It’s not boding well for the Tories in the wake of the local elections.

The Conservative Party has lost over 500 councillors, making it the worst result not only in living memory but in the party’s history.

UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Mike Hosking that the results came in during a glorious week for Rishi Sunak, but it did him no favours at all.

He said they’re in a position now where there’s pretty much nothing they can do.

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It’s not boding well for the Tories in the wake of the local elections. 
The Conservative Party has lost over 500 councillors, making it the worst result not only in living memory but in the party’s history. 
UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Mike Hosking that the results came in during a glorious week for Rishi Sunak, but it did him no favours at all. 
He said they’re in a position now where there’s pretty much nothing they can do. 
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Rod Liddle: UK Correspondent on the results of local elections

Things are heating up as the UK moves closer to its general election.

The election is generally a two-horse race between the two major parties, the Conservatives and Labour, but UK Correspondent Rod Liddle says nobody really seems to want either horse.

He said that there’s no great enthusiasm for Labour, with a poll saying that only 15% of the public are firmly in their camp, and there’s certainly no appetite for the Tories anymore.

Current PM Rishi Sunak has announced the reintroduction of mandatory military service should the Conservatives make it back into power.

He said that he believes twelve months of service would help foster the “national spirit” that emerged during the pandemic.

Liddle said that it seems to be a bizarre, out of the blue policy which a good many members of his own party have cheerfully derided.

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Things are heating up as the UK moves closer to its general election. 
The election is generally a two-horse race between the two major parties, the Conservatives and Labour, but UK Correspondent Rod Liddle says nobody really seems to want either horse. 
He said that there’s no great enthusiasm for Labour, with a poll saying that only 15% of the public are firmly in their camp, and there’s certainly no appetite for the Tories anymore. 
Current PM Rishi Sunak has announced the reintroduction of mandatory military service should the Conservatives make it back into power. 
He said that he believes twelve months of service would help foster the “national spirit” that emerged during the pandemic. 
Liddle said that it seems to be a bizarre, out of the blue policy which a good many members of his own party have cheerfully derided. 
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Rod Liddle: UK Correspondent on the status of the general election, mandatory military service policy

Ricardo Menendez March and teachers.

Let me join a couple of dots. And the glue for the dots are standards, or lack of them.

If you don’t have standards you end up with teachers who can't pass NCEA Level 1, and you end up with people like March using the F-word in Parliament.

The F-word is not the end of the world, but it is indicative of the modern day outworkings of an institution that, despite whatever your political leanings, had an element of decorum and civility.

Now it's full of thieves, swear words and cowboy hats.

No standards.

When you suggest or infer anyone can teach, what you end up with is what we have got - a system everyone knows and accepts is broken and yet has done nothing about.

Our son was shown around some houses in London last week. The person who showed him was the same age, a young rental agent. They wore a suit and tie and were dressed for the job because in Britain you dress for the job. Because there is expectation. There are standards.

The agents we have dealt with here could be agents, or surfers, or just out of bed. Not all of them, but too many.

No standards.

Look at poor old David MacLeod last week. It was hardly the crime of the century and if the paperwork had been with the Greens he would have been given the week off on full pay and nothing would have happened. In National he got sacked.

Luxon is driven by standards. You set them high and keep them high. It leads to better performance, hard work, and it singles out the aspirants from the can't-be-bothered's.

What holds teaching back, what allows the Genter's, March's and others to behave the way they do, what stops crime dropping, what stops climate protesting kids staying in the classroom, is a lack of standards.

Dropping standards emboldens bad behaviour. It lets intent fall by the wayside and success become a scarce commodity. We hide by being average, ordinary and lazy amongst the crowd because the easy way out will always attract a crowd.

That’s the value of leadership and what happens if you don’t have enough of it. When you're surrounded by it, it's normal.

Otherwise you end up like we have.

So much of this country these days is what a lack of standards looks like.   

Ricardo Menendez March and teachers. 
Let me join a couple of dots. And the glue for the dots are standards, or lack of them. 
If you don’t have standards you end up with teachers who can't pass NCEA Level 1, and you end up with people like March using the F-word in Parliament. 
The F-word is not the end of the world, but it is indicative of the modern day outworkings of an institution that, despite whatever your political leanings, had an element of decorum and civility. 
Now it's full of thieves, swear words and cowboy hats. 
No standards. 
When you suggest or infer anyone can teach, what you end up with is what we have got - a system everyone knows and accepts is broken and yet has done nothing about. 
Our son was shown around some houses in London last week. The person who showed him was the same age, a young rental agent. They wore a suit and tie and were dressed for the job because in Britain you dress for the job. Because there is expectation. There are standards. 
The agents we have dealt with here could be agents, or surfers, or just out of bed. Not all of them, but too many. 
No standards. 
Look at poor old David MacLeod last week. It was hardly the crime of the century and if the paperwork had been with the Greens he would have been given the week off on full pay and nothing would have happened. In National he got sacked. 
Luxon is driven by standards. You set them high and keep them high. It leads to better performance, hard work, and it singles out the aspirants from the can't-be-bothered's. 
What holds teaching back, what allows the Genter's, March's and others to behave the way they do, what stops crime dropping, what stops climate protesting kids staying in the classroom, is a lack of standards. 
Dropping standards emboldens bad behaviour. It lets intent fall by the wayside and success become a scarce commodity. We hide by being average, ordinary and lazy amongst the crowd because the easy way out will always attract a crowd. 
That’s the value of leadership and what happens if you don’t have enough of it. When you're surrounded by it, it's normal. 
Otherwise you end up like we have. 
So much of this country these days is what a lack of standards looks like.

Mike's Minute: Time to restore standards in this country

Keep New Zealand Beautiful claims it's been treated unfairly by the Ministry for the Environment.

CEO Heather Saunderson alleges bullying by the Ministry, and the entire team has resigned.

She claims ministers —past and present— have refused to meet them, there's been a lack of consultation, and funding has been withheld.

Saunderson told Mike Hosking that other organisations that are legislatively mandated outside of central government receive funding, the SPCA for example gets $6.5 million a year.

She said that the central government has basically said that by law, they have to do this, but they’re not going to get any funding to do so.

In response, Christopher Luxon told Mike Hosking that the country has changed a lot since the anti-litter charity was set up.

He says it's a well-known brand, but Kiwis take a lot of pride now in keeping the environment clean.

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Keep New Zealand Beautiful claims it's been treated unfairly by the Ministry for the Environment. 
CEO Heather Saunderson alleges bullying by the Ministry, and the entire team has resigned. 
She claims ministers —past and present— have refused to meet them, there's been a lack of consultation, and funding has been withheld. 
Saunderson told Mike Hosking that other organisations that are legislatively mandated outside of central government receive funding, the SPCA for example gets $6.5 million a year. 
She said that the central government has basically said that by law, they have to do this, but they’re not going to get any funding to do so. 
In response, Christopher Luxon told Mike Hosking that the country has changed a lot since the anti-litter charity was set up. 
He says it's a well-known brand, but Kiwis take a lot of pride now in keeping the environment clean. 
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Rod Liddle: UK Correspondent on the results of local elections

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