[...] If the free to air model is broken then yes, the participants should fail and they should fail only because the concept is unsustainable, not because the competitor is guaranteed taxpayer funded survival.

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Stephen Berry is a former Act candidate and Auckland Mayoral candidate. The libertarian political commentator retired as a politician in July 2020 and now hosts the Mr Berry Mr Berry Show on Youtube.