Josie joined Heather du Plessis-Allan and Trish Sherson on Newstalk ZB’s The Huddle to discuss new election offerings from ACT and Labour, and Chlöe Swarbrick goes to the EU about climate outcomes breaching our trade obligations.

Seven UK Prime Ministers in 10 years is an expensive internship programme, or as one wit put it: welcome to 10 Downing Street, now sponsored by AirBnB.

There are lessons that apply here.

The first is that incumbent governments are in trouble because of the cost of living. The second, obvious, lesson is that management jargon doesn’t rouse crowds. Here is another lesson from the UK: Offer hope, not division.

Perhaps the biggest lesson from the UK is that people want disruption. They want meaningful change, not pocket money.

The lessons from the UK are that vague and limited promises can get you elected but they cannot keep you in office.

Josie’s Post column looks at lessons from Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation.

Josie joined Heather du Plessis-Allan and Trish Sherson on Newstalk ZB’s The Huddle to discuss The Greens’ new tax policy, National swipes at its coalition partners, and changes to KiwiSaver.

Josie joined Heather du Plessis-Allan and Trish Sherson on Newstalk ZB’s The Huddle to discuss Matthew Hooton being appointed the new editor of The Post, and Labour's plans for public transport.

Now that Labour has released its candidate list and a policy, a new subsidy for public transport fares, it is time to pose questions about its plans, should it return to government this year. If you seek power, you deserve to be pressed on why the public should trust you and what you intend to do.

Labour has not been a party of policy courage, or meaningful redistribution in favour of working people, for a decade. Nor has it much to say about restraining corporate monopolies in favour of families, and raising incomes with pro-competition rules, regulatory innovation or more public control. Instead, identity and climate still seem higher priorities.

If Labour has done any hard thinking about what it got wrong in government, it’s not obvious. For example, it has not been able to explain why it got its KiwiBuild pledge to build 100,000 new homes so wrong, nor what changes need to be made to the public sector to improve its ability to deliver government priorities.

Governments that succeed start with a big idea, a purpose, an analysis of what is wrong and a plan to fix it. They level with the public about the need for effort, even sacrifice, and time to get great things done.

Josie's column in The Post is here.