Political Roundup: Labour shifts focus from Grey Lynn to West Auckland The days of the Labour Government being associated with middle class social liberalism look to be numbered. It was precisely what he needed to do.” Smart for Hipkins to focus on the economy Matthew Hooton writes in The Australian today that Hipkins is smart to focus Labour on the economy – it’s the overwhelming voting issue for 2023. And when the poll asked the public who they thought could best tackle inflation, 49 per cent chose National, with only 23 per cent favouring Labour. On the economy in general, National is favoured by 50 per cent, to Labour’s 27 per cent. TDB Recommends NewzEngine.com Labour desperately needs to turn around the perception that the party isn’t focused on economic issues during a recession.

Source: Stuff January 23, 2023 04:17 UTC