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IPA Executive Director [[John Roskam]] has objected to the group being described as being "right wing". "We are many things – but 'right wing' is not one of them. Any combination of free market, liberal, conservative (on some issues), liberal/conservative, (even) libertarian (on occasion), would be an appropriate description of the IPA – but not right wing. Since when has being in favour of small government, lower taxes, and less government been 'right wing'?," he wrote in a letter to ''[[Crikey.com.au|Crikey]]''. <ref>John Roskam, [http://www.crikey.com.au/Comments/20070316-Comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups.html"Re. 'Tabcorp board – too few doing too much'"], ''Crikey'', March 16, 2007.</ref>

In a letter in response, Niall Clugston described Roskam's argument as "disingenuous". "The left/right spectrum is best understood as denoting relative positions, and the IPA is certainly poles apart from anyone described as left-wing. By the way, a key characteristic of right-wingers is that they shun the label. Perhaps they should explain why that is." <ref>[http://www.crikey.com.au/Comments/20070319-Comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups.htmlLetter to the editor"], ''Crikey'', March 19, 2007.</ref>