A New Zealand Paradigm

In my real life as a lawyer, I get to deal with people in business. Some of these people want to set up companies with fellow business mates, and some want to establish joint venture companies. Before they make these serious decisions they all come to me (and my boss!) with a plan, they have talked about their plans and they have strategised on how they can make an impact in the market. In essence, they talk beforehand to limit/avoid mess afterwards.

Yet, in MMP our parties seem to be doing the exact opposite. They all seem to avoid talking beforehand at all costs, when some of them could clearly benefit from some planning, strategising and mutual cooperation.

MMP is all about collaberation. It is a deal making system. I find it difficult to understand why the parties leave it until after they have spent their money to talk with their 'friends'. That seems bizzare.

I realise politics is politics and difficult to equate with business. But the analogy is the same. Unless ACT and National sit down NOW and talk about how they can govern in 9 weeks time, we will have a left wing government.

I have said this before, National has one certain coalition option, ACT. Labour has 5! Come on guys. Bury the hatchets and put Labour/NZ First/Greens/Jim Andertonovich to bed. Now!