Show Notes
In this episode of StraightTalk - Election 2026, the polls, the politicians and the predictions; is it immoral to be a billionaire; the media got very noisy about just two questions we asked Winston Peters in a wide ranging interview that covered many many other controversial topics. We analyse the response to that interview last week which has had more than 300,000 views; what have been the best and worst policy announcements of the major political parties so far in this election campaign; and educators say that children are starting school without basic skills – have parents forgotten how to parent.
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