The many Government backflips

In just a few months the list of Government backflips is reaching levels you;d normally get after many years in office. Here’s a few of them:

  1. TPP – gone from leading marches against it to supporting it
  2. Pike River – backtracked on guaranteed entry to “only if it is safe”
  3. Trees – said they would plant one billion trees, now trying to claim private sector plantings also as part of that total
  4. Open Government – claimed they would be the most open yet, won’t even answer basic written questions on meetings
  5. Housing Ministry – said they would set one up, backtracked
  6. 90 day trials – said they would be gone, backtracked for small business
  7. MPI – said they would split in in three, now just having teams within it (which were already there mostly)
  8. Te Reo – said they want it compulsory then backflip
  9. GST on online sales – Nash announced then backtracked
  10. Charter schools – position seems to change every few weeks

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