Socred’s work ‘constructive’

Press, 26 October 1982, Page 16

Socred’s work ‘constructive’

Social Credit has not increased its standing in popularity.polls because its activity has been constructive rather than newsworthy, according to the party’s vicepresident, Mr J. A. Wright. The results of a poll announced on television earlier this week showed that Social Credit had fallen in popularity by about 2 per cent. National's support remained static, and Labour's increased by about 3 per cent. Mr Wright told a meeting of the party's Canterbury regional copncil this week that polls tended to reflect news coverage rather than performance. "While Labour's halfmillion plus overdraft and leadership troubles have kept it constantly in the headlines, it can do little to increase public confidence in its ability to govern.” Similarly, he said that National’s dismal perform-

ance and patchwork economic measures had had considerable news coverage, but had done nothing constructive. < “Social Credit's perform- ; ance this year has ... been • positive and workmanlike, and news coverage has been - generated by the positive actions taken by our Parliamentary team and our successful conference, rather than internal squabbles and ; economic crisis." The party finished the 1981 ii election with its campaign ; finances in credit, and a new fund-raising campaign was already successfully under . way. ;