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Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

David Seymour says Kiwis are too squeamish about privatisation – history shows why they lost the appetite

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State asset sales have been a political dividing line in New Zealand for decades now, and it seems voters are again being asked to decide which side they’re on.

In his state-of-the-nation speech last week, ACT Party leader David Seymour advised New Zealanders to “get past their squeamishness about privatisation” and ask themselves:

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