Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 2:05 pm Press Release: Green Party
1 February 2005 Brash not fit to lead<
Don Brash's
demotion of Katherine Rich confirms that he doesn't have the
political skills to lead New Zealand, Green Co-Leader Rod
Donald says.
"How can Dr Brash expect the country to
follow him when he can't even convince his own caucus that
his policies will work?" Mr Donald said.
The Rich affair
is the latest example of Brash's inept leadership, Mr Donald
said.
"Sacking Nick Smith as his deputy after just one
week exposed his ineptitude. Getting rid of Georgina te Heu
Heu because she didn't agree with his race-baiting exposed
his intolerance. And sacking Katherine Rich for refusing to
endorse his absurd welfare agenda exposes the nastiness of
his policies.
"In his short time as National Leader, Don
Brash has shown himself to be a man who panics in a crisis,
who is extremely intolerant of anyone who disagrees with
him, and who knows nothing about uniting a political party
let alone a nation of four million diverse, vibrant
people."
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