What is happening to democracy in this country? We have a Prime Minister stating he won't debate with minor parties in the run-up to the election; we have deals between parties that restrict the voter's choice of who to vote for in certain constituencies; and frequent media reports on the state of the parties include the minnows, parties that - apart from the Greens - all poll well below New Zealand First.
Yet that party doesn't even get acknowledged. It's clearly a deliberate strategy. I'm just waiting for it to back-fire!
Maureen Guy, Otumoetai.
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Spin Doctors Rule
Posted on 18-09-2011 13:52 | By straw
Maureen Guy's question regarding Democracy just emhasizes the new political rubbish we have had to endure via the 'spin doctors' and the uneven reporting from the mainstream media. For a true appraisal of the mood of the country, look up the Horizon polling figures. Very interesting that NZ First has been polling well above the required five percent.
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