General Election

Press, 2 December 1981, Page 24

General Election

Sir.—After reading the report (“The Press”, November 30) of Mr Muldoon’s comments about Mr Rowling, I am disgusted to think that this man may be our Prime Minister for the next Paliamentary term. “My natural instinct was to tear him apart ... I had a strong urge to tear his guts out . .. .” Surely such behaviour reaches an all-time low, and this from a paragon of virtue who stresses the importance of the. “rule of law.” In an increasingly violent society, made more so by the materialistic impersonal policies of his Government. Mr Muldoon’s choice of idiom is most unfortunate. — Yours, etc., R. KNIGHT. November 30. 1981.

Sir,—Years ago “Time" magazine printed the names of some 20 young men in the world most likely to succeed. Among this select band was Jim Anderton of New Zealand. He chose the Labour Party as his path to glory. Today he stands before us, distraught, defeated, discredited and deluded. His premise that Mr Beetham could and should bring down the Government is premature — until the writs are in, the National Government still rules. His claim that Social Credit votes were against the Government, therefore they belonged to the Labour Party is arrogant. His statement that Mr Beetham was ignorant in believing the Speaker has two votes was refuted last night on TV by a constitutional expert who confirmed that legally this is so. His inference that the Social Credit party is aligned to the League of Rights is smear tactics. I wonder what “Time” would write about him today. — Yours, etc.,

(Mrs) SHIRLEY R DAVEY. December 1, 1981.