PATTRICK SMELLIE: A nervous week ahead for a suddenly vulnerable government

PATTRICK SMELLIE: A nervous week ahead for a suddenly vulnerable government
Pattrick Smellie
Once again, the Prime Minister has produced a well-weighted decision that preserves her political control in the merry dance she's been led all year by a microscopic germ. But it feels increasingly as if Jacinda Ardern is bargaining with a foe whose concessions deliver ever diminishing returns. Last Monday's election decision pushed polling day out by four weeks. This Monday's decision pushes lockdown out by four days. But covid-19 virus isn't ruled by the calendar. Both dates could still change if the current cluster is not contain...

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