Tapsell accused of about-face
New Labour’s leader, Mr Jim Anderton, suggested yesterday that “Old Labour” had destroyed the meaning of the English language — in particular the words “fear” and “safety.” Condemning the police staff cuts, Mr Anderton recalled that just a year ago, the Minister of Police, Mr Tapsell, had claimed the world’s largest cities were safer than New Zealand urban areas. Mr Tapsell had identified a "sense of fear” in
main New Zealand cities, and was distressed to find he could walk round big overseas cities at night — but New Zealanders were afraid to do the same. Mr Anderton said that in the wake of the 267 police staff cuts, Mr Tapsell’s view had changed. He pointed to Mr Tapsell’s claim on Radio New Zealand yesterday that New Zealanders could “feel a lot safer than in any other country I’ve been in.”
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