frankPodmore@slrpnk.netM to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 days agoWhat happens when the Green Party governs?www.ft.comexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkWhat happens when the Green Party governs?www.ft.comfrankPodmore@slrpnk.netM to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square30linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefrankPodmore@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days agoIf it’s drawing conclusions from actual examples where they’ve been elected, it’s by definition not entirely speculative. The FT article entirely fails to capture the balance that the Green Party tried to achieve between development and sustainability. This is what everyone* wants to do. The point is that the Greens have a tendency to oppose development, including sustainable development. So, far from balancing the two, they end up achieving neither. *Well, perhaps not Reform or the current Tories, but Labour, the SNP, Lib Dems and Plaid would all say this is what they want.
If it’s drawing conclusions from actual examples where they’ve been elected, it’s by definition not entirely speculative.
This is what everyone* wants to do. The point is that the Greens have a tendency to oppose development, including sustainable development. So, far from balancing the two, they end up achieving neither.
*Well, perhaps not Reform or the current Tories, but Labour, the SNP, Lib Dems and Plaid would all say this is what they want.