There are a number of Green Party policies that I don’t agree with, but the actions of the party do seem to align with their values. That alone in the UK political scene is pretty rare.
Watching Zack Polanski (and others) on Kuenssberg earlier today, she was clearly going for a “gotcha” from the off, as she often does with whichever guests she has. Polanski didn’t bite, came across well and articulated his points well.
From those 2 points alone, it’s easy to see why the Greens are gaining supporters whilst the traditional Labour/Tory area of politics are losing them.
denyer-no1-fan on
Obviously we’re only a few days from the by-election victory for the Greens, but I wonder if this could be the Green version of the 1962 Orpington by-election? That election gave the Liberal Party some 480 councillors in the subsequent local election, and revived it to be a formidable third party force for 50 years.
The May elections are coming soon, and lots of seats where Greens came second to Labour are now ripe for the Greens to win. This by-election may prove the most consequential of the 21st century.
Honest-Sleep-6848 on
Voters realising socialism doesn’t work so they vote for another socialist party. Voters get what they deserve.
Previous_Client2685 on
Id love to see a breakdown of those 200,000
How many are white and on medication?
AceOfSpades532 on
The next general election is gonna be fucking weird, don’t think there’s any way to predict what’s gonna happen right now
Different_Bad7239 on
It’s easy being a party of protest when you can demand and promise the earth without a coherent plan for where the money will come from.
This quickly evaporates on contact with reality once they’re actually in a position where they’re expected to deliver on those promises. As the Lib Dems found out to their detriment in 2010.
The Greens in Bristol, for instance, who now control the council, have backtracked on forcing housing developers to build ANY affordable housing in new developments because the developers said it made the developments unviable and the council is too broke to fund it themselves.
ErectPotato on
So glad we finally have an actual left wing voice in our country after experiencing labour’s half assed voice my whole life. Don’t get me wrong, Labour was preferable to conservative in those elections but never really had the bite.
Corbyn was a sad disappointment, on top of the bullshit he had to put up with within the Labour Party. The current Green Party is far more out together than “your party” could ever dream of being.
coffeewalnut08 on
I don’t agree with everything about the Greens (I find Labour’s position on NATO/national security and drug policy closer to my view), but the Greens have some good commitments for environment, housing, transport and wealth tax.
I agree with their view that inequality is the root problem for the UK. And I agree with their message of unity over the divisive message of Reform.
ComprehensiveSet3729 on
What’s their policy on illegal immigration and immigration in general …
MaybeThisTime67 on
They shouldn’t win. It’d be a fucking disaster if they did. But they do need to be able to pressure the bigger parties a bit.
WhatsThePlanPhil95 on
I’m making Aliyah in the meantime. Good luck the rest of you 🙂
SmashedWorm64 on
I feel like people treat Zack Polanski like how those Kpop fellas are treated on Twitter.
“Yeah, he might have an economic view similar to a late war Japanese flight school, but he is willing to learn! 😇”
No. I want a PM to have some understanding of what a deficit or interest rates are. Is that too much to ask? I mean ffs this whole thing reeks of student politics.
soggyarsonist on
Remember how well large membership numbers worked out for Corbyn
Electricbell20 on
The number of obvious bots and shills in these posts…it’s as if the reform lot has switched overnight.
Goosepond01 on
What a shame honestly, I couldn’t trust them to run a coffee shop, some decent policies but far too ideologically driven and if they win they will find themselves slamming in to the reality that the global market doesn’t work like that and won’t take kindly to them trying to change things, so I just think we will end up largely worse off.
I don’t really feel like there is any party in the country other than Labour despite all my issues with them that could keep us on a steady keel.
ServoSkull20 on
Would that be the Green Party whose deputy leader was at a pro-Iranian regime protest?
These people are as bad – if not worse – than Corbyn and his ilk. Zero care about climate change, and endless bad policies regarding international conflict.
NaturalSpirit69 on
It’s the Muslim bloc vote from Labour and Your Party.
Quiet-Math-7841 on
It’s frustrating because I like a lot of the green’s polices but their absolutely abysmal and absurd foreign policy stops me from voting for them.
