July 11, 2018 11:00am by David Farrar

TOP dead

The Board of The Opportunities Party (TOP) has decided to request that the Electoral Commission cancel TOP’s registration as a political party.

No surprise.

“The voting public demonstrated that best practice, evidence-informed policy is not of significant concern when deciding elections. When 20% of the vote moves in 48 hours simply on the back of a change of leader, with no improvement at all in policy being offered, what makes the New Zealand voter tick is clear.”

Telling the public they are dumb is not a good strategy.

Politics has always been about more than policy. Leadership is important. Without good leadership, policy is just words on paper.