New Zealand’s to-undo list is good politics but questionable policy

Appealing to students and their families made electoral sense for the Labour Party, but its promises have saddled it with a lot of low-value spending, says Roger Smyth

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June 28, 2018

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June 28, 2018

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Print headline: To-undo list is Labour’s folly

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