With a slip of the tongue, Bill English revealed National’s hidden agenda on taxpayer-owned asset sales. TV3 reported last night that Mr English was asked at the party’s conference whether National would sell off Kiwibank. He was quoted as saying “well eventually, not now”. (Yeah right!)

Privatisation is part of National’s programme to satisfy their hidden supporters. So far they have said that state assets will not be sold during their “first term of office” but we all know that political parties can change their minds after elections. It might suddenly become “an economic necessity” or “the need to fund infrastructure growth”. The spin doctor words have probably been written already.

If National were to govern alone after the next election they will slash and burn everything that is not already bolted down. We have seen it happen before. They simply cannot wait to get their hands on taxpayer-owned assets

New Zealand First will do everything possible to stop them. We believe that New Zealanders paid for these assets and should keep them. They should not be flogged off to foreign interests at bargain basement prices.

By the way did anyone notice whether National came up with a plan at their weekend conference to do anything about the shambles in the finance industry and the potential loss of billions of dollars from mainly elderly investors? Remember the pair leading the party are supposed to have financial expertise!

Tags: asset sales, National Party, privatisation

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