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The only thing National did wrong on Friday was release its literacy policy.\xa0

Friday is not a good day for news cut-through.\xa0

To a degree, they were at a disadvantage, as was every other party considering Labour released some heating ideas for houses.\xa0

If you release it Friday many will miss it. But if you don't release anything you can be accused of a missed opportunity.\xa0

But the literacy policy is more fertile ground for National given the record of the Government. Labour rolled out poor, old Jan Tinetti who was gobsmacked and heartbroken and various other emotions over the change.\xa0

But she, like Ginny Andersen the day before when Labour laughably promised to crack down on gangs, is in no position to debate their portfolios, given they have been abject failures.\xa0

There is simply no hiding what has happened to our education system under this Government.\xa0

It has been Maorified, kids don\u2019t turn up, results are shocking, standards have slipped and international testing shows the parlous state we are in.\xa0

Enter Erica Stanford, who is as good a prosecutor of her portfolio as any politician and is backed up by Chris Luxon, who talks of her being world-class.\xa0

Also on Friday, as a death knell of sorts for Labour was yet another poll. This one was the Taxpayers Union Curia poll showing Labour in nightmare country in the 20s. Winston Peters is also below 5 percent so there is a change of Government.\xa0

The other criticism was the growing commentary from the media on the lack of energy by Chris Hipkins. It is palpable - he looks tired and worn down and lacklustre.\xa0

He has nothing to say. A lot of his policies fall flat because they are juxtaposed against the reality of what has been delivered. Also, against him is what the media are claiming is the energizer bunny of Chris Luxon.\xa0

Luxon and Hipkins in the aforementioned poll in preferred Prime Minister numbers are even. That\u2019s a growing story and next stop is Luxon overtaking him.\xa0

Let me tell you this for nothing - a lot of the media have been kind to Labour and even kinder to "Chippy from the Hutt".\xa0

That has turned. They see what we see.\xa0

They see a bloke from the private sector, a success story who at last is delivering with confidence and detail and aspiration. And they see a political lifer, out of puff with a record in tatters.\xa0

As much as we can say it, in mid-September, it is over.\xa0

If you want to make predictions, not only will we see a change of Government. It is increasingly likely that a landslide is on.\xa0

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