A good first week for Key

Most of the pundits seem pretty impressed with John Key’s first week in the job.

John Armstrong writes:

Key’s ruthless dumping of Gerry Brownlee as his would-be deputy and equally merciless easing of Don Brash out of Parliament altogether smacks of a style not that far removed from the Prime Minister’s own modus operandi.

Key’s decisiveness in part reflects a managerial ethic that new chief executives make a real impact in their first 100 days.

Years of dithering over National’s stance on nuclear ship visits have been blown away in an instant. While the few hawks in National’s caucus might grumble, Labour will no longer be able to exploit the ambiguity and confusion surrounding National’s previous stance.