Kenye_Kratz on
These guys are just as dangerous and mental as the far right parties. Hopefully they dont eat into Labour’s vote at the next GE, or we’ll end up with a Tory/Reform government.
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There are a number of Green Party policies that I don’t agree with, but the actions of the party do seem to align with their values. That alone in the UK political scene is pretty rare.
Watching Zack Polanski (and others) on Kuenssberg earlier today, she was clearly going for a “gotcha” from the off, as she often does with whichever guests she has. Polanski didn’t bite, came across well and articulated his points well.
From those 2 points alone, it’s easy to see why the Greens are gaining supporters whilst the traditional Labour/Tory area of politics are losing them.
Obviously we’re only a few days from the by-election victory for the Greens, but I wonder if this could be the Green version of the 1962 Orpington by-election? That election gave the Liberal Party some 480 councillors in the subsequent local election, and revived it to be a formidable third party force for 50 years.
The May elections are coming soon, and lots of seats where Greens came second to Labour are now ripe for the Greens to win. This by-election may prove the most consequential of the 21st century.
Voters realising socialism doesn’t work so they vote for another socialist party. Voters get what they deserve.
Id love to see a breakdown of those 200,000
How many are white and on medication?
The next general election is gonna be fucking weird, don’t think there’s any way to predict what’s gonna happen right now
It’s easy being a party of protest when you can demand and promise the earth without a coherent plan for where the money will come from.
This quickly evaporates on contact with reality once they’re actually in a position where they’re expected to deliver on those promises. As the Lib Dems found out to their detriment in 2010.
The Greens in Bristol, for instance, who now control the council, have backtracked on forcing housing developers to build ANY affordable housing in new developments because the developers said it made the developments unviable and the council is too broke to fund it themselves.
So glad we finally have an actual left wing voice in our country after experiencing labour’s half assed voice my whole life. Don’t get me wrong, Labour was preferable to conservative in those elections but never really had the bite.
Corbyn was a sad disappointment, on top of the bullshit he had to put up with within the Labour Party. The current Green Party is far more out together than “your party” could ever dream of being.
I don’t agree with everything about the Greens (I find Labour’s position on NATO/national security and drug policy closer to my view), but the Greens have some good commitments for environment, housing, transport and wealth tax.
I agree with their view that inequality is the root problem for the UK. And I agree with their message of unity over the divisive message of Reform.
What’s their policy on illegal immigration and immigration in general …
They shouldn’t win. It’d be a fucking disaster if they did. But they do need to be able to pressure the bigger parties a bit.
I’m making Aliyah in the meantime. Good luck the rest of you 🙂
I feel like people treat Zack Polanski like how those Kpop fellas are treated on Twitter.
“Yeah, he might have an economic view similar to a late war Japanese flight school, but he is willing to learn! 😇”
No. I want a PM to have some understanding of what a deficit or interest rates are. Is that too much to ask? I mean ffs this whole thing reeks of student politics.
Remember how well large membership numbers worked out for Corbyn
The number of obvious bots and shills in these posts…it’s as if the reform lot has switched overnight.
What a shame honestly, I couldn’t trust them to run a coffee shop, some decent policies but far too ideologically driven and if they win they will find themselves slamming in to the reality that the global market doesn’t work like that and won’t take kindly to them trying to change things, so I just think we will end up largely worse off.
I don’t really feel like there is any party in the country other than Labour despite all my issues with them that could keep us on a steady keel.
Would that be the Green Party whose deputy leader was at a pro-Iranian regime protest?
These people are as bad – if not worse – than Corbyn and his ilk. Zero care about climate change, and endless bad policies regarding international conflict.
It’s the Muslim bloc vote from Labour and Your Party.
It’s frustrating because I like a lot of the green’s polices but their absolutely abysmal and absurd foreign policy stops me from voting for them.
These guys are just as dangerous and mental as the far right parties. Hopefully they dont eat into Labour’s vote at the next GE, or we’ll end up with a Tory/Reform government.