Tonight on The Huddle, Herald senior writer Simon Wilson and Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day:

How concerning is our falling birth-rate? Paul Spoonley says the birth-rate needs to be at 2.1 to replace the population and we're currently at 1.6. Who is going to pay for our retirement?

What do we think of the latest policy bonfire? What will cutting the clean car upgrade and nationwide speed limit reduction do for the cost of living crisis? 

Retail crime is up by nearly 40 percent, can we trust Labour to fix this issue?

Fruit and vege prices are up 23 per cent - can the Government keep blaming outside problems for this?

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