Labour leader David Shearer must be wishing he had never mentioned a recording of a remark the Prime Minister is said to have made to staff of the Government Communications Security Bureau in February about the Dotcom investigation. If any recording was made of John Key's visit to the agency
Editorial: Stooping low painful lesson for Shearer
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Labour leader David Shearer. Photo / Supplied
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He would be well advised to leave this sort of work to others in his team who are more naturally tenacious than he is. Leaders have to be true to themselves to command the respect of others.
Mr Shearer looked best last week at centre stage in an economic policy "summit" with fellow Opposition party leaders flanking him. Unfortunately for him, that effort was overwhelmed by the missing GCSB recording. If he has to fight on this level, he will not win.