Business of Government: the woke don't go broke, backslapping, and Brian 'will he, won't he' Roche and more

Business of Government: the woke don't go broke, backslapping, and Brian 'will he, won't he' Roche and more
The social investment sun is rising over the Beehive: will it get lost in the swamp? (Image: Getty)
Ian Llewellyn
The woke don’t go brokeThe appointment of Police Commissioner Andrew Coster as chief executive of the Social Investment Agency and Secretary for Social Investment caused quite the buzz in some circles.Current ministers were not Coster fans when they were in Opposition, though they have said nice things publicly since taking office.The criticism was that Coster was too “woke”, though the definition of woke tends to vary from person to person and subject to subject. Those who like to use the woke moniker also tend to s...

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