In it for you
Stuff reports:
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has announced Labour’s 2023 election slogan is ‘In it for you’.
My first response was that the slogan sounds like something an amorous (yes that word is probably redundant) 18 year old boy says.
It is probably the best slogan for Labour. They can’t have one that mentions success, delivery, improvement etc. All they can really do is go for empathy, and have a slogan that is basically “We’re trying”.
He promised a “positive, forward-looking campaign that’s focused on cutting inflation, bringing down the cost of living, keeping people and communities safe and investing in education, health and housing”.
Let’s take these in turn:
- Food inflation is at a 40 year high and overall inflation has been above the 3% target set in law for the last eight quarters
- Violent offending is up 42% since 2017
- There are 64,000 more students not attending school regularly, than in 2017
- The proportion of ED patients not seen within six hours has tripled from 7% to over 21%
- The Priority A waiting list for social housing has increased 449% since Sep 2017
I look forward to Labour campaigning on these magnificent achievements.