At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. 

"Next year's on me": 7/10 

Got there at last. In a country with less than no money, why spend a fortune on an idea that didn’t, doesn’t, and won't, work. 

Sir Graham Henry: 8/10 

This is an excellent idea, and Dave Rennie needs to be congratulated. Big brains and a lot of experience are not to be underestimated. 

The war: 4/10 

For the first time, I think Trump is stuck. Yes, he can hold out but he doesn’t have the political road. In the ebb and flow of this story, he is now the 'ebb'. 

The Australian Budget: 2/10 

Based on a blatant lie. They said they wouldn’t and they did. And they wonder why politicians are held in shocking regard. 

Keir Starmer: 1/10 

Makes Albanese look straight up and down. 

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