrow terms of reference and so is a once-over-lightly look at the role of Judith Collins in the Prime Minister’s smear machine and the reasons for her dismissal.

“The report does not include key personal correspondence and phone calls and doesn’t interview major players, including Cathy Ogders, who gave the Cameron Slater email to John Key’s office.

“There needs to be a much broader inquiry into the issues raised in this report, primarily that key people in John Key’s smear machine were involved in undermining a government official.

“On the same day this report was the released, the Inspector General of the SIS released her findings which laid bare the extent of the vile smear machine run out of the Prime Minister’s office. …

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