Dr Muriel Newman says the Labour Party’s significant election defeat is a backlash against “woke” politics and identity-focused governance in her latest essay, “A rejection of woke”. The loss, she argues, is rooted in the public’s disenchantment with divisive policies that categorised citizens by race, gender, and sexuality. Newman points to the contentious 2023 Census and education policies as symbols of the alienation felt by many New Zealanders.
She also condemns Labour’s handling of protests and the secretive “He Puapua” blueprint and the steamrolling of…
