Does anybody here take the Greens seriously?

[UglyWithaSidePart]

I guess the previous councillor was a defender of are women and children.

StOp ThE BoATs!!!1111oneoneoen

 

[AuroraSaab]

Forest Hill Green candidate withdraws from local elections.

"A second London Green Party candidate has withdrawn from the upcoming local  elections after it was revealed he had shared conspiracy theories about Jewish people online. Bernard Mani, who was due to stand in Lewisham on May 7, was also accused of tearing down balloons put up in solidarity with Israeli children kidnapped by Hamas".

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/pol...candidate-bernard-mani-lewisham-b1278177.html

Looks like the smaller parties overlook vetting in the rush to field candidates.

 

[Pblakeney]

Upcoming elections I'm considering not voting Green. Fliers sent round are all pretty rubbish with candidates going on about very minor local issues )eg helped raise funds for a garden shed for PTA).

So locally all very unimpressive and nationally Polanski does not impress me (I think he's rather an idiot)

Unless you are Scottish or Welsh I thought all the upcoming elections were for local councils.
Makes sense to discount them on that basis alone but Polanski should be irrelevant?

 

[Psamathe]

Unless you are Scottish or Welsh I thought all the upcoming elections were for local councils.
Makes sense to discount them on that basis alone but Polanski should be irrelevant?

Like I said, nothing to decide between candidates, all pushing trivia avoiding significant local issues. So my decision broadens to in part broader scope, in part a message, etc.

 

[briantrumpet]

"No, we don't want *that* type of green energy, we want locally knitted small-scale organic solar power." Fancy investors wanting to make profits - how preposterous.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1mk2m9ree3o

 

[bobzmyunkle]

"No, we don't want *that* type of green energy, we want locally knitted small-scale organic solar power." Fancy investors wanting to make profits - how preposterous.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1mk2m9ree3o

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Privatise utilities - simple answer.

 

[briantrumpet]

Privatise utilities - simple answer.

But why not both? Isn't it daft to restrict options for expanding in all ways possible, given the rewards of increasing green energy capacity rapidly?

 

[CXRAndy]

"No, we don't want *that* type of green energy, we want locally knitted small-scale organic solar power." Fancy investors wanting to make profits - how preposterous.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1mk2m9ree3o

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She has a point re who installs them and owns/maintenance there after.

I know having spoken to an civil engineer running multiple installations across the UK. Hes from Australia working for a Greek company. Who just sold the electricity generation for 40 years to a foreign investment company.

Why can't the British do this. Ive just installed my own solar project, ordering materials from around the world. Shame I couldn't get British made solar equipment

 

[CXRAndy]

View: https://x.com/i/status/2044845539791897009

 

[bobzmyunkle]

She has a point re who installs them and owns/maintenance there after.

I know having spoken to an civil engineer running multiple installations across the UK. Hes from Australia working for a Greek company. Who just sold the electricity generation for 40 years to a foreign investment company.

Why can't the British do this. Ive just installed my own solar project, ordering materials from around the world. Shame I couldn't get British made solar equipment

Proof that absolutely no-one can be utterly stupid 100% of the time.

 

[CXRAndy]

View: https://x.com/i/status/2045219430150393864

 

[CXRAndy]

The greens are truly shoot with who and what they attract as members


View: https://x.com/i/status/2046468543810588691

 

[CXRAndy]

Polanski says Greens should reform their policy process, amid fears too many of their pledges won't survive Daily Mail scrutiny

 

[Stevo 666]

Polanski says Greens should reform their policy process, amid fears too many of their pledges won't survive Daily Mail scrutiny

Just the Daily Mail?

 

[briantrumpet]

Another example why the Greens are both incoherent and populist.