Michael laws sniffs a new trough
"With the [Winston First] party polling at a steady 11 or 12% and chasing its 1990s glory days, a cast of embittered political zombies has shuffled back onto the scene, looking to reanimate their dead careers.
"On Friday, Peters dug up his old crony Michael Laws ... [who] has spent the better part of four decades finding new and creative ways to keep his snout firmly attached to the public trough. For a man who built a lucrative talkback brand railing against bureaucratic waste and privilege, Laws has spent almost his entire adult life being paid by your rates or your taxes.
"He started as a parliamentary researcher in 1985. Then he became an MP. Then a city councillor. Then a mayor. Then a district health board member. Then a regional councillor.
"When he wasn't pulling a government salary, he was a shock jock collecting listeners by throwing rhetorical hand grenades. Now that regional councils are being dissolved, Otago’s Laws needs a new gig. ...
"Laws has always found safe harbour with Peters. Cleverly, they’ve both sussed that in the attention economy, you don't need a legacy delivery, just a stream of vitriolic grievances."
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