Pink’s very rosy view of Jacinda
THE popstar Pink has paid fulsome tribute to Jacinda Ardern, who has just resigned as Prime Minister of New Zealand.
‘ There will never be another like you,’ says Pink, but how can she possibly know? She foams on: ‘I have watched you shine uniquely and bravely from afar. Thank you for showing the rest of the world what’s possible.’
Huh? Has Pink been paying attention to the news? No, she’s just another luvvy dazzled by Jacinda’s bevelled knack for trite, Markle-like soundbites and big gestures. Yes, it was a powerful statement when Jacinda wore a hijab to show empathy following the 2019 attacks on two Christchurch mosques — thus earning the undying devotion of people like Pink for ever.
But half of New Zealand’s voters are furious with Ardern for imposing a totalitarian Covid lockdown that will have repercussions for years.
Her economic record isn’t much better either, but that doesn’t stop JA from being a pin-up of the Left.
She wasn’t all bad, but it takes more than ‘headscarves for harmony’ to leave a legacy that really matters.