In this episode of StraightTalk, we discuss: do we need a children’s commissioner – or can maybe parents do the job quite nicely, thank you very much; is Winston Peters racist – or is he being misinterpreted, and deliberately misinterpreted; which is preferable – paid parental leave or a baby bonus or both or neither; ACT wants to let teachers use ‘reasonable force’ on students to deal with the increasing problem of violent or disruptive behaviour in classrooms – good policy or bad; the Government accepts all Covid-19 inquiry’s recommendations ‘in some form’ – can we move on now (and that’s not a statement, that’s a genuine question).
