Eamon Sloan

  Luxon and that Job   For Christopher Luxon the position of Prime Minister is simply a job. That’s it. He said it. Quoting from his speech in Whangarei last week (7th July): “I don't need to do this job. I choose to do this job because…”. NZME and Stuff have both reported his words.   He hasn’t told us clearly why he does not need to do the job,but has waffled about wanting New Zealand to be a great place. Is it because he is sufficiently well resourced that he does not need a Prime Minister’s salary? An overall salary package by the way that today tops out at close to $ 600,000. Who would sneeze at that sort of income? Or is the income really why he has taken the job? Luxon makes it all sound as if he is doing New Zealand a huge favour by taking the position of Prime Minister.   Deep down he may really be saying he does not enjoy the job as he feels unqualified. Many might say that is true. I have said in comments elsewhere that Luxon does not understan...