And this man was Attorney-General

In an attempt to appease their new best friend Winston, Labour has come out saying that the electoral court ruling means a truck can be driven through the current law, saying that “more money was spent than the limit but it didn’t necessarily qualify as spending”.

I shudder that Cullen was Attorney-General when he makes such inane remarks. I can only presume he has not even read the very well reasoned judgement.

It has been the law since at least 1956 that not all expenses count as “election spending”, only those which fairly directly promote the election of a candidate. And this is no drafting error – this is the intent of the law and Parliament for the last 50 years.

The judgement has not, in my opinion, loosened the interpretation of what counts as an expense. I would say it has actually tightened it in several areas.

The things Labour will do and say, to keep Winston happy!