Social Credit still exists, just ignored by media

IT would seem the only way to get any reference to the Social Credit Party before the public eye is for a journalist of good repute, such as Chris Trotter, to mention it, otherwise voters will not even know it exists. That, of course, is the intention.

I must congratulate Chris for breaking the conspiracy of silence and for telling readers of the gross injustice the party suffered under firstpastthepost voting, before the MMP voting system gave small parties a sporting chance.

Chris doesn't say what became of them since the heady days when Social Credit commanded more than 20% of the popular vote. They still exist. If you look closely you will see posters about town; you may get a leaflet in your mail box; the policies that attracted attention then are much the same now — primarily that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand should create our money supply debtfree and that the private banks should not have that privilege — a policy that allowed our detractors to sneer about ‘‘funny money’’.

They won’t tell you that it was Social Credit policy that Labour used to build all New Zealand’s state housing in the 1930s, or that the billions of dollars needed to save our economy from the effects of Covid19 were created by the RBNZ using a process pretty close to Social Credit policy.

It's not too late to remedy a major wrong. We are on the ballot form.

Just vote.

D Dorney Calton Hill

FOLLOWING a weekend candidates’ meeting, Michael Woodhouse is quoted the next day as saying, ‘‘Frankly the best candidate for Dunedin would be me’’ (ODT, 29.9.20).

Such poppycock. Has he so soon forgotten his embarrassment of the invisible homeless man in the five star hotel, and more so, the disgrace of the toilet seat hanging over him? Any gentleman would have resigned at that time, but not this man. One must hope come election day that the memories of the electors are better than his.

Mel Hollis

Mosgiel

IN 2017 when Winston Peters announced New Zealand First would be forming a coalition government with Labour and the Green Party, he said the economy is likely to crash in the next three years and don't blame the government he has chosen.

Well who do we blame?

Is it NZ First, Covid19, or a combination of both?

The economy has crashed and Covid19 has played a big part in that, but some of NZ First’s policies have also added to this.

Their immigration policy of restricting the number of people who can apply to work and live in NZ has had the repercussions predicted.

Horticulture industries can't get enough people to pick crops for the season coming up, farmers for the shortage of dairy workers and the list goes on.

To be fair, the Labourled Government endorsed this policy.

A recession was looming before Covid19 arrived and perhaps Winston Peters was a clairvoyant when he said the economy was likely to crash, but it seems he and his party will likely crash at the coming election.

Who will he blame then?

Ross Davidson

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BIBLE READING: I the Lord speak the truth; I declare what is right. Isaiah 45.19.