Playing the person rather than the ball is not restricted solely to the National Party. Labour made an art form of it during its nine years in opposition.
The National Party’s recent woes have again raised questions about the state of politics. But to focus solely on National’s troubles and somehow portray the cynicism about politics as solely a problem for the centre-right would be wrong.
Some on the centre-left argue the furore over
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