James Shaw's mea culpa on school funding exposed his lack of political nous | Claire Robinson

Green party leader came under fire from many quarters over the project, including supporters who asked how he could make such a mistake

When Green party leader, James Shaw, apologised for backing the use of public funds for a private school last week, he ventured down a well-trodden path of the political mea culpa to save his own skin before October’s election. While he’s not the first person to row back a policy in New Zealand politics, or during this Covid pandemic, whether he survives may have as much to do with how he manages the public’s perception of him as a leader, as it does with the nature of his mistake.

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