The Bradbury Group – with TOP Leader Qiulae Wong, Alliance Leader Victor Billot + political panel Hooton, Simon Wilson + Maria Slade

A Marxist, two Party leaders, a Business Journalist, a militant cyclist and a right wing newspaper columnist all walk into a bar.
The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think this is? The Bradbury Group?”
1-on-1 in 10 with Leader of TOP – Qiulae Wong
After scoring 6% in the Roy Morgan Poll, what are TOP’s bottom lines and who will they go into Government with?
Extra 1-on-1 in 10 with Alliance Leader Victor Billot
He just scored a historic Union affiliation, how does the Left fight an economic election and how does the Left fight the global rise of the far right?
Political Panel Discussion
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Matthew Hooton – NZ Herald Columnist
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Maria Slade– Business Desk Journalist
- Simon Wilson – Listener Columnist
Tonight’s Political Agenda
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Issue 1 – 33 000 homeless children while company liquidations climb to 11-year high – is that the growth we were promised in the Budget?
- Issue 2 – Why strangle Māori representation at the council level? Is democracy really under attack the way ACT and Taxpayers’ Union claim?
- Issue 3 – Labour Party List vs NZ First Party candidates
Live from Waatea, The Bradbury Group brings together politicians, journalists and commentators for Aotearoa’s most fearless weekly political debate.
For election year, we’re proud to announce the weekly inclusion of political commentator, academic and newspaper columnist Matthew Hooton.
“Every Muppet Show needs its Statler and Waldorf – and legendary political commentator Dr Matthew Hooton has agreed to fulfil that role for this election, beamed in weekly from a secure, undisclosed location.”
The show will be available on Waatea Facebook, Waatea Radio, Sky TV, YouTube, ROVA, Spotify, The Daily Blog and Apple Podcasts.
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Lots of pearl clutching and pretend anguish about 33k MORE kids living in poverty .Wilson was the only one that really gave a fuck the rest pretended they care .Until we eliminate ALL poverty NZ will continue to be the 2nd level country Hooten said it is .The slide continues and we will soon be 3rd rate .
Hooten was cranky when Simon pointed out the economy was fucked till the government started investing money to create jobs .Bothe hooten and Maria were stunned when Wilson pointed out that private debt was the real debt problem in NZ .The private sector has no more credit to burn to prop up a failing market driven economy .