The Country 31/10/25: Barry Soper talks to Jamie Mackay

Our political commentator ponders the artist formerly known as Prince Andrew, Trump and Luxon at Apec and Winston being a grumpy old man barking at cars and yelling at clouds.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
We are wrapping the country with Barry Sober on politics.
This is Warren zevon were Wolves of London. Hey, you
could describe Prince Andrew as a were wolf from London
or of London, Barry Sober, he's a bit of a predator.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
How are you?

Speaker 1 (00:16):
I shouldn't say that, should I?

Speaker 2 (00:18):
Thank you very much?

Speaker 1 (00:19):
But Prince King Charles, should I say it? Probably didn't
want to have to do this, but it seems to
me he's got no choice.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
Well indeed, and we're talking of course about mister Andrew
Mount Batton Windsor now, so that's what his title is,
mister and being thrown out of his royal dicks as well.
So talk about a fall from grace. It's so rare.
Jomie I tried to look through the animals of history
to see whether there's title has been struck before. But

(00:51):
that's very unusual, just from a Prince wood, from a
person and Charles who was close, of course to his
mother the Queen Andrew was her favorite, and so she'll
be turning in her grave now. With the happenings at
the palace over the past twenty four hours.

Speaker 1 (01:12):
Let's go to Apec Trump and Luxon Luxelon looked a
wee bit like an excited schoolboy.

Speaker 2 (01:17):
There.

Speaker 1 (01:18):
Everyone's kind of everyone's kind of bowing and scraping to Trump.
The only one who sort of not didn't stand up
to him, but through gritted teeth put up with the
elongated handshake was President She He's probably the only one
powerful enough to go toe to toe with Trump exactly.

Speaker 2 (01:34):
And you know, reminded me of the classroom bully. That
you know, people out of fear speak to him and
are nice to him, but are much more intelligent and
they have to stand around paying due homage to this
man who apparently, and it seems true that he rules
the world, which is quite extraordinary. But that's what comes

(01:58):
with the presidency. I guess you know you are the
leader of the free world.

Speaker 1 (02:02):
Well, Joe Biden, sleepy, Joe, wasn't that aggressive. Look what
do you make of old Winston. I've been giving him
a bit of stick, and I like Winston, but he's
a grumpy old man, barking at cars, yelling at clouds,
whatever you want to do. Look, he's had a shot
at his Prime Minister with the I wee thing, and
then he's really poking his nose in with Fonterra, where
I believe anyhow it doesn't belong.

Speaker 2 (02:24):
Well no interestingly that of course you can't do anything
because it's a business. It's owned by farmers and it's
over to farmers to do what they want with the business.
And that's exactly what they've done, almost ninety percent of them,
so you know they've done pretty well. But yeah, Winston,
he was barking at that particular dog. But you know,
you can see the argument Jamie that you know, long

(02:48):
old brands from New Zealand may now be faded out eventually,
but that doesn't stop than wanting the dairy product. So
there's an argument both ways and all of that. And
Winston yet I think he will probably try it and
turn it into something of an election issue, just as

(03:08):
he does with the claims that will be made by
Chris Lackson.

Speaker 1 (03:11):
Exactly there we go. Barry Soper wrapping the week in politics.