Sitting in Parliament during Question Time over the last few weeks we have been treated to a daily diet of Crosby Textor messages from Bill English.  As ever they are at best trite, at worst plain untrue.  I have a grudging admiration for Bill English’s discipline in reciting them day after day, but really he could be a bit more creative than just saying them over and over again.  He is the only National MP showing real commitment to using them.  Others are simply not getting them into every sentence.

For the benefit of those who have not tuned in lately, the current Crosby Textor approved phrases are

• ” the sharp edges of the recession”
• ” the road to recovery”
• ” ten years of economic mismanagement” (oddly often mentioned at the same time as New Zealand having one of the lowest unemployment rates in the world…)
• ” we cannot turn back the tide of the global recession”

Today’s effort from Bill English deserves special attention as he manages all of them in one go.  Well done Bill, a special commemorative Koala will be on its way to you from Mark and Lynton.