- 29 minutes 59 secondsACT’s Economic Plan for Recovery
This week on Politics in Full Sentences Max Whitehead is joined by ACT Leader David Seymour and ACT Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke. Does the Government have a plan beyond borrowing to spend and hoping for a vaccine? What is their plan to use technology to reopen the border? New Zealanders need certainty. What’s ACT’s economic plan?
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School of Practical Politics14 June 2020, 9:15 pm - 30 minutes 4 secondsIncreasing Fuel Tax in Time of Crisis
This week on Politics in Full Sentences ACT Leader David Seymour is joined by former ACT President Ruwan Premathilaka and Ken Shirley, former Road Transport Forum CEO, Labour Cabinet Minister, and ACT Deputy Leader. Just as New Zealanders are getting moving again, the Government’s going ahead with increasing taxes on road users. Is it appropriate in a time of crisis, and how much will it hit hard-working Kiwis getting back to business?
8 June 2020, 9:42 am - 28 minutes 29 secondsACT’s Candidates for 2020
Max Whitehead joins ACT Leader David Seymour and Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke following yesterday’s announcement of 49 talented candidates standing for ACT from Northland to Southland this election. Who are the candidates, what are their values, and when do they start campaigning?
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School of Practical Politics24 May 2020, 7:41 pm - 33 minutes 11 secondsUnpacking the Budget
This week on Politics in Full Sentences Max Whitehead is joined by ACT Leader David Seymour and Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke to unpack the Government’s Budget. Labour knows how to throw your tax money around and its track record shows it’ll fail to deliver on its promise to rebuild the economy. What’s in the Budget and what’s ACT’s alternative solution?
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School of Practical Politics18 May 2020, 8:50 am - 32 minutes 43 secondsGun Buyback: A Disaster From Start to Finish
This week on Politics in Full Sentences, Max Whitehead is joined by ACT Leader David Seymour and Council of Licenced Firearm Owners spokesperson Nicole McKee to discuss the failed "buyback" scheme. The Auditor-General has investigated the "buyback" scheme and has found Police records were incomplete and is unable to say if New Zealanders are any safer. Meanwhile, COLFO are in court seeking compensation from the Government. What's the latest news?
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School of Practical Politics10 May 2020, 8:23 pm - 32 minutes 31 secondsCOVID: A Road to Recovery
Max Whitehead is joined by ACT Leader David Seymour and Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke to discuss the right economic policies for a rapid recovery. What's the Government been doing and are they about to make a big mistake?
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School of Practical Politics3 May 2020, 7:50 pm - 29 minutes 53 secondsCOVID-19: SMEs and level 3
Tonight, on Politics in Full Sentences Max Whitehead discusses the lockdown's impact on SMEs with ACT Leader David Seymour and Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke. SMEs are unable to operate, but rents and creditors still need to be paid. Is the Government failing to understand the urgency of the situation?
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School of Practical Politics19 April 2020, 10:19 pm - 29 minutes 48 secondsCOVID-19: What’s the way forward to Reopening the Economy?
The economic pain is starting to become real to more and more people. The most important question is how and when we reopen the Economy. Tonight we talk about what a Government should do for a high-information, high-transparency, hi-tech, resilient recovery.
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School of Practical Politics6 April 2020, 7:59 am - 32 minutes 58 secondsCOVID-19: Your Questions to the Government
On this week’s episode of Politics in Full Sentences we discuss how you can help us keep democracy strong while Parliament is shut. What is the Epidemic Response Committee, how will ACT offer constructive criticism, and how can you be involved?
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School of Practical Politics30 March 2020, 7:27 am - 22 minutes 27 secondsCOVID-19 Discussion: Your questions answered
On this week's episode of Politics in Full Sentences Max Whitehead joins David Seymour and Beth Houlbrooke from self-isolation to take your questions and provide answers on the COVID-19 situation and the government's response.
23 March 2020, 9:27 am - 32 minutes 44 secondsAbortion Law Reform: The Law, The Right to Choose, Safe Areas, and Freedom of Speech
In this episode of Politics in Full Sentences Max Whitehead speaks to ACT Leader David Seymour and ACT Deputy Leader Beth Houlbrooke about Abortion Law Reform. A new abortion law could pass as soon as this week. So how's it different to the current law, why does it need changing, and what happened to 'safe areas'?
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