Alliance Co-Leader, Andrew McKenzie, said that Labour was following in the footsteps of Sir Robert Muldoon, Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Regan in its attitude toward relationships with oppressive regimes which breached human rights.

“The outcome of the Amnesty International survey of political candidates which noted that the majority of Labour and National candidates supported free trade with oppressive and brutal regimes like Burma as a means of ‘greater engagement with countries where human rights abuses occur’ was worrying reading” said Mr McKenzie.

Mr McKenzie said that in the 1970s and 1980s, Sir Robert Muldoon, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and US President Ronald Reagan adopted similar strategies in dealing with oppressive regimes, especially the apartheid regime in South Africa. Continue reading →

In 2008 a lot of rhetoric from the parties of the political right is about young people leaving New Zealand and what is good for them.

However the Alliance Party is not just about talk, it’s about reality.

At number 23 on the Alliance party list is one of the young New Zealanders living and working overseas, who says the policies of the Alliance would bring him and others home.

32-year old Justin Wilson works in the mining industry in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia. Continue reading →

New Zealand needs to have more affordable, quality housing for all and the main parties are neglecting this, Alliance Party housing spokesperson Tom Dowie said when launching the party’s housing policy today.

“Even though house prices have continued to slide due to the current recession, housing affordability is still a key issue for many New Zealanders. This is due to the fact that house price inflation went through the roof during the boom times,” says Mr Dowie.

Therefore, the only people who have gained a roof over their heads have been the wealthy as many New Zealanders have had to resort to living in low quality, high rent private sector accommodation, which is often owned by overseas landlords who cashed in on the housing boom. Continue reading →

Jack Yan says he has gained some interesting reactions as he campaigns as a candidate for the Alliance Party in the 2008 general election.

The Wellington-based publisher, designer and businessman says he was previously approached by a “party of the right” to stand as a candidate, but chose to run for the Alliance.

“Some people are surprised that I am actively supporting a party of the political left, but I am very comfortable with the Alliance’s humanist values and plan for a stable and secure society.” Continue reading →

The Greens revealed their true colours this week when they revealed their economic policy, says Alliance candidate and spokeperson Matthew Stephen.

“While we welcome the Greens adopting the Alliance’s policies of a capital gains tax and a tax on international currency movements, we are concerned at how little the Greens are offering those at the bottom of the economic system.” Continue reading →