I knew I was right

Just minutes after writing how I suspect Labour are stage managing a massive pressure campaign to panic National into releasing its policy early, I read Russell Brown saying “If John Key wants to demonstrate that economist Peter Harris is wrong when he says National’s tax and spending promises don’t add up, he would seem better advised to do so by releasing the numbers”

And then I see Jordan Carter saying “SHOW US YOUR NUMBERS, NATIONAL. If this isn’t your plan, prove it. If it is, be up front about it.”

The plan is obvious. Invent the most extreme interpretations of what it could be, have everyone scaremonger on it, and then use the refusal of National to panic and shows its hand, to scream loudly that it must all be true.

In case anyone is unconvinced, have a look at the Dom Post article which quotes from, get this, “Labour’s qualitative research”.

So Labour Party focus groups are now the basis of judging what National will do!!!

I predict within ten days the phony $7 billion claimed cost will have reached $10 billion. Perhaps I should run a sweep-stake on how high Labour will go with its claims. I could see $15 billion, but doubt even they think they can go much past that.