Once again the Government is not talking to itself

The Government really seems to be unable to present a coherent message. Just last week we sar Trevor Mallard seek multiparty talks on monetary policy and then Helen Clark contradicting that.

Also last week Helen Clark was talking up export tax credits, and this week Michael Cullen says they have been dropped from the budget.

I keen waiting for the Government to regain its former competence. I keep saying they are only having a bad spell, as all parties do. But as simple mistakes continue such as Ministers not pushing the same message, I wonder if they are going to recover.