Solid Ground 30 June – Moroccan Special!

Daybreak – 1 July 2026

In this episode of Daybreak – U.S. Supreme Court hands down a landmark victory for girls and women’s sports; latest Roy Morgan poll; media get the chance to slam school lunches again – but is it warranted; Opportunity Party is (finally) being exposed as a left wing party; media story unintentionally reveals the inherent dangers of euthanasia; is Brian Tamaki being targeted rightly or wrongly; & King Charles downgrades “Defender of the Faith’ for a ‘Multi-Faith Monarchy’.

Solid Ground 30 June – Moroccan Special!

Join Simon for this special episode of Solid Ground, from a rooftop in Marrakech, Morocco. Simon updates us on his current travels with his wife, Rachel, following their attendance at two major conservative and free-speech conferences in London. Topics include: The ARC Conference (London): Attending the 3-day Alliance of Responsible Citizens (ARC) event, which focused on preserving and celebrating Western civilisation and Judeo-Christian values. Conference speakers addressed topics like traditional family structures, political reform, education, and Western energy policy gridlock. Notable Figures were podcast host Konstantin Kisin, women’s rights activist Sall Grover, NASA Artemis II pilot Victor Glover, and Focus on the Family head Jim Daly. The Spiked Online Conference (London): A full-day event dedicated to discussing unrestricted free speech and political issues in the United Kingdom. Notable Figures were Sarah McLaughlin from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), author Lionel Shriver, and UK headmistress Katharine Birbalsingh. Charity Regulations: Recommendation to watch a new Family Matters podcast episode featuring Dr Juliet Chevalier-Watts, highlighting worrying government trends impacting religious charities in New Zealand. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL5Q_Gm6YSc Note – upcoming Solid Ground episodes will be intermittent due to Simon’s travel constraints and varying time zones.

McBlog: Opportunity Knocks... To The Left

Commentator & StraightTalk panelist Ashley Church argues that a vote for The Opportunities Party is simply a vote for the Greens and Labour, and that TOP is not the centrist party it presents itself to be. It is a strongly left-wing party wearing centrist clothing, a Trojan horse designed to deliver centrist votes to the left. Ashley argues that TOP has been deliberately re-engineered as a political vehicle capable of attracting voters who care about environmental protection, housing affordability and political reform, but who would hesitate to vote Labour or Green. It is also strongly socially liberal.

StraightTalk - 29 June 2026

In this episode of StraightTalk, we discuss: the latest political polls and media coverage of the weekend conferences; we ask the panellists whether we really need a bill in Parliament to solve gender ideology & how we define women – or is there a better way to deal with the madness; last week we discussed Pauline Hanson and Brian Tamaki’s comments about multiculturalism – we put the same question to this week’s panel; do the panellists agree with the tipping culture in the US – it seems FIFA world cup fans and even Americans are souring on it; and speaking of FIFA World Cup, who are the panellists predicting will win – and do they even know what I’m talking about when I say FIFA World Cup.

ARC Conference (London) 2026 with Simon O'Connor

Bob speaks to Family First's Simon O'Connor about the recent ARC Conference held in London with an array of international speakers including Konstantin Kisin, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Seth Dillon, Sall Grover, Nick Freitas and many more. The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) is an international movement with a vision for a better world where empowered citizens take responsibility and work together to bring flourishing and prosperity to their families, communities, and nations. YouTube channel to watch the presentations: https://www.youtube.com/@arc_conference/videos