Andrew Dickens Afternoons

How did the party that won the most vote lose it’s leader so soon. Surely he had a mandate, surely he had support. Why did it happen?It begs the question whether the National Party has lost its way.And, of course, the big question is who is next.But I want to take this moment to congratulate Bill English for his service. There is no shame in today’s developments. He has been the 2IC impeccably. As the second most important person in government for nine years he steered the economy as well as anyone could hope for. His has had a very competent political career.As a former Treasury official, as a man who spent 27 years in parliament, as a Minister of Finance, and as Prime Minister, his CV is fantastic and there will be no end of governance jobs offered to him as he begins his third age, where he will spend his time pursuing his own personal goals, and spending time with his familiy. Who he thanked, and in that thanking of his family, he was close to tears. Politician's families make enormous sacrifices, and it