Hypocrisy
The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behaviour does not conform.
Quotes from the Right Honourable Christopher Luxon:
“My faith has a strong influence on who I am and how I relate to people.”
“I see Jesus showing compassion, tolerance and care for others. He doesn’t judge, discriminate or reject people. He loves unconditionally.”
“Through history we have seen Christians making a huge difference by entering public life. Others educated the poor and challenged the rich to share their wealth and help others less fortunate.”
“I believe in tackling inequality and working hard to find that balance between encouraging hard work and innovation while always ensuring there is social mobility and a safety net.”
“Talking about it gets you a headline. Only doing it makes a difference.”
- Maiden Speech, Parliament, 24 March 2021
“To young people who don’t want to work - you might have a free ride under Labour, but under National, it ends.”
- Campaign speech, August 2022
“No matter who you are and who you voted for, know this: my team has your back.”
- State of the Nation, February 2024
He has now been the Right Honourable Prime Minister for two years and four months.
169,300 children are living in material hardship. That is 14.3% of all children in New Zealand - one in seven. This compares with 143,700 in 2023. That is an increase of 25,600 children.
Unemployment was 3.6% when he took office. It is now 5.4% - the highest since 2015. There are 165,000 people without work.
10,000 public sector jobs have been cut.
18 and 19 year olds no longer have an entitlement to a benefit. Nothing.
Since August 2024, more than 10,000 benefits have been cut or cancelled every quarter. The ‘humane’ non-financial alternative was used just 21 times in nine months.
23,523 more people are on Jobseeker since 2023 - roughly the size of a Robbie Williams concert crowd. An undisclosed amount of public money is bringing him back to New Zealand in November 2026. Priorities.
72,000 New Zealanders left the country in the year to June 2025. The highest number since 2012.
Government debt has risen from $71.4 billion to $182.2 billion in 2.5 years.
$14.7 billion in income tax cuts. Economists, Goldman Sachs, and the OECD all warned against them.
$2.9 billion in tax relief has been delivered to property investors.
“Only doing it makes a difference.”
References & Further Reading
15 economists warn fiscal policy is needlessly worsening recession - Interest.co.nz
Goldman Sachs warns National’s tax cuts could push interest rates up - NZ Herald, October 2023
OECD warns NZ shouldn’t borrow to pay for tax cuts - NZ Herald, May 2024
New Zealand delivers tax cuts despite budget deficit and OECD advice - Bloomberg, July 2024
Once a politician starts telling you they have a strong christan faith, you know we are in trouble because a basic belief of modern day politics is the necessity to not tell the truth, make sure the message, however nonsensical is kept to and above all else, avoid any responsibility by blaming the other lot!
Luxon is a classic example and should never be believed because he lies all the time!