Housewives and the Election
F we housewives take the coming election only as seriously as we take our shopping, says the author of two talks shortly to be broadcast from 2YA, we can make a difference to the country’s government. Her title, is, ndturally enough, Shopping for a Government, and the first talk will be heard on Tuesday, August 9. Voting is like shopping --each of us has one vote to spend, but how much better the purchase is likely to be if we do a bit of looking around first! It’s a little like buying a fish, she says. "Look into its eyes, glance at its gills, poke it in the side with one finger. If this leaves a dent, then the fish isn’t fresh. The eyes must be bright, and the gills pink." Or it’s like buying a coat. Some take their politics ready-made-off the hook, as it were-while others try to have them. tailored to fit their own. ideas. x ye
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 527, 29 July 1949, Page 24
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164Housewives and the Election New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 527, 29 July 1949, Page 24
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