Bill English gets to work picking apart new Government's fiscal capabilityWARWICK SMITH/STUFF English wasted no time hitting out at Labour's plan to "spend up" and deviate from National's surplus track. Bill English has wasted no time in going on the offensive, saying the new Government is set to "fritter away" the country's good financial position. English jumped into the boots of Opposition Leader, a role where he said he would be "holding the Government to account". English said "governments don't collapse" but policies could easily become a "shambles" as the new executive discovered being in charge was harder-than-expected. Last week, Ardern said Labour would release an updated 100-day plan on Tuesday.

Source: Stuff October 30, 2017 21:08 UTC