Christopher Luxon’s ‘bottom feeders’ comment brought down media opprobrium, both mainstream and social, upon his follicle-free head. But as with so many verbal ‘gaffes’ made by politicians, it was shocking only because it contained some truth. Which always makes a nice change.

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My debut novel is available at TrossPublishing.co.nz. I have had my work published in the Australian Spectator, the New Zealand Herald and several on-line publications. One of the only right-wing people...