Fish and Chip Brigade

The Fish and Chip Brigade was a humorous name given to four leading members of the New Zealand Labour Party who became senior members in the Fourth Labour Government (1984–1990). The politicians in the 'brigade' were future Prime MinistersDavid Lange and Mike Moore, future Minister of FinanceRoger Douglas, and future Minister of Health and Local Government Dr. Michael Bassett.

The epithet, originally used from 1980 as a term of contempt by the then ruling National Party, came about after a newspaper photograph was published showing the four politicians tucking into a meal of takeawayfish and chips after a failed leadership coup in which they had attempted to replace then Labour Party leader, Bill Rowling, with Lange on 12 December 1980.^[1] The photograph, taken by Geoff Dale for The New Zealand Herald, instantly became an iconic image of New Zealand politics.^[2] The term is still used in a derogatory way by some sectors of New Zealand, in particular in reference to the hard-line neoliberal economic policies of the Fourth Labour Government, which became known as "Rogernomics". In this context, the name of Labour minister and future Minister for State Owned EnterprisesRichard Prebble is also frequently added to those of the four politicians in the photograph.^[3] Prebble was present at the time but is not seen in the photo itself.^[4] A long standing rumour is that Moore was not expected to be present, but after smelling the fish and chips whilst walking down the corridor, he decided to join in.^[4]

تم شراء السمك والبطاطا المقلية من متجر "مولزورث فيش سبلاي" في شارع مولزورث ، مقابل مبنى البرلمان. هُدم المتجر عام ٢٠٠٣ لإفساح المجال أمام شقق كيت شيبارد. كان من المقرر هدمه في أواخر ثمانينيات القرن الماضي، ولكن نظرًا لأهميته الكبيرة، تدخل جيفري بالمر ، خليفة لانج في منصب رئيس الوزراء، لإنقاذه. ^{[ ٥ ] [ ٦ ]} عند إغلاقه، كان بريبل، آخر عضو من المجموعة لا يزال في البرلمان ، يتردد عليه . ^{[ ٧ ]}

• السياسة في نيوزيلندا

• راسل، مارسيا (1996). الثورة: نيوزيلندا من الحصن إلى السوق الحرة . هودر موآ بيكيت . ISBN 1869584287.