Party polities criticised

Press, 19 September 1980, Page 4

Party polities criticised

’Mrs Grace Hollander, a I new Citizens’ Association .council candidate, has made a, sharp attack on party politics in local government, ope of the association’s favourite themes. ■-Before becoming a North Ward candidate this year, Mrs Hollander had no pre- • vious tie with the associatin'. ‘ . -She told, a campaign meet--1 iffa that she had been appalled by the level of some rfecent council debates, with • ohe side saying it had all the right answers to problems facing Christchurch. * ‘‘Social problems of the world are far too important tg.be left to politicians, she said. .... „ “She said that party politics qn the local scene werewes- • tractive and divisive,-ana sne ! tfad: been assured by the association that she could take ,an independent stand oh is- ■ sues. ' ■ Mrs Hollander said, she .was wary of pressure groups that

pushed narrow views with-1 out considering the rest of society. Such groups were, often the advance guard of I

I change, she said, but they demanded, and received, far I too much attention from the I news media.