While the rest of NZ would call this standard procedure in reforming a major political party, there are those in Labour who would think that John’s comments are High Treason.
For this those who think this (High Treason) are not truly fit to be participating in the democratic institute of New Zealand
The Labour Party must change the way it elects it’s leader.
Unions are a part of the history of the Labour Party and its formation, and they are also a part of its past. Party members are the lifeblood that provide the bulk of the funds that run the party machine. But ultimately it is voters who are the most important.
I am a member of the party but I do not think that in itself qualifies me to choose the leader of the parliamentary team. I should have a say on who is appointed to the Presidency and the Executive Council but the caucus is a team that needs a leader on whom it can rely, and who can inspire confidence and have the support of a majority of the team that they are to lead.
Unions should not get a vote at all in my opinion.
Unions cannot…
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