HERE WE GO AGAIN

The National party in Opposition has elected a new leader to replace the bumbling and bungling Simon Bridges. No surprise there but I am a bit concerned at his replacement - a sort of hybrid cross between John Key and Bill English. Should we be worried? I think so.

Todd Muller came to Parliament in 2014 at the end of Key's reign.
He was a Young Nat and assisted National PM Jim Bolger in his office which isn't surprising giving his farming family background.

His business background before 2014 was in agriculture and farming related business - specifically kiwi fruit and with Fonterra so he's well qualified to lose billions of dollars. Hold on to your seat folks.

Robert will be pleased with him as obviously he is a Nat but is also a big lover of USA politics. Maybe he'll promote a MAKE NEW ZEALAND GREAT AGAIN cap. The acronym isn't much cop though - MNZGA - which sounds like a drunk guy telling you he's a Minister.

Another reason for Robert to like him is that apparently he's a Catholic and is anti-abortion and anti-euthanasia. No doubt he takes the Catholic party line on those other Catholic and Christian issues too, (remember Israel Folau?) but maybe has too much political sense to say them out loud.

One good thing is that he is a Climate Change supporter and was National's climate change spokesperson, being at odds from time to time with some of the National deniers. In his Fonterra role however he took more of a company line than that of a Green spokesperson but that is par for the course.

I hope that I'm wrong about this guy but we've seen some shockers in the past leading National who've made money for the rich and trodden on the less privileged.

With luck he can be just a voice in opposition.