Peter Shirtcliffe’s latest attempt to destroy MMP has finally launched. The man who spent a million dollars in 1993 is a shadow of his former self. Now, he and his cronies are so despised he can’t front the organisation himself, he’s got some kid doing it. And FPP/SM is so despised they won’t actually campaign for it overtly.
The front-man for ‘Vote for Change’ (which was ACT’s campaign slogan in 2005 and National’s in 2008) is a young lawyer called Jordan Williams who is employed by Stephen Franks. His claim to fame is being Don Brash’s dog’s body during the ACT coup. Word is that Williams himself has admitted that Vote for Change’s strategy of not campaigning for any of the alternatives to MMP in particular is weak and won’t get any cut-through.
I love that they’re trying to draw attention to having Bob Harvey as one of their six named supporters because he’s a former Labour Party President. I don’t know what’s got into Harvey but his one year as Labour Party President was hardly covered in glory and his name hardly disguises who is really behind the organisation.
Make no mistake, this is a Shirtcliffe production. And if Vote for Change spends any money, it will be coming from him and his cronies.
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