Ardern the Ruthless

Ruthless, quite ruthless. To affix such a malign and foreboding attribute to the persona of Ardern the Adored is to risk incurring the wrath of the many thousands of voters who have difficulty being objective and honest in assessing the complex character of someone who is shaping up to be New Zealand’s greatest prime minister since Michael Joseph Savage in the 1930s – if she hasn’t already attained that status.

With her ear-to-ear smile always ready to be deployed in an instant while she prattles on incessantly, Jabbering Jacinda can melt the sourest of visages and soften