Fred99:
MikeAqua:
Exactly my point ... Labour were opposed a business running a prison (something I agree with them on), but Clark seems to be all for a business running a compulsory quarantine facility.
An MIQ hotel is obviously very, very different from a prison but you still aren't allowed to leave so there are some similarities: People depend entirely on whoever is running the facility for their welfare.
She should have had the common sense as a long retired PM/politician to keep her opinions to herself - especially as it comes across as critical of operational decisions made by the party she once led, and that she's had a relatively high profile internationally.
Anyway both she and John Key made comments in favour of greatly increasing the number of people crossing the border to come to NZ. I guess they were both paid to speak, so felt obliged to tell the audience what they paid to hear. I expect those opinions would go down like a cup of cold sick if repeated today.
Clark was making her comments within a role she has fro WHO. I have noticed though, that where most former PMS keep a low profile, Clark actively seeks a public profile in NZ.