Who will get Welfare?
July 28th, 2007 at 4:07 pm by David FarrarBenson Pope’s environment portfolio is minor and co go to almost anyone. However welfare, or its new title of social development, is a major portfolio and not one you would give to a new Minister.
So putting aside who might get promoted to Cabinet for now, who from the existing Cabinet might get welfare?
Anderton is busy in agriculture. Maharey has done it before. Goff is overseas too much. Hodgson couldn’t do it without giving up Health (which some might say would be fine). They’d have to be half crazy to give to Parekura and fully crazy to give it to Burton.
King would seem the most logical. She is capable and under used. She might not want it of course. Mallard is a possibility if he gave up some of his economic portfolios to a rising Minister such as Cunliffe or Cosgrove. So only going to happen in a fuller reshuffle.
Going into the second row Ruth Dyson has a long involvement in related areas such as CYFS, ACC. Could be a stretch for her. Dalziel isn’t an impossibility either.
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July 28th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Well they could cement in the Green Support by enlisting Sue Bradford to the post. She could slot in between Winston and Dunne.
Vote:July 28th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Great idea, baxter. Then she can sort out welfare just as she fixed violence against children.
Vote:July 28th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
I think Nanaia Mahuta will get Social Development and Ruth Dyson will pick up employment.
Vote:July 28th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
I think they should all go onto welfare. But I don’t think any of them could make it on the meagre payments that our beneficiries receive, but it would be a good lesson in how the other half live for them to have to try.
Vote:July 28th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
Who else but DB-P’s highly qualified replacement.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4143289a10.html
Vote:July 28th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
He’s only accused burt, not good form.
Vote:July 28th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
one of the TWENTY PERCENT of the Ministerial team who are associate ministers of social development and employment should be able to do it
Vote:July 28th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Since when is Environment a small portfolio. HC has set her heart on a sustainable society and MfE are getting a lot of money to push that.
Vote:July 28th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
How ironic at as minister for the environment Benson-Pope got tripped by an inconvenient truth.
Vote:July 29th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
too right insider … environment is really important for the government next election, hardly minor. Particularly considering the slew of climate change legislation including emissions trading schemes to make it’s way out of the house later this year.
Vote:July 30th, 2007 at 11:29 am
Can we start calling “climate change legislation” by its true name That is “more taxes for the morons to waste”
How dumb can you lot really be. Easily conned the lot of you.
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