Gordon Campbell: On National’s Caucus Ructions

In his tilt at the leadership last November, Chris Bishop plainly forgot Omar’s excellent advice from The Wire: “If you come at the king, better not miss.” He’s now paid the price. Yet in the wake of last week’s Cabinet reshuffle, at least Bishop can take solace from being punished by a flailing, failing Christopher Luxon. The whole episode has cemented Bishop as Luxon’s chief rival and heir apparent. Even so, publicly humiliation is never a pleasant experience. After all the hours spent by Bishop on policy work on so many fronts, it has come down to this.