Social credit policies

Press, 29 December 1980, Page 16

Social credit policies

Sir, — Siribe 1972,/whin the Club of Rome gave their ' warning on the possibilities of the run down of world resources the Social Credit movement has shown more concern about conservation and environmentthan the other major political parties. Mrs Pat Wojcik, their ent ergy environment .t. spokesperson, condemns smelters as exceptionally capital ?int tensive and, at best,-, an'.'.un-. commonly expensive way of purchasing foreign exchange and, at worst, a method; of, keeping the majority of/New Zealanders poor. She hints'' that when half our power, production is tied up p inuneconomic contracts, privi*' leged enterprise waits in* the: wings to sell New Zealand, nuclear power. Now.// -jtge? smelters have either , beenbuilt or are in the process; of being installed, and-ato in fact a reality, what will be the reaction of a Social Credit government? — Yours, etc.,. V-'/ • .. PATRICK NEARY, . December 24, 1980. ./»''-./