It's Hard to Get Beyond/Improve Upon Newstalk ZB Summertime Host Francesca Rudkin's Assessment (Last Saturday Morning) of 'the Actual Whys & Wherefores' of Jacinda Ardern's Sudden, Shock Departure from the Helm of NZ Co...
Yes, for all you multitudinous conspiracy theorists out there, it ain't such a juicy story, but endlessly more important (and to the point), her view does tend to bear the innate ring of truth... Believe it or not, folks, it's a stressful time out there for innumerable folk these days - not least political leaders, however reviled or revered - and burnout's a very real thing... ...at least speaking from *personal experience, anyhow. *Which ain't ever a bad place to start, I'd suggest. P.S. Which doesn't mean, of course, that factors of fading popularity and an anticipated drubbing at the polls later this year didn't also (at least subconsciously) play into the equation.