Bill English must just be sitting there in his office cringing as he listens to interviews like these.
Sean Plunket spoke to Slippery John this morning about his latest policy flip-flops. It was a trainwreck. Have a listen – the text below is just a short excerpt.
Presenter: Is your policy today to follow the current law?
John Key: Well the policy is as I just outlined to you.
Presenter: Okay, which was on Monday it was, we’re going to follow the current law and not change it.
John Key: Well look, you know Sean, you know, from time to time there will always be a need to update what’s happening in the world, I mean I think internationally there’s been a view that strategic assets…
Presenter: No, no, no, I know all that, I’m trying to figure out what your policy is, not your view on, you know, what eddies are likely…
John Key: Well the policy, the policy is as I’ve outlined today, which is 50, if there’s, we want to see majority control held for strategic assets in New Zealand in New Zealand hands.
Presenter: And would you seek to change regulations to clarify that?
John Key: Yes.
Presenter: Which is different from your policy position on Monday isn’t it?
John Key: Well policies evolve, and as I said to you, the whole area of strategic assets is something that is worthy…
Presenter: Yeah okay, but you’ve got a different policy position today than you had on Monday, is that right?
John Key: Well the, the whole point is we haven’t rolled out every single policy…
Presenter: It’s easy, just a yes or no.
John Key: Well, of course it’s different in the sense that we hadn’t articulated that in the past…
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