"Would we sell airports?... um, I.. ahh...er... We would love to see wages drop. Want a $200m meat subsidy? State housing will lower property values. I want to lead the Labour Party." "It's the pressure of saying only what people want to hear." 8 March, 2008

"Would we sell airports?... um, I.. ahh...er... We would love to see wages drop. Want a $200m meat subsidy? State housing will lower property values. I want to lead the Labour Party." "It's the pressure of saying only what people want to hear." 8 March, 2008
Date
2008
Reference
DCDL-0005672
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Shows Leader of the National Party, John Key, with great gaseous clouds of conflicting policy statements coming out of both ears. He has his fists clenched and looks desperate. Two men observing nearby guess that his stress is caused by the pressure of saying only what people want to hear. Refers to criticism that John Key is lacking clear policy in the run up to the election.

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Slane, Christopher, 1957-: Digital cartoons published in the Listener, New Zealand Herald, or New Zealand Farmers' Weekly
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"Would we sell airports?... um, I.. ahh...er... We would love to see wages drop. Want a $200m meat subsidy? State housing will lower property values. I want to lead the Labour Party." "It's the pressure of saying only what people want to hear." 8 March, 2008. Slane, Christopher, 1957-: Digital cartoons published in the Listener, New Zealand Herald, or New Zealand Farmers' Weekly. Ref: DCDL-0005672. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22298272

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