Ain't nothing gonna happen while Clark is in there.
Of course Bulger didn't change the policy either, but with a center-right government there's at least a chance of some flexibility.
I hope that the free trade agreement happens. But I am wondering what Clark thinks it will take to get it.
,,, she doesn't care either way about trade with the US. She will say it's important within her smoke and mirrors platitudes to the business sector, but they're not stupid enough to buy that when they see her and her aged hippies and vegetarian eunuchs trying to call the shots over the US from her self-perceived comfortable, moral highground position. A tangible indicator of recent times I could give you would be [government owned] Air New Zealand's fleet replacement. We've traditionally gone with Boeing, but we've just taken delivery of our first Airbus from Toulouse. Of course, price is always the main issue with major capital items, but just quietly, I bet Helen's pretty pleased about the French bumping their export receipts on our account. Who knows? - maybe her favourite charity is richer for it too. Her platform is social justice and that's what she has to be seen to be doing if she's to land a senior UN job.