Missing the most important detail

Bryce Edwards has written an entire column on how there could be a Labour – NZ First Government after the election. Bizarrely he neglects to mention an incredibly salient fact – that Winston Peters has explicitly ruled out any deal with Labour while Chris Hipkins is leader.

Now this doesn’t mean a deal couldn’t happen. Labour could roll Hipkins, or Winston could renege on his word. A good column though would at a minimum mention the fact he has ruled out Hipkins and discuss it. To just omit it entirely as if it doesn’t exist just undermines the entire column.