"I was in the Alliance Party until 2 years ago. I met Sir Roger and went in with all guns blazing. He gave me the time of day to express myself and my opinions and we talked for a long time. His vision for every NZer, rich and poor is something that was not only inspiring, but clear and delivered an equal outcome. It went against everything I learned at University and what my friends in Labour/Alliance/Greens told me.

I doubt you have thought about that remark about having lunch with him properly and it is more a flippant remark to build upon the revisionist hysteria that he is somebody evil or stupid, which I can state right now just makes you the one acting trivial. You almost had a good point but that ruined it.

People like you only reinforce my decision to leave the Alliance and join ACT was a great idea."

That's a comment from The Hand Mirror by someone called Penny that I spotted and had to quote in full.

The Hand Mirror's author's response was to doubt Penny's authenticity.

I don't know this Penny myself, but I do happen to personally know several people who have had a complete rethink on Roger and Rogernomics after meeting him, and several others who have made their own way across the aisle.

Good on you Penny.