Should political parties be more open about which strategists they use?

Opinion

Investigative author Nick Hager reported in the Sunday Star-Times that National leader John Key had hired Australian political strategy company Crosby/Textor.

His report, which included dates and details, has raised the spectre that National still has problems with its security, two years after Hager based his book The Hollow Men on hundreds of internal party emails.

A spokesman for Mr Key said he would not confirm the party had hired Crosby/Textor because it did not comment on the identity of anyone they contracted.

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