“The political upside in the economic doom and gloom is that Luxon and Willis will be able to point to some immediate wins when the cycle inevitably turns. But they can achieve that by doing nothing other than ensuring the country ticks over in an orderly fashion.
“That would be terrible for the country and, by Luxon’s self-imposed benchmarks, is not good enough. What we need is a Government that is brave enough to tackle the big structural issues in the economy.”
We asked Liam Dann to join us this morning for a live chat about those big structural issues - plus the smaller, everyday issues like mortgage payments and very expensive cheese. Dann’s launching a new column next week to answer readers’ questions about the economy - if there’s a topic you’d like him to tackle, let us know in the comments section below.
- Thanks for your great questions - submissions are now closed. Keep an eye out for Liam’s new column next week.