Heather du Plessis-Allan: Labour going for warm fuzzies over policy substance

PremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-Allan is the drive host for Newstalk ZB and a columnist for the Herald on Sunday.‌Labour's recent policies focus on feel-good factors rather than a substantial impact on the cost of living. Photo / Mark Mitchell

After three long-awaited policies from Labour there’s definitely a trend emerging.Labour is going for the warm fuzzies over actual impact.None of these policies affects big numbers of voters squeezed by the cost of living.

Take, for example, the promise to make prescriptions free again.