Promotes a narrative of systemic political inertia, where both major parties are incapable of meaningful change due to shared constraints and lack of ambition.
The article consistently downplays ideological differences and frames both Labour and National as functionally equivalent in their policy limitations, reinforcing a cynical view of political possibility.
“There’s a lot of screaming and shouting in politics and the media, but in reality a Government controlled by Labour’s front bench wouldn’t have done too much differently from Christopher Luxon’s lot.”
