Mini-Hoon: Bryce Edwards on councils & lobbyists

The Hoon · Oct 7, 2025 · 13m

In the final week of council elections, I spoke with The Integrity Institute Director Bryce Edwards about the need for more transparency & vigilance around lobbyists & candidates in local democracies.

It followed this detailed comment piece from Bryce.

We talked about:

* the lack of scrutiny in local government;

* the influence of lobbying;

* the need for greater transparency and integrity in political processes;

* the connections between local politicians and corporate lobbyists; and,

* the risks of foreign influence.

We also talked about the need to:

* introduce a lobbyist register…