Ricky Wilson
Andrea Vance wrote ‘Blue Blood’ an inside account of the National Party in crisis.
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‘Blue Blood’ takes readers along in the rooms where decisions were made asks what value lies at the heart of a modern National Party, and wonders who else could be waiting in the wings.
Starting with the shocking resignation of John Key, Blue Blood reveals the reasons behind one of the most dramatic declines in popularity in New Zealand’s political history and tells the full story of how the National Party went to war with itself.
Informed by campaign emails and internal party communications, comments from key advisers, staffers and former and current MPs, Andrea Vance sheds new light on the ministers and motivations that made headlines: negotiations with the kingmakers, high-profile resignations, leaks, secret recordings and text messages, allegations of bullying and harassment, and rogue leaders on the campaign trail.
This is not to be missed as Andrea Vance sheds new light on the ministers and motivations that made headlines.