The many Government backflips
In just a few months the list of Government backflips is reaching levels you;d normally get after many years in office. Here’s a few of them:
- TPP – gone from leading marches against it to supporting it
- Pike River – backtracked on guaranteed entry to “only if it is safe”
- Trees – said they would plant one billion trees, now trying to claim private sector plantings also as part of that total
- Open Government – claimed they would be the most open yet, won’t even answer basic written questions on meetings
- Housing Ministry – said they would set one up, backtracked
- 90 day trials – said they would be gone, backtracked for small business
- MPI – said they would split in in three, now just having teams within it (which were already there mostly)
- Te Reo – said they want it compulsory then backflip
- GST on online sales – Nash announced then backtracked
- Charter schools – position seems to change every few weeks