tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584420.post114665044842732404..comments2024-03-19T14:44:41.142+00:00Comments on incurable hippie's musings and rants: Think Global, Act Local.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584420.post-1146677839271408322006-05-03T18:37:00.000+01:002006-05-03T18:37:00.000+01:00Just reread your post Hippie, and I can sympathise...Just reread your post Hippie, and I can sympathise with the problem of not knowing what the Greens are doing in your area - as far as I know (being a recent and relatively uninformed member) there are two main reasons. 1) They're targeting specific wards that they think they can win and 2) they don't have much money or manpower. In my case, I've done zero campaigning because it's more about providing the Green option on the ballot (although I'd obviously have to serve if there was a freak vote and I won). I imagine it's a similar story in your ward, but I really don't know - you can see what the general Green Party policies are on their website. I'll refrain from posting the URL here as I think that would be tantamount to using your blog as a hustings ;-) But look how I've rambled on...bloody politicians - never know when to shut up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584420.post-1146677025449171012006-05-03T18:23:00.000+01:002006-05-03T18:23:00.000+01:00I voted Lib Dem twice before, but since the Charle...I voted Lib Dem twice before, but since the Charles Kennedy debacle I've completely lost faith in them - they're quickly marching over to the same stupid centre ground that Labour and the Conservatives are squatting on. What's become clear to me is that the three main parties are entirely focused on power before principle, so there's no real choice for the voter, and only the illusion of debate on many major issues.<BR/><BR/>I know that the typical wisdom is that you need to be in power to bring real change, but I find that sentiment increasingly dubious when getting into power seems to require giving up or watering down the principles supposedly driving that change. Better to try and bring your principles to bear by influencing the debate, and that's why I think it's worth supporting the independents and smaller parties. They might well be ineffectual in the sense of winning power, but it can (I hope) pull the bigger parties in the right direction. <BR/><BR/>So earlier this year I joined the Greens. And I should declare an interest here, in that I'm actually standing in the elections in the ward I live in (in East Manchester). Not expected to win, but at least having a Green on the ballot gives people the chance to send a message. Nice to see that we're winning in Hippie's poll though :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584420.post-1146663608723596212006-05-03T14:40:00.000+01:002006-05-03T14:40:00.000+01:00Lib Dems, without a doubt. Labour has become the n...Lib Dems, without a doubt. <BR/><BR/>Labour has become the new Conservative - corrupt, warlike and ignorant of the needs of the common people.<BR/><BR/>Conservative are still Conservative, despite their pretence of change.<BR/><BR/>Green are too ineffectual.<BR/><BR/>That leaves Lib Democrats. I'm going to give them a chance. Heck, they couldn't be any worse than the rest :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com