Same old complaints

I’m struck by how, for nine years from 2008, Labour spent their time complaining about increases in poverty, inequality, failing health systems, and unaffordable house prices under the John Key Government.

Now since 2017, National has been complaining about increases in poverty, inequality, failing health systems, and unaffordable house prices under Ardern’s Labour Government.

Doesn’t this suggest that, irrespective of whether these problems are real or imagined, no government has fixed them, and no government ever will?

Still, looking on the bright side, at least the politicians themselves will continue to make a good living whilst pretending that they do have the answers, so that’s 120 people who don’t have to worry about those particular failings in society.

John Denton

Eskdale