Environment Minister Trevor Mallard last week promised to make all rivers clean enough to swim in within a generation.
What isn't clear is which party he expected to win the next five elections in order to deliver on this promise.
Based on their environmental scorecard for the last 8 years, (I'm speaking of actions not rhetoric) it doubt it would be Labour.
There's obviously some inside knowledge here that points to a conspiracy of massive proportions. Unless they are relying on retrospective legislation, I'd be interested to see how other parties plan on matching this promise.
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What isn't clear is which party he expected to win the next five elections in order to deliver on this promise.
Based on their environmental scorecard for the last 8 years, (I'm speaking of actions not rhetoric) it doubt it would be Labour.
There's obviously some inside knowledge here that points to a conspiracy of massive proportions. Unless they are relying on retrospective legislation, I'd be interested to see how other parties plan on matching this promise.
Related Link: Toxic Water
I wouldn't imagine it to be anything related to a conspiracy, but rather talk that implies certainty.
ReplyDeleteSuch talk is structured to plant a level of certainty in the minds of the public.
If Mallard talks about what they're going to do over a period of time, he posits the thought in the public mind that it is a given that they will be there for that period of time.
It's a subtle use of electioneering language... a kind of subliminal message.
Big deal- you can swim in the Ganges...
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