Barry Soper critiques the inconsistency in Labour's tax messaging, questions the party's fiscal sustainability, and highlights the rise in national debt, while also making a commentary on New Zealand First's preference for celebrity male politicians.
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Oh, I think, look, I watched Tame Randall yesterday on television last night. I'm sorry I didn't hear him on your show, but I thought he performed really well on message for New Zealand First. But look, he's the last in a long line of politicians that you could describe as celebrity politicians. The most best known former All Black, I think, probably that came into Parliament was Chris Laidlaw. Law. He was only there for a year, but then he was rewarded with a high commissioner's job in Harare, although I don't think I'd be very happy. Well, no, Mugabe was in office then, but we had Graeme Thorn, of course, in Parliament for the National Party. Louisa Wall, she was a former Silver Fern. We had Tamati Coffey. He was in Parliament for six years, he was. He was. And New Zealand first had a brush with a celebrity politician when former weatherman, do you remember Brendan Horham? He became an MP in 2011. And then, of course, we had for New Zealand first Tukorangi Morgan. He was associated with the Undiegate scandal, buying a box of shorts. on his company credit card while now he's in the exalted position of being the chair of the executive board of the Waikato-Tainui
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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the concerns raised over Labour's tax messagingSpotted something wrong on this page? Report a correction.
