Waatea 5th Estate – Friday Political Wrap
Going us tonight to wrap the Political Week…
Laila Harre – Political Commentator
Catherine Delahunty – Green Party MP
Mike Treen – Unite Union
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Another great episode. Worth watching just to hear Mike Treen’s story about the armed police turning up for a robbery with guns drawn and arresting the wrong guy in KIngsland.
Or to Laila’s advice to first home buyers to spend their money on a change of government to Labour/Green as being more likely to get them into a home.
Congratulations to Waatea 5th Estate. You are clearly making a difference!
Yes, Laila Harre endorsed the Labour Party, and has put the call out to support Labour to get rid of the Nats and put Kiwis into homes. . .
Laila Harre said : “What I think with Labour’s announcements in the weekend which was so important it may well start to drive the behaviour itself, I mean I’ve certainly said to people I know in that house buying generation that rather than work longer hours to pay an excessively high mortgage and put their deposit out there in an overheated market that they would be better to invest their time and any additional money in helping Labour to change the government it’s a far better investment for them make in getting their first home than anything else. “
(Lol the subtitles got screwed up in the last part of Laila’s and Martyn’s exchange, it started talking about a drug dealer getting away with it).
IMO, it goes without saying that that includes the Greens too, but the fact remains, if you want to change the government, you have to get Labour over the line.
Here’s to thousands more episodes Martyn Bardbury !!! It’s TDB where I go to every week night to get informed.
Apologies for error, meant to type “Bradbury’
Happy 100th episode MARTYN & WILLIE.
As you say here’s hoping for the next 100 eh!
With the nasty elections on the horizon there’s much n for Waatea to cover as non other media does. Great show Martyn. All the best.
Absolutely correct Cleangreen. Expect John key, his Nats and MSM to get very dirty and nasty. We need to emulate Corbyn supporters and rally around all the opposition parties and give key and his partners in crime the finger.
Yes, Laila Harre endorsed the Labour Party, and has put the call out to support Labour to get rid of the Nats and put Kiwis into homes. . .
Laila Harre said : “What I think with Labour’s announcements in the weekend which was so important it may well start to drive the behaviour itself, I mean I’ve certainly said to people I know in that house buying generation that rather than work longer hours to pay an excessively high mortgage and put their deposit out there in an overheated market that they would be better to invest their time and any additional money in helping Labour to change the government it’s a far better investment for them make in getting their first home than anything else. “
(Lol the subtitles got screwed up in the last part of Laila’s and Martyn ’s exchange, it started talking about a drug dealer getting away with it).
IMO, it goes without saying that that includes the Greens too, but the fact remains, if you want to change the government, you have to get Labour over the line.
Here’s to thousands more episodes Martyn Bardbury !!! It’s TDB where I go to every week night to get informed.
Apologies for double post and error, meant to type “Bradbury’