The sudden reappearance of Helen Clark in the news cycle in the last fortnight has raised some eyebrows and it also raises questions about what the role of former politicians in our public discourse is.
Ben Thomas is a former political staffer for the National Party and is now a PR consultant for Exceltium. He wrote a piece for the Sunday Star Times about the ghosts of previous governments and he joins Jesse to explain more.
Jim Anderton, Helen Clark and Michael Cullen at coalition talks, parliament, November 30 1999 Photo: Fairfax
