Andrew Dickens Afternoons

So Winston’s back for another crack. I never doubted it. The man’s constitution and energy are only matched by his ego. And he’s a worker. I’ve always liked Winston and New Zealand First and always been surprised at how misunderstood his party is by so many New Zealanders. He’s a conservative with a small c from an earlier age in New Zealand where egalitarianism was strong. It’s one for all and all for one and no-one is your master and no-one you’re inferior.  He may be a lawyer but he’s really just working class.  There’s One New Zealand and everyone keeps New Zealand First.  It’s in the name. New Zealand First was socialism-lite without the virtue signalling that the new breed of middle class Labour supporters embrace. He’s always had more in common with a Helen Clark or a Michael Cullen than he ever had with John Key or Bill English. Somehow I think many National supporters thought that New Zealand First was a National lite because that’s where Winston first made his name.  But there was always a reason Wi