James Shaw: I Am the Bridge Between the Greens And Business

The new male co-leader of the Greens, James Shaw, has told Corin Dann on this morning’s Q+A that he is the man to boost the party’s economic credibility in the minds of both voters and business.

“I want to use my business background in particular to show that the greens have got the skill to enter government,” he said.

Mr Shaw didn’t want to get into specific policies but said he supported a “mixed economy”, and that “fragile” New Zealand economy should move away from a reliance on simple commodities and toward “smart green economics”.

Mr Shaw wants the Greens to revive the Memorandum of Understanding with National on climate change, which he says is the most pressing issue of the moment and requires a cross-party consensus.

But his main message was to the Labour Party, with a plea for the two parties to work more closely together.

“The most important thing voters are looking for is a coherent, credible, capable alternative Government, so that’s my proposition.”

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