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May 29, 2004 2:21pm by David Farrar

Stupid is as stupid does

The Herald reports today that Phil Goff decided not to consult on and publicise the proposed change to under age sex laws.

I actually think the proposed law change is pretty reasonable, but noted that the Government had mishandled the issue by not having a sensible communications strategy, and then they backed down without even attempting to defend it.

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