Green Politics

  • The Green Party is a mystery candidate in itself

    The UK’s own environmental scene hasn’t come about with as obvious a drive as it does in the media at the moment. For many of us, it was more likely something that we’ve seen in the past times or habits of those around us rather than as a serious political cause.

    Indeed, the green movement has struggled to make any impact in the UK for as many decades as it’s been active. In part this is due to radical elements that have been less concerned about human welfare than about getting their point across in idiosyncratic ways.

    A combination of a feelgood moment and popular mantras had drawn in too many disaffected political ideologues. It was found that they were not compatible with the feelings and principles of those that wrote up doctrines that in time have become the main ideas.

    The strongholds of concern about the environment and the impact of human activity are a far cry from the festivals and parades of well-meaning activist days out. These places are usually meeting orientated and focused on subversive active defiance against particular insults to how they see the world.

    A healthy boost

    Even if popular outcries have appeared to be impassioned, they still fall far short of how these people operate. It’s not a case of a flippant exercise in sacrifice, but a long, drawn out battle that takes guts and stamina. In other words, if they really want to take the fight to Parliament, they’ll do it with more sincerity than we’re used to.

    The surge in popular activity for the Green Party is a waking moment for some elements of this. While it’s looked at with suspicion still in the majority of communities, it’s got a niche in local democracy. It can win and candidates have shown an ability to represent effectively. But it’s not managed to fold out into a mainstream party.

    Zack Polanski, its new leader, is a figure who has promised to take it into the core of Parliament to make its politics a deciding factor in how laws are made. He believes that the Green Party has more at heart than it’s given credit for. He sees an opportunity for long-held beliefs in his movement to bring justice to bear on UK policy.

    While some of his points have fallen flat, such as legalising harmful substances, he has a point about restoring a holistic agenda in the policy-making forums that influence our judgements as a nation. His concern about people’s welfare is important if our law is going to be fair and balanced.

    The natural format of concern about the planet is that it’s spread out and then it comes together only a particular moments. If Polanski can bring an agenda that structures people’s thoughts and feelings, he may be able to harness some of this activity for good. It may even lead to changes of law, something long overdue for activists.

  • Caught: ‘Green’ activist

    In an exclusive for Conservative News Site, a ‘Green’ activist alleged of deep acts of sabotage against schools in the UK to further ‘Green’ goals and agendas has now been spotted in Reading Station, in Reading, Berkshire.

    A suspect
    A suspect alleged of activism on behalf of ‘Green’ causes by inciting and promoting the hatred of other people.

    He’s believed to have a diagnosis as a schizophrenic. He’s ‘protected’ by Doctors in the UK that identify or align with politically-motivated causes here and overseas. He’s a threat to public safety.

  • Polanski is a crazy firebrand

    The new leader of the Green Party is certainly making waves, but only amongst the membership. His crazy way about politics is hardly endearing to the wider public. He has all sorts of views, far beyond the cosy confines of climate righteousness and into the deep end of an ongoing liberal rights saga. The maelstrom is overwhelming at times and it’s as populist as his targets.

    Zack Polanski speaking at his party’s annual conference in Bournemouth (via YouTube).

    The right way ahead for him is shouting to the rooftops about the same issues as before. He may be able to pump a room but the doorstep is a much different encounter. He needs to find warmth in his soul to counter the arguments people already have. The UK public is dead set against many of the policies he chooses to trumpet, and have long harangued those promoting their worth.

  • The Green Party is out of focus

    The Green Party is a renegade feature in UK politics. It strikes out to represent green issues without apology. It campaigns hard even without the limelight.

    Its lack of prominence means that new things like GB Energy – a Government-owned sponsor of renewables – don’t hit home as a specific win for its way of politics. The truth is, however, green is still on the agenda. It must be to the credit of this party.

    The problems scale out from there. The lack of direction – or focus – in the green movement in the UK is telling in a plethora of names and eccentric events that don’t bite as hard as some hope.

    The slogans, signage, and statements of the mainstream must feel like a whitewash. It’s must look like a denial of the truth. However, their truth needs to come across as more than a feeling and much more like a purpose.

    The success of Mothin Ali, for example, joining Rachel Millward as Deputy Leader of the Green Party yesterday, shows that progress is being made. Ali is an avid gardener and political activist, making links using his local roots.

    This makes sense because it shows what green politics can be locally when so much of the national debate is narrative of back and forth accusation.

  • New Green Party leader elected

    London Assembly member Zack Polanski is the new Green Party leader. Mothin Ali and Rachel Millward both join him as Deputy Leaders.

  • The government has a zero-message green agenda

    After a successful, high-level meeting in London, the government must be pleased with itself. In fact, ministers were surely patting each other on the back for such a return to form. The subject of energy security is also high on anyone’s agenda.

    However, the public message is zero in its context, and content. The fact is lower prices have long been promised, and not delivered. The installation of entirely new infrastructure only puts a price tag on it.

    It hasn’t got in-built low bills features. Instead, green energy is the new investment industry, or near to it, and a promise of money off is also too vague to be believable. The thousands who get jobs may also have electricity as it’s only payout.