Opinion

Hewson's View | National interests should come before those of the party

By John Hewson
Updated July 2 2021 - 1:30am, first published November 26 2020 - 5:00pm
UNITED: There are times when politicians must set aside pedantic partisanship and work for the collective good.
UNITED: There are times when politicians must set aside pedantic partisanship and work for the collective good.

When I first got involved in our politics in the mid-'70s I was struck by those who went out of their way to instruct me that, effectively, I should "hate the other side", that I should see "no good" in them either, or in what they stand for, that I should "oppose", that the end game was "winning", not "good government".