Brash Resigns, Will Be Gone By Christmas
Scoop News: Former National Party Leader Don Brash has announced he will resign from Parliament, vacating his office when Parliament closes for Christmas/New Year recess. Brash told reporters this afternoon that he had talked to friends, colleagues and family before deciding it was now time for him to leave Parliament.
The National List MP position vacated by Brash will be filled by Wellington-based accountant Katrina Shanks.
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The Hollow Men: A Scoop Compendium Of Post Publication News & Comment - What happened to Frankenstein’s unnamed creature? He escaped his maker, blundered around trying to be accepted by real human beings, lashed out and killed in fury at being rejected, and disappeared into the frozen Arctic wastes, never to be seen again. Don Brash was not a politician, any more than Frankenstein’s creature was a human being. Many of the fascinating exchanges published from Nicky Hager’s book The Hollow Men show how hard his clutch of bumbling Frankensteins tried to turn him into one – and how cross they were when, despite their best efforts, he stuffed up yet again. See... Letter from Elsewhere: Frankenstein’s Creature
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