Editor’s Note: I’m pleased to say my old friend Martyn ‘Bomber’ Bradbury has launched his new programme and podcast titled The Bradbury Group.
Martyn needs no introduction to New Zealanders. Under his handle ‘Bomber’ he’s been at the forefront of political debate, especially from a left perspective, for decades.
What is particularly refreshing about this latest broadcasting initiative is that Martyn has been unleashed from the constraints of his previous show, The Working Group, and its funders. You can read all about that over on TheDailyBlog.co.nz which is Martyn’s own blog site.
He launched the first episode of The Bradbury Group with a cracking line up. First up was Labour leader Chris Hipkins for 10 minutes, where Martyn put a number of concerns to Hipkins – including issues which concern many among the left of centre on Labour and where it is positioning itself under Hipkins’ leadership.
Then followed a panel discussion which included; Ti Pati Maori president John Tamahere, CTU chief economist Craig Rennie, and centre-right commentator and columnist Matthew Hooton.
Also, The Bradbury Group has already been the subject of New Zealand Parliamentary debate with the National-led coalition Government finance minister Nicola Willis citing it in her attacks on the leader of the opposition, Labour’s Chris Hipkins. Willis probably doesn’t realise it, but by raising The Bradbury Group in Parliament she gave the new programme a huge lift – that’s a promotion that advertising money can’t buy!
You can subscribe and follow The Bradbury Group on Youtube, TheDailyBlog.co.nz, Waatea Radio, and you can watch it live on PodTalk.live here.
“The Bradbury Group has already been the subject of New Zealand Parliamentary debate…..” Selwyn Manning
As the mainstream media fails us in addressing the hard issues, Martyn Bradbury steps into fill the political vacumme I expect to see many more mentions of the Bradbury Group in parliamentary debates.
This new Bradbury Group could have legs, Martyn’s rapprochement approach to various right wingers has been galling to some of us–though obviously you try and unite all who can be united on various issues–but such alliances tend not to last and peoples opportunism and class position always surface.
Good luck to The Bradbury Group. Is your podcast with Pablo coming back Selwyn?
Hey TM. Thanks for asking. Pablo and I are hoping to bring A View from Afar podcast back soon. We miss digging into the global issues too.
I thought it was great. Just next time stop Hooten talking over people.
Good luck getting Hooten to do that. He’s a man that loves the sound of his own voice.
Mathew Hooton reminds me of Winston Churchill, in that Churchill had the temerity to once say; “Stop interrupting me while I am interrupting you”
At the very, least as an Observer,, you surely must admire Mathew’s enthusiasm.
Good for him.
As Winston Churchill also once said, “The secret to success, is to go from failure to tailure without loss of enthusiasm”
We need to cut Mathew some slack and applaud and encourage his enthusiasm.
Mathew Hooton provides us a necessary sounding board which we can test our own ides against
To quote Billy Brag, (for a change), “That’s the sound of ideologies crashing.”
I was going to make a slightly rude comparison between Churchill and Hooton but I won’t.
Besides, although you and I definitely differ in many of our opinions I admire anyone that quotes Billy Brag and the wisdom that he often displays in his lyrics.
Interesting perspective, but I see Hooten as a burnt out right wing troll who is ashamed at the life he has wasted and the horror inflicted on the bottom feeders he is probably best suited to socialise with.
Another Jim Bolger.
To his credit, on his death bed he will repent.