Ian Wishart investigates power-hungry PM
As rumours gain momentum about a possible leadership challenge to New Zealand's "Popular and Competent Prime Minister", investigative journalist Ian Wishart is preparing to release an "explosive new book" which will go behind the life of Hillin Cluck.
Hopefully that means more revelations than the "scandals" uncovered in Nicky Hager's over-hyped book "The Hollow Men" (Business leaders support and help fund the National Party?! Quelle Surprise)
Publishers claim Labour's Electoral Finance Act passed last Christmas has a clause that could let the Government ban the book, to shut down political criticism in election year.
Investigate says Ian Wishart "could face possible arrest and prosecution under the anti-free speech portions of the controversial new law - specifically a clause that covers political books". A firm publication date hasn't been announced, but pre-orders are now being taken online.
Wishart also examines the likely outcome of Labour's looming leadership crises in the latest issue of Investigate Magazine...
"Prime Minister Helen Clark is facing the fight of her political life as a string of bad poll results and bad press put her leadership within Labour on the line."
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Yeah well I am sure Wishart is privy to the real situation in the Labour party - they love him so much.
This new book will be a damp squib. It will go up like a lead balloon.
A prime minister seeks and exercise power? Really?
Dave
Do you really think that in saying "Business leaders support and help fund the National Party?!" you summarise the content and impact of "The Hollow Men"?
Within one week of publication, Brash was no longer leader of the National Party. Within a fortnight he was out of politics. Bearing in mind also that he considered using legal means to block the book. Why?
"The Hollow Men" is a historic book, that shows the power of spin doctors to distort a political campaign to the extent that a leader becomes marketing collateral, and the mission of a party goes missing in action.
It seems that you rightfully belong to that same framework of spin.
As for "leadership crisis" in Labour, what crisis? Even the media is not manufacturing this on any kind of scale. The election is some way off. Helen Clark IS popular, she IS an effective leader and if she feels so inclined, she will lead Labour into the next election.
In terms of release of the book - "WHY ARE WE WAITING"?
I don't suppose that it is under a legal cloud - I can't see Helen or the Labour Party being fazed by whatever the author has to say.
To ANONYMOUS x 2
Mark your own words - HISTORY REPEATS
""Within one week of publication, Brash was no longer leader of the National Party. Within a fortnight he was out of politics. Bearing in mind also that he considered using legal means to block the book. Why?
"The Hollow Men" is a historic book, that shows the power of spin doctors to distort a political campaign to the extent that a leader becomes marketing collateral, and the mission of a party goes missing in action....."
IT WILL TAKE LONGER THAN A WEEK, I GRANT YOU THAT, SUCH IS THE "CLEVERNESS' OF HELEN & CO, BUT IT IS THE START TO THE END. THERE IS HEAPS MORE TO COME I'M SURE.
".....don't suppose that it is under a legal cloud - I can't see Helen or the Labour Party being fazed by whatever the author has to say."
IT HAS BEEN UNDER A LEGAL CLOUD, AND I GUESS WE HAVE BEEN PAYING THE LEGAL BILLS - HENCE THE DELAY - BUT IT IS OUT NOW - & IF YOU DON'T READ IT WHO CARES - MANY ARE AND YOUR HELEN,PETER AND THE FESTERING DISEASE THE LABOUR PARTY HAS BECOME WILL BE GONE.
Let's make it clear they were gone anyway but nice to get a little icing on top.Diddummmmmmms to you.
I just hope National learns from this, but I doubt it. In the end they will go the same way - such is politics.
And to think that Wishart hasn't done this with the protection of parliamentary privilege! As he says if it's not true SUE - I bet they don't.
CHEERS deebee